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Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois: “I Can Feel the Andy Ruiz Situation Happening”

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Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois Odds Sparks Heated Debate in Boxing World

Betting odds often reflect the prevailing sentiment about who’s favored to win a boxing match. However, the upcoming all-British bout between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois has stirred up quite a debate among boxing fans, with the odds so tight that it’s ignited passionate discussions. It all began with a single X post.

Earlier today, the X handle Boxing Kingdom, a well-known source for boxing content, shared their perspective on the Joshua-Dubois fight. They argued that the current odds of ‘Anthony Joshua – 1.22, Daniel Dubois – 4.80, Draw – 17.00’ were off the mark, suggesting instead that Dubois might knock everyone’s socks off with a victory.

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Boxing Kingdom wrote, “The odds are incorrect on Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois. They are currently showing Anthony Joshua as a massive [favorite]. It’s actually a very close fight. I’m leaning to Dubois slightly. He’s full of confidence. But it’s so close I wouldn’t gamble on this.” While Boxing Kingdom seemed confident in their prediction, others said otherwise.

Back in June, former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew praised Anthony Joshua as one of the top heavyweights in the world, confidently predicting that Joshua would knock ‘DDD’ out within two rounds. On the other hand, Zhilei Zhang from China has a different view. He believes that Dubois, being young and hungry, has what it takes to secure a victory.

Needless to say, even the experts are divided on the matter. Plus, both fighters have lost fights to former undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, who vacated his IBF title to make this fight happen. Nonetheless, when the boxing world caught wind of the tweet from Boxing Kingdom, things were heated in the comments.

Joshua is coming off wins against Francis Ngannou, Otto Wallin, and Robert Helenius, meaning the upcoming fight is the biggest challenge for him in a while. Of course, people had to speculate, take this first user, for example, who saw the past unfolding again. The user wrote, “I can feel the Andy Ruiz situation happening, y’all better stake right.” Notably, Andy Ruiz Jr. shocked the world when he defeated Joshua via 7th-round TKO back in 2019. However, Joshua came back in the rematch to win the second fight via a unanimous decision.

Conversely, another commenter disagreed, suggesting ‘DDD’ has no shot against ‘AJ.’ “Dubois’s defense is non existent. I’m fairly sure the odds are spot-on and AJ lands a clean right in the middle rounds that ends it. Really want to see Dubois test AJ’s chin before that happens though,” they wrote. While Joshua was a former unified heavyweight champion, the IBF title is Dubois’ first major title. Meaning, purely by achievements, Joshua has the upper hand.

Someone else gave props to Dubois’ ability to knock out his opponents, but they couldn’t see Joshua losing. “I like @DanielDuboisTKO a lot, but it is hard not to see @anthonyjoshua finishing him in the first 5, (if not 3), rounds,” one fan commented. Interestingly, ‘DDD’ had a better knockout ratio at 95.24% compared to Joshua’s 89.29% KO ratio. However, this gets overshadowed by Joshua’s resume of superior opponents.

Another user decided to mock Boxing Kingdom for their tweet, remarking, “If you’re leaning towards Dubois these are exactly the type of odds you take a gamble on 😂.” However, there’s always Joshua’s ‘Left, Right, Goodnight,’ which can end the fight instantly, so betting money on this fight can indeed be risky.

Another enthusiast tried to educate Boxing Kingdom on how betting sites come up with the odds. “Odds aren’t incorrect, they are systematically calculated to lean towards where the money is going,” they commented. This basically means the majority of people are betting on Joshua to win, and the betting site isn’t pulling the numbers out of a hat.

Having said that, regardless of the odds, the fight is geared to be an action-packed and thrilling matchup between two elite boxers, which could go either way. Only time will tell who is right and who is wrong.

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‘I HAVE NO DESIRE TO BOX WITH ANYONE ELSE’ – USYK ONLY WANTS FURY AND JOSHUA REMATCHES

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Oleksandr Usyk has said he is only interested in rematching Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. 

