Daniel Dubois’ promoter, Frank Warren, believes his fighter doesn’t have to get to Anthony Joshua early for him to knock him out on September twenty first. He can KO him at any time within the struggle, however it might occur sooner if Joshua chooses to change.
As assured as the previous two-time heavyweight champion Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) is now after his 4 consecutive victories over tomato cans, he’s silly sufficient to attempt to get IBF champion Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) out early on September twenty first of their headliner at Wembley Stadium in London.
AJ’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has him believing he can stroll on water now after feeding him 4 confidence boosters to mentally rebuild his fighter, who had appeared to lose his thoughts completely after his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on August twenty second, 2022.
Hearn hit the nuclear button and went full tomato can, placing Joshua with the worst of the worst to rebuild his thoughts.
Joshua’s Vulnerability to Massive Punches
“He’ll do it when he does it. He’s harmful at any second within the struggle,” stated Frank Warren to BoxNation when requested if Daniel Dubois wants to harm Anthony Joshua early to have an opportunity of profitable on September twenty first.
If Joshua comes out firing bombs early within the struggle, he may open himself open to getting taken out by one among Dubois’ arduous photographs when he returns hearth on him. Dubois has a greater chin, and it’s been established that his stamina is superior.
Joshua can be making a mistake if he wished to commerce proper off the bat towards Dubois and danger getting royally clocked with a punch that he both can’t see or can’t deal with.
“Hrgovic is extra of a boxer than AJ is, however he’s a strong puncher. AJ can punch and knock folks over, however if you throw these large punches, you permit your self uncovered. Daniel has quick arms, and he can bang. I would like him [Joshua] to throw these bombs,” stated Warren.
There’s not a lot distinction between the ability of Hrgovic’s punches and Joshua’s. What distinction there may be received’t be sufficient to knock Dubois over.
Joshua would wish to hit Dubois with loads of heavy photographs over many rounds to attain a knockout, which implies he must get hit again. That’s the issue. Joshua can’t take a punch from a fighter as highly effective as Dubois with out getting completed early.
The Significance of Engagement
“I would like AJ to have interaction with him. I don’t need him to go on his again foot in his second struggle with [Andy] Ruiz, and what he achieved with Usyk. I would like him to return and struggle. That’s what I would like. That, for us, favors Daniel in an enormous method,” stated Warren.
Joshua is tough to hit when he’s centered on defending punches, but it surely’s a special story when he opens up along with his offense. He’s very common when throwing, and he leaves himself open for counter photographs.
Andy Ruiz clipped Joshua of their first struggle in June 2019 when he threw a shot. Joshua’s protection is just good when he’s placing 100% vitality into it, however he can’t afford to try this towards Dubois as a result of he’ll get dragged right into a struggle regardless.
Transferring across the ring imitating Wladimir Klitschko will tire the 34-year-old Joshua out, and he’ll be weak to Dubois within the second half of the struggle if he even makes it that far.
“They’ve each acquired good jabs. AJ regarded good in his final struggle, however the man [Francis Ngannou] was fairly static. He stood sq. on, and he acquired caught. He acquired caught with these jabs and a proper hand excessive,” stated Warren.
What Joshua did to the one-fight novice Ngannou is meaningless for his match towards Dubois as a result of it’s a special kind of opponent.
Joshua-Ngannou shouldn’t have even been sanctioned as a correct struggle as a result of Ngannou didn’t belong within the ring with knowledgeable boxer as superior as Joshua. It made a joke of boxing for that struggle to be sanctioned.
Dubois’ Superior Opposition
“Daniel has fought higher opposition in his final 4 or 5 fights [than Joshua]. He’s fought higher opposition than AJ has. There’s little doubt about it,” stated Warren.
Joshua’s opposition has been under common in his final 4 fights since his back-to-back defeats towards Oleksandr Usyk. AJ’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has introduced him again to the kind of lower-level fighters he used to feast on when he first started his skilled profession in 2013.
It’s odd for Joshua, who turns 35 on October fifteenth, to be introduced all the way down to the extent he fought at 11 years in the past, however Hearn will need to have felt he had no selection. It was both to place him in with substandard fighters like Francis Ngannou or watch his profession disintegrate.
“It’s flying. It will likely be bought out,” stated Warren when requested in regards to the ticket state of affairs for Joshua vs. Dubois at Wembley Stadium.
It could be spectacular if Joshua-Dubois broke the attendance document for the 101-year-old Wembley Stadium by bringing in over 100,000 followers on September twenty first. However you couldn’t do it with out Dubois as a result of followers imagine he’ll ship Joshua all the way down to his fourth profession defeat and knock him off his excessive horse.
