Undefeated Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce has a plan in place to take down his fellow unbeaten heavyweight puncher, Daniel Dubois.
Their showdown is finally in place for November 28th, after several postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Joyce, 35-years-old, has fast-tracked his career due to age.
Dubois, 12-years younger, is viewed by many as a future world champion.
“I think he’s 15 [wins] and 14 KOs, and I’m 11 [wins] and 10 KOs, but I guess the level of opponents differ so we’re more equal. Even though he’s had more fights, if they’re easy fights that don’t test anything then you’re going in the ring, you’re knocking the guy out in the first couple of rounds, and you’re not really learning anything," Joyce told The Sportsman.
“I guess with Dubois, he maybe needs his confidence built and that’s probably why Frank Warren and Queensbury have given him these easy fights to boost his confidence and build him up like that.”
Joyce believes that it's nuts for the local bookmakers to have Dubois set down as a the better favorite to win the fight.
He expects to come out firing with both hands, focused on a knockout win. But, Joyce expects his own result - a sensational knockout in the late rounds.
“It’s mad,” Joyce said. “The bookies have him winning the fight, so I’m the underdog, and whatever happens is a bonus because apparently I’m going to get knocked out!
“I’ve got my engine, punch variety and punch output, I’ve got a good chin and can go into the later rounds, whereas he is a strong puncher, explosive, and he’s good for the fundamentals and the earlier rounds. I predict he will be trying to knock me out but he won’t manage to do that; it will get to the later rounds and then I’ll knock him out."