Roy Jones Jr has spoken about Anthony Joshua‘s chances of getting revenge over Daniel Dubois.
Former two-time world champion Joshua has lost four times, one upset to Andy Ruiz which he avenged, two points losses to pound-for-pound king Oleksandr Usyk, and a shock stoppage loss to Dubois last September.
Joshua was caught early and never really recovered then rolled the dice in the mid-rounds as soon as he got close but was caught with a short right hand from the power puncher ‘DDD’ from which ended the fight.
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Speaking to talkSPORTBoxing, former world champion Jones was asked for his view on the contest and started by assessing Joshua’s trainer’s advice.
“First of all, I’m not saying Ben Davison was a bad trainer, he’s a great trainer, but in that situation, I think he might have made a wrong move telling him to gamble cause gambling ain’t really the thing to do at that point, especially when the guy has hurt you once.”
He then got on to what might happen in a rematch with a different plan.
“I think Joshua can beat him if he wants to, he was in control of the fight at that point, but he got caught early. Then when he got in control he tried to close the door too fast.
“The most dangerous animal in the world is a wounded animal so I feel like the instructions should have been we’ve got him now but we can’t rush him. Take our time, we’re back in control, let’s just do this ’til we get him where we want him then we can get him out. So yes, if ‘AJ’ does the right thing, and is smart, he will beat Dubois.”
Joshua opted against an immediate rematch and has instead taken time out, with many hoping he will still be able to make an epic fight with British rival Tyson Fury, despite ‘The Gypsy King’s recent retirement announcement.
