Daniel Dubois: ‘Boxing is my calling and so I have no fear of getting hurt’ | Donald McRae
04 March 2019 01:25
Heavyweight tells Donald McRae his hero is Mike Tyson and an infamous spar with Anthony Joshua was ‘good work for me’There is a statue of a dead boxer outside the Peacock Gym in Canning Town. In this gritty little corner of east London the gold inscription on black marble reads: “In loving memory of Bradley Stone – A brave young man who died in the pursuit of his dreams.” Stone was only 23 when he lost his life, and a British title fight against Richie Wenton, in April 1994. He was a super-bantamweight from Canning Town who trained at this very gym.Twenty-five years later the new Peacock prodigy is a young heavyweight who cuts a much more formidable figure. Daniel Dubois walks past this reminder of boxing’s dangers every day. Born three-and-a-half years after Stone died, and dreaming of becoming a world heavyweight champion, Dubois is entitled to ignore these haunting echoes of the past. Related: Chris Eubank Jr: ‘Nothing can match the feeling of having your hand raised after a fight’ Every fighter I’ve fought has been shocked by my powerI’m single-minded. When you get past it, pain is nothing Continue readingread full article
