{"id":227698,"date":"2025-10-27T06:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T06:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/227698\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T06:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T06:39:08","slug":"fight-dubois-not-usyk-whyte-slams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/227698\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight Dubois, Not Usyk\u2014Whyte Slams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Derek Chisora says Fabio Wardley should fight Daniel Dubois next, not undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.<\/p>\n<p>Wardley\u2019s Golden Ticket<\/p>\n<p>Chisora states that Wardley (20-0-1, 19 KOs) can\u2019t beat Usyk. He prefers that he face the recently knocked out Dubois (22-3, 21 KOs), whom Usyk stopped in the fifth round on July 19, 2025. Derek isn\u2019t thinking clearly. Why on Earth would Wardley fight Dubois at his lowest career point when he just earned a world title shot against the King of the division, Usyk?<\/p>\n<p>Wardley earned a title shot against Usyk by scoring an 11th-round TKO win over WBO interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (36-4, 24 KOs) last Saturday night, on October 25 at the O2 Arena in London. The victory made Wardley the new WBO mandatory challenger for Usyk\u2019s title.<\/p>\n<p>The money that Wardley would get fighting Usyk would greatly surpass what he could get fighting Dubois, provided Turki Alalshikh is involved. Without his involvement, the money would obviously be far lower for a Usyk-Wardley without Riyadh Season\u2019s participation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew this kid was as tough as nails. When I spar him and I hit him, he keeps coming back,\u201d said Derek Chisora to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSShHDJWhhs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BoxNation<\/a>, reacting to Fabio Wardley\u2019s knockout victory over Joseph Parker. \u201cNo, he won\u2019t beat Usyk. Have a fight with Daniel [Dubois].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olly Campbell\u2019s Reality Check<\/p>\n<p>Chisora\u2019s advice for Fabio Wardley to avoid Usyk in favor of Dubois at his lowest point sounds wacky. What person would trade in their golden ticket for a potential payday of $30-$60 million to face a market with no value?<\/p>\n<p>Now is the time for Wardley to rake in the millions to fill his bank account with money that he could only dream of earlier in his career. Derek\u2019s comment about him not taking advantage of his opportunity sounds insane.<\/p>\n<p>Chisora has been in the game too long for him not to be able to come up with a cogent argument for why it\u2019s beneficial for Wardley to pass up a giant payday against Usyk in favor of a fight against the down-and-out Dubois. That sounds like a brainless suggestion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDerek is a stupid guy. Why would he fight Daniel Dubois instead of Usyk?\u201d said Dillian Whyte. \u201cDerek doesn\u2019t use his brain. That\u2019s why he\u2019s a donkey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c19 fights with 18 KOs, what was he thinking?\u201d said John Fury to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uijr2aZrpE0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iFL TV<\/a>, second-guessing Joseph Parker\u2019s decision to fight Fabio Wardley. \u201cIt was a pathetic move. The big money isn\u2019t going to come now, and he ain\u2019t got money for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761547148_548_hqdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Since 2014, Olly Campbell has brought readers clear ringside perspective and a steady voice on boxing\u2019s biggest nights.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\/boxer\/daniel-dubois\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Dubois<\/a> \u00bb Derek Chisora Tells Fabio Wardley To Fight Daniel Dubois Instead of Usyk \u2014 Dillian Whyte Fires Back: \u2018That\u2019s a Donkey Move!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 10\/27\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Derek Chisora says Fabio Wardley should fight Daniel Dubois next, not undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. 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