Daniel Dubois is one of the biggest names in heavyweight boxing. The young Englishman has made a name for himself and worked his way up to a world title. And the 25-year-old has had a near-perfect professional career thus far, barring one hiccup. So as he prepares for the biggest fight of his life, we look at his nickname and see how Daniel Dubois became ‘Dynamite’.
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Dubois will face Oleksandr Usyk this weekend with the opportunity to become the unified heavyweight champion. And while this is a tall ask for the young Englishman, he has the ability to shock the world. And this weekend, he will hope to live up to his nickname in the biggest fight of his career.
How Did Daniel Dubois Earn His Nickname ‘Dynamite’?
Daniel Dubois nickname: What’s the reason behind it?
The nickname is fairly self-explanatory. Dubois made a reputation for having explosive power and the ability to knock out any opponent. Therefore, it is no surprise that he is popular as Daniel ‘Dynamite’ Dubois for his explosive power. However, we do not have any information about who gave him the name.
In terms of living up to the nickname, it is safe to say that Dubois has definitely done justice to the moniker ‘Dynamite.’ The Englishman has a 19-1 record and 18 of these 19 wins have come by knockout. Moreover, eight have been straight knockouts while ten have been TKOs.
Therefore, with a 94% knockout rate, it is fair to say that the 25-year-old is well and truly Dynamite. Even if you look at the nature of his knockout wins, the Englishman can knockout his opponents from any situation. This is the biggest testament to his explosive power.
What do you make of Daniel Dubois’ nickname? Do you think he has lived up to it?
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will taken on mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois on August 26. Here’s the full card for the event.
Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois [WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles]
Denys Berinchyk vs Anthony Yigit [lightweight]
Dmytro Mytrofanov vs Hamzah Shareez [middleweight]
Daniel Lapin vs Aro Schwartz [light-heavyweight]
Fiodor Czerkaszyn vs Anauel Ngamissengue [middleweight]
Rafal Wolczecki vs Roberto Arriaza [middleweight]
Vasile Cebotari vs Joel Julio [welterweight]
Nursultan Amanzholov vs Lazizbek Mullojonov [heavyweight]
Oleksandr Solomennikov vs Piotr Gudel [featherweight]
Aadam Hamed vs TBA [super-welterweight]
Ziyad Almaayouf vs Janos Penzes [super-lightweight]
Bryce Mills vs Damian Tymosz [super-lightweight]
