Anthony Joshua isn’t letting his loss to IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois discourage him from attaining his objective of changing into a three-time champ. Joshua might get an opportunity to do this subsequent if Tyson Fury defeats WBA, WBC, and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk of their rematch on December twenty first.
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That will be the perfect state of affairs for Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) as a result of he may win three titles towards a weak puncher. It’s nonetheless questionable whether or not Joshua may take the punches from Fury, who continues to be harmful when throwing rabbit punches.
If Usyk is victorious on December twenty first, Joshua should delay his objective for a bit longer. Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, needs him to battle Fury subsequent, even when he loses his battle towards Usyk.
Joshua fell aside final Saturday evening after being harm from a proper hand within the first spherical by Dubois (22-2, 21 Kos), and he by no means recovered. Within the fifth, Dubois knocked out Joshua with a battle hand. Joshua tried to throw a proper uppercut, which was fallacious towards a counter-puncher like Dubois.
“Yesterday, we got here up quick, however now we have to have a look at the positives. That’s the mindset and the angle now we have to have – a optimistic one, all the time,” mentioned Anthony Joshua on X, speaking about him not giving up after his loss to Daniel Dubois.
There weren’t many positives for Joshua to take from his loss to Dubois aside from his capacity to rise up 3 times from knockdowns. His recreation plan was nugatory after he was clipped within the first spherical as a result of he was pressured to battle defensively, and he couldn’t sit down on his photographs with out placing himself in danger every time he threw.
“Look what we’ve achieved within the area of 11 years; it’s phenomenal. It’s removed from over but. We’ve achieved it as soon as, and we’ve achieved it twice; doing it a 3rd time hasn’t been straightforward, however I imagine it’s one thing I can obtain. It’s about making the best steps ahead, working arduous, and enhancing,” mentioned Joshua.