Usyk secured the biggest career win, beating Fury via a split decision to become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. It was the first time boxing had an undisputed champion since Lennox Lewisin 1999. The rematch takes place on December 21, but it will not be for undisputed. The Ukrainian dropped the IBF title, as Daniel Dubois became the full champion.

Joshua will box Dubois on September 21 for that IBF belt, with the winner in line to box either Fury or Usyk for undisputed. Usyk has already beaten Joshua on two occasions. He outboxed the Brit in both fights to become the Unified Heavyweight Champion. After winning everything in the sport, Usyk does not have many goals moving forward.

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“Well, this is a rematch with Fury and possibly a third match with Joshua. Only with these two guys it is still interesting, from now on let the youth get fit and work … The logical line is that, apart from Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, I have no desire to box with anyone,” Usyk said 

There are several other options Usyk could explore beyond that. His team has hinted at the idea of crossing over into BKFC. Conor McGregor, who is a part owner of BKFC, has been mentioned as a possible name. That fight increases Usyk’s profile while also giving him the chance to win a title in another sport. Usyk’s slick defensive skills and footwork do work in his favour.

There is also the chance to help the next generation of fighters. Usyk’s win over Fury was massive for Ukraine since the country is at war with Russia, providing the citizens with a morale boost. But given that Usyk is undefeated, he risks losing that record if he continues fighting for much longer as he is 37. Given the huge amount of money on the table and Joshua’s willingness to fight Usyk again, the Ukrainian could be attempted.

“He wants to beat Usyk. Because the first fight he had with Usyk, frankly he came out second best. He went away, he regrouped, he learned, he studied and he still got beat in the second fight. That’s why he got so disappointed in the second fight.

“It’s a split decision and it was close, but Anthony Joshua’s a very special type of sportsman. The money’s great. He’s got more than enough money, you could float a battleship if you put all his cash in one locker. But they want to win. These people want to win and they want a legacy. I don’t think Anthony Joshua will sleep at night until he is unified,” Eddie Hearn stated 

But before a Joshua fight can be considered, Usyk must overcome Fury in his rematch. It was the Gypsy King’s first career loss, meaning he has more motivation to avenge the defeat. Fury has shown he performs best as an underdog, beating Deontay Wilder and Wladimir Klitschkowhen the odds were against him. Usyk must guard against that.

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[VIDEOS] ANTHONY JOSHUA 3.0 TO BE PUT TO THE ULTIMATE TEST BY DANIEL DUBOIS

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It wasn’t that long ago that the career of Anthony Joshua as a pinnacle-level heavyweight looked quite uncertain.

Two years ago to the month, Joshua had what appeared to be a breakdown in the ring following a second agonizing defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. The Ukrainian had, nine months earlier in London, dished out 12 rounds of punishment on the unified world champion to take his WBA, WBO, and IBF titles, so the immediate rematch was AJ’s chance at revenge and to reclaim his straps.

There was a marked improvement from Joshua on that August night in Jeddah, but it was still not enough as Usyk put his foot on the gas in the championship rounds to shade a split decision and retain his three belts. Joshua reacted by throwing one of the belts out of the ring before grabbing the mic and launching an expletive-laden rant – actions he later said he regretted.

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In the post-fight press conference, the former champion hid under his baseball cap and looked visibly broken. Questions were asked about whether he would ever mentally recover sufficiently to the point where he could once again rule the heavyweight division.

After some rest and recovery, Joshua hopped on a plane to the United States and returned to the lab, restarting his work with then-trainer Derrick James in Texas to build a third version of AJ – one that could take him back to the top of the heavyweight tree.

Joshua had been in a similar position before. For the first 22 fights of his professional career, AJ was a wrecking ball bulldozing its way through the heavyweight division. It was an approach that was perfectly effective as the British fighter raced to his first world title.

Then came the first fight with Andy Ruiz Jr in June 2019 and the humiliation of getting stopped by a late replacement while using that same aggressive, attack-first strategy that had served him so well – on his American debut, no less. Joshua went away and focused on becoming a more well-rounded fighter. He continued to work with long-time trainer Rob McCracken but also brought in some outside voices.

