DANIEL ‘DYNAMITE’ DUBOIS has told Brit rival Joe Joyce to pack his sleeping bag for their Battle of London as the Juggernaut is going to sleep.
The pair of heavyweight Londoners clash at the O2 on a mammoth April 11 PPV show to decide who is the next big star following in Anthony Joshua’s footsteps.
Daniel Dubois, right, has promised to KO Joe Joyce when they meet on April 11Credit: Richard Pelham
Peacock Gym prodigy Dubois, 14-0, has shown lethal power in his young career while Joyce did hundreds of rounds with AJ, on the Team GB squad, before turning pro.
The 22-year-old sensation said: “Joe is getting put to sleep and then I am moving on to a world title. I see a massive target and I cannot miss.
“This is the biggest fight of my career without doubt. This will be the fight that announces me to the world.
“I think I am better than Joe in every department. I have a better jab, I have better movement, I have more power.
“The only thing Joe has over me is experience, but he’s never boxed anyone as young and as hungry as me.
“This will be the most devastating performance of my career. I am going to put Joe to sleep so he needs to bring his sleeping bag.”
Legendary boxing promoter Frank Warren has described putting his man Dubois in against Joyce as a ‘big risk’Credit: Richard Pelham
Olympic 2016 silver medal winner Joyce, 34, has taken the fight as he remains outside of world title contention.
With AJ juggling mandatories against Kubrat Pulev and Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder set for a rematch and a possible trilogy, Joyce needs a high-profile bout for his 11th fight.
He has certainly got it with Dubois, the red-hot sensation tipped to be a champion after the current generation, but the Putney man believes his experience will tell.
Joyce said: “It’s a massive explosive fight, The Juggernaut versus Dynamite. We are both unbeaten and all but one of our wins have been KOs.
“He is a big heavy strong guy and I will have to take a couple of shots but I will land on him.
“This is a massive fight there’s no denying that there’s a lot on the line on both sides but experience is something you can’t buy and I’ve got tonnes of it and I believe it’ll play a huge factor in this fight.
“It is going to kick off, it is a massive fight and Daniel is getting knocked out at the end of it.”
Someone’s 0 has got to go when the two heavyweight Brits go into battleCredit: Richard Pelham
London’s O2 Arena will host one of the most exciting all-Brit heavyweight fights for some timeCredit: Richard Pelham
Daniel Dubois hangs weights off himself in workout to gain more muscle
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
