I WANNA BE LIKE LEW

Dubois out to follow hero Lennox as undisputed king of the heavyweights

- by CHRIS MCKENNA

DANIEL DUBOIS sat in front of videos of Lennox Lewis as a child and was told he could be just like him one day.

That could be a reality tonight if the latest British heavyweight star causes a big upset by dethroning Oleksandr Usyk as the king of the division.

Dubois has gone some way to emulating the iconic name of the sport from these shores by becoming a world champion in the blue riband weight.

But no Brit has been able to say they're the undisputed champion in the division since Lewis had that crown in 1999.

The tale of press-ups and Bible readings for the Dubois children with dad Stan as the leader is well told.

Along with the lung-busting runs which once brought them to the attention of the authorities on more than one occasion who feared they were being forced to train more than being home schooled.

But between all of that were video sessions when Daniel was put in front of the TV and Lewis was one of the subjects on the syllabus.

"I remember watching the videos," he said.