AJ the brawler was being replaced by AJ the boxer. He entered the rematch with Ruiz six months later with a far more methodical and conservative strategy – and it worked as Joshua 2.0 eased to a points victory in Saudi Arabia to reclaim his belts.

But it came at an expense: Joshua had lost his edge. That imposing, fearsome knockout artist was nowhere to be seen. In his first fight as two-time champion, he took far too long to stop an ordinary Kubrat Pulev when he had the Bulgarian in trouble in the third round; it took AJ another six rounds to get it done.

Nine months later, in September 2021, was his first fight with Usyk. If there was ever a fight, the old Joshua need to come out, it was against the Ukrainian. Instead, he tried to outbox Usyk and stayed gun-shy throughout, and soon enough, the result was inevitable.

“When I looked at Mayweather he had two phases of his career – Pretty Boy and then Money May. And he just became smarter, so I was just trying to get smarter as a fighter, that’s all,” Joshua told the Boxing Social podcast.

“When I got beat by Ruiz, I had my health issues, but I kind of knew that at some stage I’m probably gonna come unstuck. Why? Because I didn’t feel like I was learning. I was fighting but I wasn’t learning.

“So that’s why after the first Ruiz fight I went through that rebuilding phase. Completely changed my style – stick, move, hit and don’t get hit. Then I tried to take that further on in my career with Usyk. He is the master of that s**t.”

Between Usyk fights, Joshua parted ways with McCracken and joined forces with Robert Garcia. It was a partnership that lasted just one fight: the Usyk rematch, and while there were visible improvements to his boxing skills, it still wasn’t enough.

That’s when Joshua made his way to Dallas to work with James and his stable of champions, including former unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. It was time to start building Joshua 3.0.

At a critical time in his career, Joshua needed to marry his newfound and still developing skillset with the aggression and power that had been the foundation of his early years. He worked with James for two fights; an understandably cagey points win over Jermaine Franklin and a more encouraging stoppage of Robert Helenius.

Then along came Ben Davison. The trainer had established a strong reputation having guided the early part of Tyson Fury’s comeback, including his first fight against Deontay Wilder – and he’s continued to refine Joshua 3.0.

The aggression and spite were back in December for his impressive stoppage win of Otto Wallin, who took Fury to the scorecards, and he showed no mercy in March’s two-round destruction of Francis Ngannou – who also took Fury to the scorecards.

These are all encouraging signs from the past 12 months, but it’s fair to say this latest version of Joshua has yet to be truly tested by a top-tier opponent.

That test will come in three weeks when AJ faces IBF world champion Daniel Dubois in the headline bout of a stacked card at Wembley Stadium in London.

Dubois (21-2-0 20 KO) is in the form of his career and is improving quickly. He earned the IBF’s interim title in June with an eight-round stoppage of the unbeaten Filip Hrgovic, six months after a gusty final-round knockout of Jarrell Miller. He was later elevated to full champion when Usyk vacated the belt having agreed to a rematch with Fury.

‘Dynamite’ is more powerful, athletic, and better skilled than any of Joshua’s post-Usyk opponents. He has the tools to formulate and execute a game plan capable of defeating AJ. He is also full of confidence and belief.

Joshua, the more experienced fighter on this sort of stage, is considered the favorite and the best version of the two-time champion would be expected to emerge victorious.

Having gone through, in his words, several “rebuilding phases”, AJ will need to implement all he’s learned during his career. If he combines the more cautious stick-it-and-move approach with his spiteful finishing, then Dubois should be no match.

Should he secure an impressive stoppage, his chances in an Usyk trilogy bout would look much brighter – or indeed, his prospects in a long-awaited showdown with Fury.

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Anthony Joshua understands the danger posed by Daniel Dubois

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After a rocky period, two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has looked back to his best in recent months. 

Joshua’s physical gifts have never been in question, but over the course of five rounds of target practice against a reticent Otto Wallin and a powerful but out-of-his-depth Francis Ngannou, Joshua seems to have rediscovered the self-belief and composure that characterized his first reign as champion.

