Anthony Joshua sounds dismissive of the menace that IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois poses for him and his profession this Saturday in London.
AJ’s followers have been pumping him up with compliments and have satisfied him that he’s going slice by Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) like Oleksandr Usyk did in August 2023. Sadly, Joshua will not be that form of expertise to duplicate what Ushyk did.
In addition to, Dubois was arguably robbed of a knockout within the fifth spherical after dropping Usyk with a physique shot that the referee dominated was a low blow. Replays confirmed that it wasn’t low.
Joshua, 34, isn’t younger sufficient and hasn’t confronted the form of competitors in his final 4 fights to provide him the cavalier angle that he has about his title problem in opposition to the 27-year-old Dubois.
Of the 2, Daniel has seemed higher than Joshua in his final 4 fights and has confronted much better competitors. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has performed him no favors by glazing him the best way he has, as a result of he needs to be making him perceive what he’s up in opposition to on this battle.
Dubois ticks each field when selecting out a fighter with all of the elements to destroy Joshua and ship him into his cash battle in opposition to Tyson Fury on a nasty be aware in 2025. If Dubois obliterates Joshua, his battle in opposition to Fury can be seen as two outdated codgers simply trying to get one final payday on the public’s expense earlier than hanging up the gloves.
“It’s one other day for me. We’re going to do some media stuff. Spirits are good really,” stated Joshua to Matchroom Boxing. “I’ve ready for this, so it’s not taking outing of my schedule. It matches in properly. It’s one other day, one other lion within the jungle. It’s one other lion able to hunt. It’s simply one other day for me.”
Joshua is significantly deluded if he believes his battle in opposition to Dubois is simply “one other day” for him, as a result of that is essentially the most harmful fighter he’s confronted throughout his skilled profession.
Even Wladimir Klitschko wasn’t this type of a menace to Joshua as a result of AJ picked him out when he was 41 years outdated, coming off an extended layoff and a loss to Tyson Fury. Dubois will not be outdated, and if he hurts Joshua, he gained’t let his foot off the fuel. He’s going to complete AJ and put him in a troublesome spot the place he’ll must both rematch him or slink into the Fury battle, trying like a washed-up has-been.
Undercard:
– Anthony Cacace vs. Josh Warrington– Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Tyler Denny– Josh Kelly vs. Ishmael Davis– Joshua Buatsi vs. Wily Hutchinson– Mark Chamberlain vs. Josh Padley
