Learn the numbers on the Daniel Dubois chin vs the Fabio Wardley punch resistance ahead of their big fight below.
It is heavyweight title fight week and the Daniel Dubois chin will be tested as will the champion Fabio Ward’s in their big fight.
Chin and punch resistance is important at heavyweight and with the power both punch with, it will be vital to whoever wins the fight.
As both will surely land big on one another. Let’s look at the numbers.
Daniel Dubois
Pro career: 22-3 (21 KOs)
- Knocked down: At least 4 documented times
- 3x vs Anthony Joshua, Sept 2024
- 1x vs Oleksandr Usyk, Aug 2023 – took a knee from a jab in round 9
- Knocked out/TKO losses: 3 total
- TKO10 vs Joe Joyce, Nov 2020 – eye socket injury
- KO9 vs Oleksandr Usyk, Aug 2023
- KO2 vs Oleksandr Usyk, Feb 2025
Amateur career: 69-6 record
- Knocked down: No public record of amateur knockdowns
- Knocked out: 0 – all 6 losses were on points/DQ
Fabio Wardley
Pro career: 20-0-1 (19 KOs)
- Knocked down: 0 documented times – “yet to face a man he could not drop”
- Knocked out: 0 – undefeated with 0 losses
Amateur career: 0 bouts
- Knocked down: 0 – had no licensed amateur fights
- Knocked out: 0 – only had 4 white-collar fights before turning pro
Dubois’ coach Don Charles says Wardley isn’t even the biggest puncher Daniel has faced.
He says that despite Wardley’s 95% KO rate. Wardley can hit of course.
So can Dubois.
Wardley was badly hurt vs Frazer Clarke in March 2024 but recovered to earn a draw as well at the time.
Both can be hurt but the Daniel Dubois chin will be vital you get the sense this weekend if he is to regain the heavyweight title.
Both are up for the fight as the latest Wardley vs Dubois face off clearly showed.