Joshua was calm, composed and cruel through the five rounds he spent dissecting Wallin but ruthless and brutal when destroying Ngannou inside two. However, Daniel Dubois’ promoter, Frank Warren, believes that Joshua will be putting himself in much more danger when he steps into the ring with the big punching – and newly determined – IBF heavyweight titleholder next month.

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Oleksandr Usyk was able to stun Joshua with his timing and technique while Andy Ruiz’s fast hands famously floored Joshua four times in New York back in 2019, but Warren believes that Joshua will be taking on the heaviest puncher he has faced since he unified the heavyweight division by getting off the floor to outpoint Wladimir Klitschko more than seven years ago.

“I do. [Joshua] knows it as well – don’t worry about that,” Warren told Queensberry. “Listen, he knows him. He’s sparred with him. There’s this big debate about what happened in that sparring, and I’ve heard two versions of it. One of the reasons we signed him and I sponsored him was because of what I was being told. And that was from people who were there.”

Throughout the build up to his fight with Filip Hrgovic in June, Dubois was forced to listen to the confident Croatian recalling details of their past sparring sessions as Hrgovic attempted to bring painful memories back to the forefront of the Londoner’s mind. His plan failed and, if anything, the jibes seemed to push Dubois to new heights. He walked through a series of flush right hands and bullied the previously unbeaten Hrgovic to an eighth-round defeat.

If the rumors are to be believed, this time around it is Dubois who wields the ability to recount favorable sparring stories but he has decided to keep quiet and push the whole affair to one side.

Warren can see why Dubois is choosing not to bring up the past but he does believe that the roots of an upset are buried deep in those shared rounds.

“I understand that. That was then but how I look at it was that that was a 17-year-old kid in with a fella who was, what, 24 or 25? A gold medallist and whatever. He’s got stronger. He punches harder now. He’s matured. He seems mentally stronger. He’s a much more mentally strong guy,” Warren said.

“I saw that in Hrgovic because he talked a lot about what he done to him. It wasn’t the case actually. They didn’t spar once, they sparred four or five times and it was very tough sparring for both of them.

“Hrgovic came out and looked very good early on in the fight, catching him with those right hands. He gritted his teeth and got back into it. He busted him up and I think it was at the end of the fifth round I thought he was about to stop him. He busted him up. He showed what he was all about. And he was an underdog then. He was an underdog against [Jarrell] Miller and he was an underdog against Usyk.”

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[VIDEO] ‘Scary power’ – Anthony Joshua posts terrifying POV of what Daniel Dubois will see on fight night

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Anthony Joshua looks to be in sensational shape ahead of his upcoming clash with Daniel Dubois.

The heavyweight titans are set to duke it out on September 21 at Wembley Stadium for the IBF title.

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However, he vacated the title in order to pursue a rematch with Tyson Fury in December.

As a result, Dubois has been elevated from ‘interim’ to full world champion and will make the first defence of his title against the Watford powerhouse this summer.

Joshua is leaving no stone unturned in preparation for the fight and recently posted a frightening point-of-view video of him hammering the pads.

AJ captioned the video: “In an industry where respect is earnt and not given”, while his followers were amazed by the two-time world champion’s power.

Reacting to the video, one fan wrote: “That hurt even through Twitter!”

Another tweeted: “Damn!! Those sound like pain.”

A third commented: “Great to see this. I almost feel the punches.”

Meanwhile, a fourth supporter added: “I feel like I just got knocked out, multiple times.”

And somebody else remarked: “Scary power.”

Joshua vs Dubois is on track to break the British boxing attendance record next month.

Fury vs Dillian Whyte currently tops the list with 94,000 punters attending their Wembley Stadium clash after a special dispensation was granted by the local authority.

Joshua and Dubois have already sold 90,000 tickets, but Saudi boxing chief HE Turki Alalshikh and promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren don’t intend to stop there.

The chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority recently had a request granted to extend the capacity to 96,000, which would surpass Fury and Whyte’s crowd.

The additional 6,000 tickets are set to go on sale on Friday at noon UK time – and are expected to fly off the shelves.

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Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois could break Tyson Fury record as bid made for heavyweight fight

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Anthony Joshua’s fight with Daniel Dubois could be about to break a British attendance record.

