‘I am the complete package deal’ – Daniel Dubois eyeing harmful period of heavyweight domination forward of second IBF defence

Daniel Dubois has labelled himself the “full package” able to presiding over an period of destruction within the heavyweight division.

Dubois is getting ready for the subsequent defence of his IBF world title towards resurgent former world champion Joseph Parker in Riyadh on February 22.

Dubois obliterated Anthony Joshua to retain the IBF belt at Wembley in September however insists his reign won’t solely be outlined by his devasting punch energy.

Requested if he needed to be the Mike Tyson of this period of heavyweight boxing, Dubois completely informed Sky Sports activities: “Do it in that sort of fashion, [yes]. I’m going to be me but do it in that destructive fashion.

“Once I land and land accurately, they normally do fall. However I am not going simply off punch energy. You want much more than that. You want talent, dedication, coronary heart and an entire number of various things.

“I am just about the complete package deal of what I will be proper about now. I can not wait to get again within the combine… Let the entire circus begin over once more and let’s get able to rumble once more.

“[It’s] back-to-back large fights for me now. The primary man on my hitlist is Joseph Parker… I am not overlooking him; I am not underestimating him and I am not overestimating him both.

“I’m just getting ready, ready to destroy. Destruct and destroy and do my thing.”

Dubois beat Filip Hrgovic to grow to be IBF interim champion in June and was upgraded to full world champion when affirmation of Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury pressured the undisputed Ukrainian to vacate that belt.

The devastating stoppage of Joshua solely underscored Dubois’ credentials as a world champion and the 27-year-old believes we at the moment are on the daybreak of his period.

“You’ve got to put some respect on my name!” Dubois added. “I proved you wrong there, and I’m going to continue doing it. I’m the number one now.

“On the time I felt this [the Joshua victory] is huge. It is opened the door for me… I will proceed to reign as a champ.

“From a little kid when we started as a little boy, going to all the amateur clubs, with my dad taking me everywhere, doing all the work, now I’m at the top of the game. It’s been a life’s work.”

As for what Dubois’ model of domination would appear to be, after a profitable defence towards Parker he goals to do exactly what has differentiated the most effective from the remaining all through historical past – preventing and beating the highest fighters of his era.

From avenging his defeat to Usyk to a primary aggressive bout towards Fury, who he has beforehand sparred, an keen Dubois has his rivals in sight.

“They need to put me back in the ring with these guys,” he stated. “Let me get at them now, now I am prepared for them.

“Before I made a few mistakes, but I feel ready now to become the top dog, the top dog of the division.”

On sparring Fury, Dubois continued: “I was still green back then, still getting into the game, now I’m world champion it’s the right time for me to take on all these top guys.

“Mike Tyson did it, he fought all the most effective in his time, in his period. Muhammad Ali, all the nice fighters did that for the glory and all the pieces that goes together with it. The winner takes all of it.”

Do not miss Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2 stay on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace on December 21.