Daniel Dubois: My Gladiator Lifestyle, Beating Anthony Joshua and Embracing Fear (E326)
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Daniel Dubois is one of boxing’s rising stars, known for his incredible strength, dedication, and mental toughness. As the heavyweight champion of the world, he shares his incredible journey and what it takes to succeed at the top.
In this episode, Jake and Damian chat with Daniel to explore the key moments that shaped him into the champion he is today. He reflects on his father’s influence, the vision he set for Daniel’s future in boxing, and how those early lessons laid the foundation for his success.
Daniel also opens up about the mental and physical battles he’s faced inside and outside the ring. From overcoming the fear of stepping into the boxing ring for the first time to learning how to rebound from defeat, he explains the strategies that helped him grow stronger through adversity. He also dives into the behind-the-scenes of boxing, how he trains his entire body and mind, and the strategic thinking required during a fight.
This episode highlights the mindset, discipline, and resilience required to reach the top, providing valuable lessons that extend beyond boxing.
Catch Daniel Dubois in action as he faces Joseph Parker for the IBF world title on February 22nd as part of Riyadh Season.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We're proud to introduce Untapped, a brand new podcast by High Performance, |
| 0:04.0 | hosted by Spencer Matthews and Jake Quickenden. |
| 0:06.6 | Listen now and discover your untapped potential. |
| 0:11.2 | That fight for me was a learning process for me, and mistakes I made maybe. |
| 0:17.1 | That was in the past, now I'm a man of the future. |
| 0:19.7 | Pain's not forever, you know, it's just a moment, isn't it? |
| 0:22.6 | It's just a, you know, tough people last, they go through their pain. |
| 0:25.6 | You know, I'm stronger fighting. |
| 0:27.6 | I want to be in the biggest fights in the world and, you know, make the right moves, |
| 0:31.6 | win all the my next couple of fights and be at the top and hold on to it for as long as possible. |
| 0:41.9 | That's World Heavyweight Champion boxer Daniel Dubois who joins us today. |
| 0:46.6 | Le Damien, as a man whose dad was a revered boxing coach, I think you rather enjoyed this interview. |
| 0:47.3 | It was amazing, Jake. |
| 0:48.5 | I mean, elite sports people just don't talk like this. |
| 0:51.7 | There's no filter at all for Daniel's answers. I mean, listen |
| 0:55.2 | out for how he told us he would deal with a rematch against his rival, Alexander Yusick, or what |
| 1:00.6 | happened when his phone rang and we had to stop the interview. Because this gives us a unique |
| 1:05.1 | insight into a guy at the top of his profession and how he's going about preparing for this next |
| 1:09.8 | fight. Look, I think everyone has an opinion about Daniel. |
| 1:12.6 | Sometimes it's negative as well, but you don't know him until you've heard this conversation. |
| 1:17.2 | You know, how his dad built him as a kid, the sacrifices he made. |
| 1:20.7 | What he was doing at home in the build-up to the Joshua fight, that story, by the way, is incredible, isn't it? |
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