Joshua will take on Dubois in a huge heavyweight scrap for the IBF world title on September 21 at Wembley Stadium, with over 90,000 fans watching on after the event sold out last week.

Previously in 2021, the heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte set the British boxing attendance record with 94,000 attending the clash after special dispensation was granted by the local authority.

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AJ and ‘Dynamite’ were set to fight in front of 90,000 fans, but Saudi boxing chief HE Turki Alalshikh alongside Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren are not done selling tickets just yet.

The Middle East fight maker has revealed a request has been made to extend the capacity.

He wrote on social media: “We have submitted a request to increase the capacity at Wembley Stadium for the highly anticipated Joshua vs Dubois fight at #RiyadhSeasonCard Wembley Edition.

“We are aiming to set a record for the largest boxing attendance in the history of Wembley Stadium.”

It would be a monumental achievement and could push the attendance up to 95,000 or more to ensure it breaks the record.

The request will be subject to security checks and clearances from the local authorities, and will need to be approved before more tickets can go on sale.

Fury entertained a 94,000 record crowd in an epic 2021 event

It already promises to be a stacked event, with a jam-packed undercard featuring Joshua Buatsi and Liam Smith set to come before the hotly-anticipated main-event.

Liam Gallagher will also perform on the night, which came before the news that he has settled his differences with brother Noel and legendary band Oasis will be back on tour in 2025.

Some huge boxing events have headlined the national stadium since it has been rebuilt including the famous rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves which set the record originally with 80,000 spectators.

Joshua himself has even fought at Wembley since that famous clash, with his two clashes against Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin on the hallowed turf surpassing Froch’s record before Fury vs Whyte took the throne.

It promises to be a huge occasion inside and outside of the ring, particularly for Joshua who has the opportunity to become a three-time world champion.

He will go in as a favourite given his recent form under new trainer Ben Davison, having won his last two fights over Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou with devastating stoppages.

A huge clash with Tyson Fury could be on the table in 2025 if he wins, and the ‘Gypsy King’ is able to get revenge over Oleksandr Usyk in December.

And Fury himself wants to return to Wembley to face AJ in his final bow.

He said earlier this year: “Styles make fights and my style for him [Joshua] is kryptonite.

“I’ve always said AJ is built to measure for me and just because he knocked out that guy, it’s not the same.

“He couldn’t on any of those right hands on Usyk, a way smaller and lighter man. Boxing is a very difficult game. It’s changing all the time.

“When I’ve got through with the rabbit [Usyk] then we go down for AJ. And that’s the fight of Britain.

“Hopefully we do one fight in Saudi Arabia and one fight at Wembley. A showdown forever, a sign-out for the GK.”

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‘It’s criminal Joshua and Fury never faced each other – I don’t see it happening now’

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Ricky Hatton has slammed Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua for failing to step into the ring together – saying it’s ‘criminal’ the fight never happened when the boxers were in their prime

Ricky Hatton has slammed the failure of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to fight as “criminal”.

The Hitman has hit out at the two British heavyweight superstars for as of yet not putting on the show that the public want in the ring. Hatton also made his concerns clear about repercussions from Fury and Joshua’s scheduled bouts against Oleksandr Usyk in December and Daniel Dubois in September.

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Hatton admitted that Fury looks past his prime following his performance against Usyk and previously against Francis Ngannou. “It depends on the next performances. Tyson didn’t look great against Oleksandr Usyk,” Hatton told Action Network.

“Don’t get me wrong it was a good fight, I’m being a little bit unfair there because fighters like Usyk only come along every now and again, he’s exceptional.

“But he wasn’t great against Francis Ngannou, I think he would agree with me on that one. We’re all starting to think has Tyson got too many miles on the clock now? It seems to be the case after the last couple of fights.”

The former light-welterweight world champion admitted he fears that both fighters’ best days are behind them, saying it’s “criminal” the two Britons didn’t fight years ago.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what happens in this one. But I don’t see the fight happening now, I think we’ve lost our chance and it was criminal it didn’t happen a few years ago when they were both in their prime,” Hatton continued.

