“Of course, another dominant victory and, you know, amazing performance. I can’t wait,” Dubois said during the ring announcement. When reminded of the knockdowns in rounds one and three, he replied: “When you get in the water, you’re going to get wet.”
Getting dropped is an expensive version of getting wet. Treating those early rounds as an unavoidable part of the contest risks overlooking openings Wardley can exploit again.
Establishing his jab immediately would allow Dubois to apply pressure while making the challenger work harder to reach him. Walking into punching range without occupying Wardley’s gloves l
