Fabio Wardley expects Daniel Dubois to fold under pressure

Yesterday was the formal kick off press conference for the May 9 WBO heavyweight title fight between Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois in London.

To be fair, most of the talking in this particular one was done by the promoters and trainers, so I’ll just highlight some of what the fighters themselves had to say about their upcoming fight with the full video of the even featured above.

Dubois on fighting Wardley

“Victory. By knockout, by any means necessary. But victory.

Dubois on reuniting with trainer Don Charles

“We’ve got a solid team here and we’re going to show on the night.”

Wardley on his thoughts on facing Dubois

“My power is proven. First round, last round, one way or another if there’s time left on the clock I’m taking you out, like you’re not making it to the final bell. And I know a lot has been made with the back and forth with Don and Daniel and them moving trainers, and for me it’s like one trainer, two trainers, no trainers — I couldn’t give a sh-t. It means nothing to me. He’s not going to get in the ring and help him.

“The bell is going to go, all it’s going to be is me and Daniel and I’m going to be staring in his face, throwing bombs at him, and we’re going to see if he can weather the storm which, look, if we’re looking at proven records it proves that when things get dicey he’s not really up for it. He’s not really game for it. So we’re really going to see on the night who’s got what it takes to come through.”