With many referring to Daniel Dubois as the top dog at heavyweight, Tyson Fury has weighed in on whether he is, in fact, the king of his division.
The 29-year-old became a two-time world champion in May, surviving two early knockdowns before dethroning Fabio Wardley with an 11th-round finish.
What made this particularly impressive was the fact that, in his previous outing, Dubois had suffered a fifth-round stoppage defeat in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Yet despite losing his IBF title on that occasion, the destructive puncher became a WBO champion against Wardley and is now coming off a second-round stoppage victory in their rematch.
As a result, many believe he is the world’s leading heavyweight, despite Usyk – the lineal champion – having not yet announced his retirement.
Additionally, the likes of Agit Kabayel and Filip Hrgovic – the respective WBC and IBF champions – would argue that they have a stronger claim to the heavyweight throne.
Taking to social media, though, Fury did not dismiss the idea of Dubois being at the top of the tree, given the improvements he has made since losing to Joe Joyce and Usyk.
“Daniel has done absolutely fantastic in his career; he’s had some unbelievable nights in boxing, and he’s had some not so unbelievable nights in boxing – like the night against Joe Joyce and the two fights with Usyk.
“But he’s overcome [those setbacks], and he’s grown with age, and I believe he is one of the best, if not the best, heavyweights on the scene at the moment.”
Dubois’ defeat to Joyce came in 2020, when he was stopped in round 10, while his first encounter with Usyk resulted in a ninth-round knockout loss in 2023.
