The British boxer will defend his WBO world title against his compatriot on Saturday (09.05.26) and thinks that he is capable of pressuring his rival into defeat - as has happened to Dubois in the past against Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk.
Wardley told Boxing Scene: "That is the contrast. If it is not going his way, he nosedives and if it is not going my way, I stay the course, I stay focused and stay on track and I think that is evidence in the difference in our mentality.
"It’s not necessarily something new. We knew that before from the Joe Joyce fight, so say it never happened in the Usyk fight and it only happened once in the Joyce fight, I would still know it is there. I would still know it is in him to capitulate and back out. So, it is just more evidence on top of something I already saw there."
Wardley also questioned Dubois' frequent coaching changes and his poor preparation for his world title fight against Usyk last year - where he attended a house party before the defeat at Wembley Stadium.
The fighter said: "It seems unsettled and doesn’t seem like the best course of action. And also seems to me that whether it is him or we know the story about his dad [Dave] and how much control he has, etcetera, etcetera, but it also seems to me like a lack of accountability. That whenever there is a fight or whenever you lose or something goes wrong, you immediately blame the trainer and leave that trainer and find another one. Maybe it is you. Maybe you didn’t listen, or you didn’t train or you didn’t do something. I think the default to look outward and blame someone is quite telling."
Wardley also suggested that Dubois' fighting style hasn't changed despite the upheaval behind the scenes.
He said: "For me with Daniel, and he is good don’t get me wrong – very good – but with all of these different trainers, he hasn’t really changed. Stylistically he hasn’t changed; the way he approaches things hasn’t really changed, he might have some different little things, but there’s been no overhaul or difference at all. So, it’s not like there’s a new trainer and I’m going to get there on the night and be like, ‘F****** hell, who is this? This is a whole new Daniel Dubois’. It’s not going to be like that at all. He is who he is and he fights how he fights. They will tweak little bits along the way, but I don’t think a change of trainer has a massive effect on him like it does for some people."