“But I said I think Anthony Joshua beats Daniel Dubois and Tyson Fury has a good chance of beating Oleksandr Usyk if he tweaks a few little things, so it is capable of happening but I just hope we haven’t lost our chance.

“That’s the biggest fight in boxing and certainly British boxing history. If somehow Daniel Dubois ends up winning or Tyson doesn’t win and they don’t end up fighting each other then I think boxing has f***** up.

“It’s heavyweight boxing and the apple cart can get upset with one punch in boxing and then there’s rematch clauses. Sometimes the fights that we want don’t seem to happen but Tyson has a good chance of beating Usyk and I fancy AJ to come through the Dubois fight.

“But I’m more confident of Joshua winning his next fight rather than Tyson. It would be criminal if that fight doesn’t happen. Let’s have our fingers crossed as boxing fans.”

Hatton lauded Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh for his impact on the sport and for hosting some of the biggest fights in recent years. “(What) Turki Alalshikh has done for boxing (is incredible). He’s brought all the big fights together and for everyone to work together which is really good for boxing,” he said.

However, Hatton continued that a Fury and Joshua showdown should not be taken away from the British crowd, he added: “As much as I think our fight fans would appreciate what Turki Alalshikh has done for our sport, as British boxing fans if AJ and Tyson come through, please tell me we’re not expecting Fury and Joshua to fight in Saudi?

“I’m not being disrespectful to Turki Alalshikh, he’s been what our sport has needed.

“No disrespect to them but certain fights need to be in the United States and certain fights need to be in the UK. I’m not saying you can’t have the fights in Saudi but certain fights like AJ and Tyson Fury can only be in one place.”

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THE OTHER GUY, LIKE A FART IN THE WIND: KLITSCHKO “HANDS DOWN JOSHUA” TO BEAT FURY

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Wladimir Klitschko has picked Anthony Joshua to beat Tyson Fury. 

The Ukrainian has faced both boxers and came up short in those flights. Fury shocked the world to unify the heavyweight division when he outboxed Klitschko to a unanimous decision win in Germany. The rematch never happened, as  Klitschko later faced Joshua. The Ukrainian dropped Joshua and almost stopped him. However, Joshua recovered to secure a late stoppage.

Since then, Joshua and Fury have gone in different directions. Fury became the WBC Heavyweight Champion after beating Deontay Wilder. Joshua lost his belts after consecutive losses to Usyk. However, the Brit has bounced with wins over Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou as he now boxes Daniel Dubois for the IBF belt on September 21.

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Fury suffered the first loss of his career against Usyk in his last fight as the Ukrainian became undisputed. They will rematch on December 21. If Joshua and Fury win their next fights, it sets up an undisputed British fight.  Klitschko felt Joshua would come out with a win.

“Hands down Joshua. He is getting to be the complete fighter. Technically, size-wise, weight-wise, power-wise. And he is a good learner. The other guy [Fury], like a fart in the wind it is there and it is gone. In the history of boxing there are a lot of examples of this kind of guy.

“They can be successful for a time but are not disciplined enough to continue to be successful. I

wish Tyson well but I think there is a lack of discipline there, and discipline is more important than motivation. Drawing from my experience I would say it is going to be very difficult for Tyson because there’s that lack of discipline,” Klitschko said

The difference in discipline was shown by how Joshua and Fury reacted to their respective losses to Usyk. Joshua would change trainer, going to Derrick James and then Ben Davidson as he remained undefeated since then. However, Fury was pictured getting thrown out of a bar in his hometown after being drunk. Fury also struggled to accept the loss. He felt Usyk only got the decision due to the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Gypsy King also said he rewatched the fight and still felt he won, labelling Usyk as an amateur boxer. Fury’s previous struggles with mental health concerns are also something to keep an eye on. The drunken incident raised concerns that he may have been going through a tough period. While the Gypsy King appears in better spirits now, his brother Shane Fury has said he wants to see Fury retire after the Usyk fight regardless of the result. That would rule out a Joshua fight. But Fury has the motivation to come back from the loss for the first time.

