Daniel Dubois: ‘Many things make up a heavy hitter – starting with who your parents are’
They say you can tell a lot about someone by their handshake. But in Daniel Dubois’s case, it is more of a decoy.
From how gently he greets me, I reason he harbours a very real concern that he’d grind my bones to fine dust, if only he were to apply a little more pressure. So I’ll take the polite, cautious hint of grip, which he offers in a brief break from hopping and shadow-boxing.
Contrary to what his handshake would suggest, those hulking fists – those blunt objects – have done plenty of bludgeoning in the British heavyweight’s young career. “I don’t like to take too much pleasure in.
