usyk-Dubois: When Dad turns a fight day into a pub session
Oleksandr Usyk was meditating in a silence or shadowbox in a dark room, while Daniel Dubois was stepping on a sausage roll to try and keep strangers away from the lou downstairs.
According to The eraDaniel’s dad, Stanley, thought the cracked idea was to welcome 70 people at his family home. On a real day of battle. It’s not a press event. It’s not a send-off. Daniel falls on a big, big knee on the house where he still lives.
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So Usyk’s camp probably smelled like deep heat and laser focus, but Dubois clearly heard some guys in the kitchen and asked if there was a shot of Jello before everyone headed to Wembley.
DuBois is known for being a quiet young man – protecting himself, getting his job done, not saying much. Whatever this is, it’s the exact opposite. In words, the house was so packed and noisy that Daniel got into the car and went for a drive. Don’t clean his head before the greatest battle of his life. To ask Uncle Keith if he can take Missus and her companions on the ring walk.
Too many guests, no plans
Then came the travel genius. Stanley appears to have noticed that he created an unofficial fan zone in his home – attempting to sort out the extra cars to take all the cars to Wembley. It flops. So, what did he do? Daniel drove himself.
However, the car was not certified for access to fighter jets.
So the IBF heavyweight champion walked through Wembley parking lot, just as late as his job interview at the hot dog stands. There are no aides. There is no tunnel walk. Just Daniel, I’m wondering how that all went.
Even better – Stanley reportedly put it out in security and refuses to let Daniel in unless the entire crowd of him enters. While Sharon screams on Facebook “We’ve been promised a VIP!”, there’s nothing to set the tone for the world title fight, just as your dad is about to fry the stewards with Greg’s sausage rolls.
I walked into the ring like a fan
While all that madness took place, Usaku was somehow calm, creepy and clinical. There is no noise. There are no dramas. Just appearing and doing what he is doing – and in the fifth round, he flattened DuBois with a punch named “Ivan.” Not someone at the party. Appropriate, sharp rights to finish the night.
Meanwhile, Daniel looked like someone who had not had a moment of peace all day. His father reportedly barked his trainer during the fight – actual screams during the horn time.
Just as your old man gets paid to keep you alive, like your old man, there’s nothing to do during the heavyweight war.
Daniel was not overtaken this time due to a lack of mind – he was just buried under the insanity. You will train for several months, prepare like a pro, and play party hosts on the battle day. It’s not exactly a textbook preparation.
Leave your dad at the pub
Sometimes dads need to stay in the pub. It’s not ringside. I can’t bare my trainer. I parked in the corner with pints, packets of Scampi French fries and zero access to the security gate.
Daniel was more valuable. Next time, no guest list, no buffet or coaching in the back seat – no straight road to the ring and no sausage rolls.
Last updated on 07/22/2025