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FRANK WARREN has poured cold water on the rumours that Daniel Dubois’ camp is in disaster and blamed concerns on the flu.
Before his heavyweight world title struggle with 34-year-ancient Anthony Joshua, respected trainer Don Charles and first-class 2d Ian Duberry were absent from the extravagant media events.
Social media on Wednesday night time used to be brimming with rumours that coach Charles had sensationally crop up with the heavyweight fighter.
Nevertheless Dynamite Dan’s promoter has extinguished the fuse and printed the Pug Gymnasium crew is laid low with a hideous dose of the flu and they are properly shielding their superstar student.
AJ’s trainer Ben Davison has also kept a ways flung from the limelight on the immense arrivals and the media workout routines.
Nevertheless the Harlow trainer has been seen maintaining a low profile on the periphery, which he prefers.
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Charles – who has worked wonders in the corner for Dubois in his final two wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic – has now not been seen the least bit.
At Wednesday’s dummy practising session for the cameras, AJ shadow boxed with unknown youth from his cherished Finchley ABC.
Nevertheless Dubois got a exact sweat on with a correct pads session with assistant trainer Kieran Farrell.
If Charles – who rose to standing as Derek Chisora’s earliest trainer – seems to be at Thursday’s press conference smelling of vapour rub, then Dubois followers can grow in self perception that their man would possibly perchance perchance perchance also spring an upset.
Daniel Dubois – peril in the camp?
By Wally Downes Jr
DANIEL DUBOIS – all 17st of shaven-headed muscle of him – most ceaselessly seems to be to be cherish essentially the most susceptible man in the room.
No topic his ruthless knockout energy and ponderous 6ft 5in physique, self perception and charisma personal continually gave the impression in rapid provide.
So looking at him abet three excessive-strain media days practically by myself, without trainers Don Charles and Ian Duberry, used to be caring.
The 27-year-ancient Adonis had promoter Frank Warren and assistant coach Kieran Farrell alongside him each and each step of the contrivance in which and he has gave the impression ice cool.
Nevertheless followers and social media started buzzing with rumours that Pug Gymnasium boss Charles used to be without warning at civil struggle with Dubois dad and owner Stan – on the principle allotment of his profession.
Stan has bred two exciting boxers in Daniel and sister Caroline and Daniel seems to be to be to his huge father resolve in tough moments but he has ruined his son’s relationships with two old camps.
The occasion line is that the backroom workers were floored by flu and they are properly safeguarding Dynamite Dan from a selection that can perchance perchance also smash his potentialities of upsetting the percentages and the London 2012 Olympic story.
Dubois has already joined and left worthy-respected London gyms The Peacock and Shane McGuigan and – if there would possibly perchance be more to the whispers and he has of route blown it with the Borehamwood squad – then there are now not many boxing bases left for him to possess.
With comparatively of luck Charles turns up to Thursday’s press conference or Friday’s weigh-in smothered in Vix vapour rub and stuffed paunchy of tissues.
And the lonely resolve Dubois has been reducing is massively boosted by his backroom workers being revitalised.
If someone as opposed to Charles is in the corner on Saturday night time, then AJ shall be an a ways more optimistic favourite.
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Nevertheless if Dubois cuts a lonely resolve again – after already being pulled out of the Peacock Gymnasium and Shane McGuigan’s stable – it’s going to kind AJ’s project to grow to be a 3-time world champion seek records from even more straightforward.
When SunSport visited the Pug gymnasium earlier this month and caught a pair of glorious final spars, Dubois raved about his contemporary Borehamwood home-up.
Young boxers from Finchley Boxing Club be half of AJ on the media whisper
Nevertheless he made it optimistic that his father remains the riding – but for loads of divisive – force on his profession,
He told us: “My dad affords me an extra enhance We’re a partnership and a crew, he knows the phrases that derive to me and help me.
“After I seek records from over into my corner and he’s there, it affords me that kick up the a***.
“It makes me fight a ways more tough, he makes me fight to receive, he makes me give it my all.”
Joshua vs Dubois fight predictions
THIS weekend Wembley will detect one of many finest all-British fights of all-time.
Nevertheless who will emerge victorious below the indispensable arch? One of the most most finest names in boxing were having their disclose…
Oleksandr Usyk: “My favourite is Anthony Joshua but I am very bad at predictions. But I will predict Anthony Joshua.”
Dillian Whyte: “I just think that it’s one of those fights where it is a genuine 50/50 fight in my opinion.”
Joe Joyce: “I used to be on the birth edging with Joshua but I don’t know, Dubois is coming on.”
Frazer Clarke: “As heavy-handed as Dubois is and as good a fighter as he’s becoming, I still have to go for Joshua.”
Francis Ngannou: “Even though Joshua lost against Usyk twice and Dubois fought Usyk and almost knocked him down and almost won, I would still give this to Joshua.”
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