Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois punch stats revealed – and they show massive gulf in class
Usyk, 38, needed nine rounds to beat Dubois when the pair first fought in 2023, but this second bout saw him
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Oleksandr Usyk beat Daniel Dubois with a fifth round knockout
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Punch stats show that Usyk dominated Dubois
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The Ukrainian landed some mega blows on Dubois at Wembley
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Dubois certainly had his moments under the Wembley arch, but Usyk was always the dominant force against his Brit opponent.
And the punch stats from the high-profile battle show exactly that,
Across the five rounds of slugging, Dubois attempted 179 punches - some 26 more than Usyk.
But despite throwing his hands far more than Usyk, Dubois failed to land anywhere near the number of blows as the champ.
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Of his 179 attempted hit,
While Usyk managed 57 landed punches from his 153 attempts.
That puts The Cat's success rate at an impressive 37.3 per cent, dwarfing Dubois' return of 19.6 per cent.
Usyk was so dominant that he landed more than 10 blows on Dubois for every round - barring his tally of nine in the third round.
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Meanwhile Dubois only hit double figures in one of the five rounds.
As Dubois tired and felt the effect of Usyk's thunderous hits, the 27-year-old managed just 11 per cent success in the fifth round - hitting Usyk only twice.
Tense moment Jake Paul squares up to Oleksandr Usyk in ring after heavyweight champion's win over Daniel Dubois
And Usyk was utterly dominant in that final round, hitting Dubois an astounding 12 times with a success rate of over 70 per cent from his 17 throws.
Now Usyk will try and find a worthy competitor who can match his numbers for his next bout, having seemingly breezed his way through the best of Britain in the last few years.
Although he's more than happy to bruise up Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua again in a spectacular trilogy fight with either heavyweight.
Speaking in the ring after earning his undisputed title, Usyk said: "Maybe it's Tyson Fury.
"Maybe we have three choices,
"Maybe
Usyk vs Dubois round by round as brutal knockout cements Ukrainian's place in history
OLEKSANDR USYK cemented his name in the list of all-time boxing greats as he became a three-time undisputed champion with a fifth round knockout win over Daniel Dubois.
Usyk dropped Dubois multiple times as he put any doubts about his first win over the Brit to bed by cementing the repeat and avoiding the revenge.
Here, SunSport's
ROUND ONE
Usyk looks light on his toes, swaying side to side, Dubois plants his feet and walks forward.
Stiff jab from Usyk appears to almost wake Dubois up and the Brit responds with a one-two.
Usyk searches to the body with a left, blocks a right hand from Dubois and ends the round with a menacing combo.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9
ROUND TWO
Dubois lunges in with a right hand, Usyk expertly takes half a step back and responds with a counter left.
Another right misses from Dubois and he takes a left cross which has him on shaky legs.
Already Usyk is finding his rhythm, making Dubois miss and certainty making him pay.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 20 Dubois 18)
ROUND THREE
Usyk staggers back after a right hand from Dubois - maybe more off balance than hurt.
Dubois charges forward with a left hook, right hand but Usyk covers up well.
Huge left hook lands on the button from Usyk, sweat sprays off Dubois face.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9
(Usyk 30 Dubois 27)
ROUND FOUR
Right uppercut lands on Usyk's belt-line in a genuine case of dejavu from low-blow gate in their first fight.
Dubois traps Usyk in the corner, lands a right but the Ukrainian legend slips off before any troubling damage can be done.
Left hand lands for Usyk but Dubois grabs on and closes the distance, smart defence to cap off his best round so far.
Usyk 9 Dubois 10 (Usyk 39 Dubois 37)
ROUND FIVE
Right hook followed by a left hand lands for Usyk has Dubois teetering backwards.
Dubois comes forward, charging at Usyk and the two trade off in the corner but
DOWN GOES DUBOIS
after a counter right hook.
He makes it to his feet but is dropped with another left hook and the fight is over! Dubois fails to beat the count and Usyk is once again undisputed heavyweight world champion.
Usyk wins by KO
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