Daniel Dubois and Frank Warren make an unlikely team. The dapper promoter is a tough yet garrulous 72-year-old while Dubois, a heavily muscled 27-year-old heavyweight who stands 6ft 5in, remains much more hesitant. As he prepares to fight Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, it is striking how often Dubois turns to Warren for reassurance.
When asked how he is coping with the intense media scrutiny that accompanies a fight against the far more celebrated Joshua, Dubois looks to his promoter for help: “What do you think?”
