I would like to believe that AJ wants to use the Whyte match as a tuneup to restore his confidence and get his groove back.
If that's not the case, then it means that his fear of knockdowns has finally gotten him to permanently settle for the level of Whyte, Chisora, and other B-list boxers. Just under Tyson Fury, Usyk, and Wilder.
Dubois doesn't have the technical ring IQ to get to Usyk, nor does he have the power to stop Usyk.
Joe Joyce once walked through Dubois power punches and gave him a TKO.
It seems Usyk is using the Dubois fight to bide time for when Fury would be ready to face him. And well, to keep the cash flowing coz he can't keep waiting for the Fury fight to get paid.
These are my thoughts on it, Bobby