“Counting down the days until I can get my redemption on Usyk. December the 21st is going to be my time. I’ve done everything in boxing, but I ain’t come back from a loss. And I relish it, the chance to come back and redeem myself. Get up! December 21st is all me. Undisputed here we come,” Fury stated

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“He Will Test Him”: Shocking Prediction For Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois

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Newly-crowned IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois is set for a salivating acid test against Anthony Joshua next month, as he seeks to prove to both himself and the rest of the world that he is worthy of sitting upon the heavyweight throne.

Ahead of the bout, former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has offered his verdict on how the contest will play out and his prediction may surprise a few.

Dubois bounced back from a stoppage defeat to Oleksandr Usyk with a career-best final-round knockout win against Jarrell Miller – answering any doubts surrounding his grit and heart with a phenomenal response when it was needed most.

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Following that victory, a confident Dubois continued to impress when he upset the odds to halt heavyweight bogeyman Filip Hrgovic back in June, winning the IBF interim title in the process.

That belt was later upgraded to the full world title when Oleksandr Usyk vacated his IBF strap and ‘Triple D’ now finds himself involved in a salivating domestic dust-up with ‘AJ’, hoping to make a first defence of his world title.

In an interview with Instant Casino, Tony Bellew applauded the efforts and improvement of Dubois, crediting the decision to switch to train under Don Charles as a key reason for his recent success..

“There’s no way of dressing this up – he quit against Joe Joyce and he quit against Oleksandr Usyk as well. There’s no other way of getting around that but the fact that he’s been able to take them losses, take them Ls and come back, it speaks volumes.

“Going to Don Charles helped reset his mentality. So I give Don Charles all the credit in the world and I give Daniel Dubois all the credit in the world.”

However, Bellew was less complimentary when it came to analysing Dubois’ chances against Joshua, explaining why he thinks Joshua will get the job done inside two rounds.

“Daniel must think I don’t like him. I think he’s a lovely kid and I think he’s a vastly improved fighter. The only thing is that everything he’s good at, Anthony Joshua is better. I’ll be amazed if it gets to round three, I’ll be shocked if it gets past three rounds but if it does go past three then Daniel’s durability, endurance and fitness will really test Joshua. Make no mistake, Anthony Joshua is a better athlete, a better boxer, all that. In every department, he’s a little bit better.

“The only thing we are yet to see is, can he endure the punishment Daniel Dubois can? We haven’t seen that because no one’s been able to give that punishment out to Anthony Joshua without receiving something back. Daniel Dubois is going to be there in the firing line, he’s going to be there to be hit and I think Anthony Joshua will show him.”

Joshua-Dubois takes place on September 21st at Wembley Stadium in London, as ‘AJ’ bids to become just the fifth three-time heavyweight champion in the history of the division.

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Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois: Joshua ‘got to be on his A-game for this fight” – Noted Trainer warns

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AJ attempts to become a three-time heavyweight world champion September 21, live on DAZN.

Currently riding a four-fight win streak, Anthony Joshua will attempt to become a three-time heavyweight world champion September 21, when he challenges Daniel Dubois.

One noted trainer believes AJ will need to be at his best to have his hand raised against Dubois, adding that his experience will give him the edge.

“I think it’s highly important,” Peter Fury said of the experience factor of next month’s heavyweight bout while speaking with Seconds Out. “It’s that age, that maturity, it definitely plays a factor.

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“There’s no heavyweight walking through punches,” he continued. “Not from heavyweights. Eventually, you’re going to get ironed out.”

He added: “That skill set, making mistakes, offsetting — all of this plays a vital role. He’s been around the block now. He’s a fully mature man now, Joshua, so that’s the reason I edge toward him.”

In 31 professional fights, Joshua owns a 28-3 record with 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) will be looking to extend his two-fight win streak.

“The other one’s a younger fighter, plenty of talent, he wants it as well,” Fury said of Dubois.

“He seems to have grown a lot from his failures. He’s come on a lot.”

Fury added: “Again, with all of these types of fights, Joshua’s got to be on his total A-game plus. It’s not a given. He’s got to be on his A-game for this fight. For sure, he will but just on the experience factor, I edge him as a favorite.”

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