Top coach criticizes Daniel Dubois decision

The trainer of the celebrated heavyweight has spoken retired astir the caller alteration successful Daniel Dubois' team. Earlier this month, we wrote that 27-year-old Dubois ended his practice with trainer Don Charles, and present different apical boxing adept has commented connected the decision.

The erstwhile IBF satellite heavyweight champion past boxed successful July, erstwhile helium was knocked retired successful the 5th circular by the present two-time implicit champion Oleksandr Usyk. Following that defeat, Dubois decided to extremity his practice with Charles, with whom helium has worked since August 2023.

One of those who has powerfully criticized this determination is Billy Nelson, trainer of heavyweight Martin Bakole and upcoming satellite rubric challenger Lewis Crocker.

Nelson shares his views

Speaking to Boxing Social, Nelson intelligibly explained wherefore helium believes Dubois made a mistake successful leaving the trainer who guided him well. 

As a reminder, nether Charles' tutelage Dubois has scored large wins by stoppage implicit world-ranked opponents similar Filip Hrgović, Jarrell Miller and Anthony Joshua.

Nelson said:

"It's shocking that helium near Don Charles. I mean, helium mislaid to the champion boxer of his generation, Usyk, twice. Okay, and the mode helium lost, let's beryllium honest, helium discontinue some times.

But helium inactive bushed bully fighters to get there. He had a bully triumph against Miller, helium bushed Hrgović who I thought had discontinue erstwhile helium got a cut, and past helium demolished Anthony Joshua. So helium afloat deserved some his satellite rubric and his satellite rubric opportunity.

And losing to Usyk, there's nary shame successful that. He bushed Fury twice, helium bushed Joshua twice, that feline is simply a generational giant."

After that, accusation emerged that Dubois would commencement moving with Joshua's erstwhile trainer Tony Sims, who presently trains, among others, Conor Benn. It remains to beryllium seen whether this determination by the 27-year-old heavyweight was the close one, but it is definite that his caller collaboration volition beryllium nether the public's scrutiny successful the coming period.