Daniel Dubois trainer slaps his fighter during the fight with Fabio Wardley in a strange moment that seemed to work.
Dubois had some not good moments in the fight and was hurt by Fabio Wardley.
A real war of attritiion at times but ultimately Dubois was the better boxer as well as the better fighter.
His trainer Don Charles slapped him full force in the corner during the fight in a strange but moment that appeared to work for him.
Dubois continued to finish the fight strong and got the finish in round 11.
Here’s what actually happened:
When it happened
- After the early knockdowns in the opening rounds
- Charles slapped Dubois in the corner between rounds
- Happened while Dubois looked dazed from getting dropped
Why it worked
- Snapped Dubois out of the daze
- Woke him up to the reality of the fight
- Helped him reset mentally after the knockdowns
- Pushed him to dig deep and fight back
- Shifted momentum back to Dubois
- Got him behind the jab and on the front foot
- Turned a near stoppage into a TKO win
The Dubois vs Wardley punch stats afterwards showed the return of Don Charles to the corner of Daniel Dubois proved effective.
Who knows what fights the two will face this year but they got a good win this weekend.
