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Daniel Dubois urged to 'look in the mirror' after split from 'tremendous trainer' Don Charles
Daniel Dubois has been questioned over his decision to split from his trainer Don Charles following his knockout defeat by Oleksandr Usyk.
Dubois was stopped inside five rounds at Wembley last month as he failed in his attempt to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
He has since opted to move on from Charles after the pair worked together for five fights and is expected to link up with Tony Sims.
But another British trainer, Jamie Moore, is not convinced it is the right move and believes Dubois should be looking closer to home when figuring out where he went wrong against Usyk.
“I think Don Charles is a tremendous trainer,” Moore told talkSPORT Boxing. “And I feel like Daniel seems like one of those fighters where he sort of gets a little bit deep into his own head and you need to walk him through different situations.
“In those specific circumstances you need to have a good, close relationship with your coach. You need that trusting type of relationship.
“Every time a fighter loses a fight they look elsewhere for someone to blame. And sometimes, you’ve just got to look in the mirror and go ‘OK, I’ve got to analyse what happened, how I lost that fight, have a discussion with my coach, and moving forward, how do we fix those problems?’”
Dubois confirmed his split from Charles in a statement released on Instagram earlier this month.
The post read: “I want to take this moment to thank Don Charles and his team for all the time, effort, and hard work they've put into me over the past 18 months. I'm truly grateful for everything.
“That said, I feel it's time for a change, a fresh approach for the next phase of my career, as I push forward to become a two-time heavyweight champion of the world. God bless.
"I'll be making a further announcement regarding my new team structure very soon."
Charles and Dubois started working together ahead of the latter’s first fight with Usyk that ended in a ninth-round knockout defeat.
Dubois then went on a career-best run that saw him beat Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua by stoppage.
But he fell short for a second time against Usyk in July and has decided he needs a fresh voice in the corner.
Dubois is expected to return to the ring at the end of the year and has been called out by British rival David Adeleye for his comeback bout.
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