A look at Daniel Dubois' ascent from a 'shrinking violet' to heavyweight hilltop before his world-title defence against Anthony Joshua.
A naive and bewildered Daniel Dubois turned to his father for support when asked to share his dreams and aspirations.
Seven years later, though, Dubois has transformed from a sheepish, sometimes voiceless, character to a fighter demanding respect.On Saturday, in front of a post-war British boxing record crowd of 96,000, Dubois continues his boxing journey in a world-title defence against compatriot Joshua at Wembley Stadium.
His father, a market trader from Camden, drilled boxing training into him and sister Caroline, the undefeated lightweight star, in their formative years. But just as Delaney was preparing Dubois for a senior championships, he received a call from Dubois' mother saying her son had switched gyms.Daniel Dubois v Anthony Joshua: Watch the biggest fights to take place at Wembley stadium
In Don Charles, Dubois appears to have found a head trainer willing to accommodate – and even welcome - his father's influence. The Greenwich-born boxer was assigned the nickname 'Dangerous' by his promoters before his debut in 2017 but Queensberry's Dev Sahni was in for a surprise when he visited Dubois' changing room."All the posters and everything with his nickname had gone out but thankfully 'Triple D' still worked."Thursday's news conference,
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