Many individuals doubt whether or not Anthony Joshua is actually again to high type after defeating 4 sub-level heavyweights to rebuild mentally.
Dubois: A Set off for Previous Trauma?
The previous two-time heavyweight champion Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) is coming off a four-fight profitable streak heading right into a title problem in opposition to IBF champion Daniel Dubois on September twenty first at Wembley Stadium in London.
We don’t know if Joshua can get into the trenches with a younger apex predator like Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) with out crumbling mentally and struggling flashbacks of the traumatic occasions from his two defeats in opposition to Oleksandr Usyk.
Dubois might set off these reminiscences inside Joshua as soon as he begins touchdown his heavy photographs on him in entrance of what could possibly be a record-breaking crowd of 100,000+ followers at Wembley Stadium on the night time.
Tomato Can Opponents Increase Doubts
“I don’t go along with the camp that claims Anthony Joshua is absolutely rehabilitated as a result of, finally, he’s fought fighters that basically didn’t hit him again,” mentioned Simon Jordan to talkSport Boxing, speaking about Anthony Joshua nonetheless not having confirmed that he’s come again from his two losses to Oleksandr Usyk as a result of 4 sub-level opponents he’s confronted since then.
To say that Joshua is absolutely rehabilitated after beating this gang of 4 tomato cans is absurd:
– Francis Ngannou
– Otto Wallin
– Robert Helenius
– Jermaine Franklin
For Joshua to be absolutely again to the place he was when his promoter rolled off the showroom flooring in 2013, he would wish to beat these heavyweights:
Oleksander Usyk: The King
Tyson Fury
Agit Kabayel
Jared Anderson
Daniel Dubois
Martin Bakole
“Jermaine Franklin had somewhat go, however finally, Helenius received knocked out with out touchdown a glove on him, Wallin was nowhere close to him, and Nganou was performed with what ought to have been performed with Tyson Fury,” mentioned Simon.
Half of these fights ought to have by no means occurred. Robert Helenius had lately been knocked out, Ngannou had misplaced his final struggle, Wallin regarded in woeful form, and Franklin was coming off a defeat in opposition to Dillian Whyte.
“I believe if Daniel [Dubois] detonates on him, and I mentioned the opposite day, and the snake oil salesman [Eddie Hearn?] didn’t prefer it, that he’ll [Joshua] get PTSD [Post-traumatic stress disorder aka Battle Fatigue] as a result of he’ll take him again to the house the place the query is is Anthony Joshua hasn’t needed to go deep within the trenches,” mentioned Simon.
The Trenches: A Check of Joshua’s Resilience
If Dubois takes Joshua into the trenches, the possibilities are excessive that he’ll mentally and bodily disintegrate and get taken out. This could possibly be actually unhealthy for Joshua, who can be going into his match in opposition to Fury off the again of a loss.
“There’s a definite risk that Daniel Dubois goes to pull him in there, and if he does, it’s going to be an enchanting struggle as a result of he has the ability,” mentioned Simon. “We had been writing about this child three or 4 years in the past, ‘Overlook Joshua, overlook Tyson Fury. This child, Daniel ‘Dynamite’ Dubois, is the one to look at.’”
Joshua is simply too outdated and has an excessive amount of put on on him to deal with getting dragged right into a conflict with Dubois. Joshua shall be effective if it’s a brief struggle the place he scores a knockout, however he’ll be in bother if it goes previous six rounds and he has to take heavy photographs.
“Then we’ve seen the challenges occur. I anticipated him to beat Jarrell Miller. Sure,” mentioned Simon when requested if he views Dubois as a top-tier heavyweight. “I’m unsure he wins this struggle, however there’s a bloody good likelihood he may.”
