DANIEL “DYNAMITE” DUBOIS VS JERRELL “BIG BABY” MILLER
Daniel Dubois(19-2, 18KOs), only 26 years old, was one of the most promising prospects in 2020. With his impressive power, respectable speed, and educated jab, predictions of his success were not unfounded. It was that year he bravely went up against fellow promising british prospect, Joe Joyce. He took his first loss by way of a broken orbital bone from Joyce’s powerful jabs. After his face healed up he had another run at the belts. Even defeating Trevor Bryan to become the WBA(regular) champ, giving him the chance to take on the unified Ukrainian, Oleksandr Usyk. Though the fight became controversial, almost exclusively in the eyes of Dubois backers, he ultimately lost by knockout for the second time in his career.
This will be his first fight since that loss, and to prove himself, he chose quite a handful for himself in Jarrell Miller.
Jerrell Miller(26-0-1, 22KOs) is a massive person, weighing between 300 and 350 lbs in his last 6 fights, with a massive personality. He remains undefeated so far. That said, his competition has been good but still leaves a little to be desired. He was slated to face Joshua in 2019 but due to well known, and quite unsavory reasons, he was pulled last minute, which set the stage for AJ’s upset loss to Ruiz jr. It was then that he was forced into a three year hiatus from the sport. Surprisingly, Big Baby came back in June of 2022, starting a run of three back-to-back wins, his most recent being beat down of heavy-handed Australian veteran Lucas Browne.
For as imposing a figure as “Big Baby” is in the ring, surprisingly his gas tank has been his best weapon. He sets a fast pace and keeps it up until the end of the fight, whether he ends it early or not. He hasn’t shown much one-punch knockout power, but the accumulation of his offensive output is more than enough to take a lesser boxer out.
Daniel Dubois is a brave man for seeking out Jerrell Miller and giving him a chance on the world stage again. Not only for what happens in the ring, but also because of the obvious advantage Miller has had in the war of words and psychology leading up to it. Leaving the press conferences out of it, though, it’s a high-risk high-reward fight for both men. Dubois is expected to get past Miller according to the current betting odds, but “Big Baby” pulling it off is far from out of the question.
On a personal note: If you were to ask me, I’d say this fight has potential to steal the show, and keeping in mind just how extraordinary the show already is, that’s really saying something.
