By: Sean Crose
No one thought IBF heavyweight titlist Daniel Dubois was a second price opponent for Anthony Joshua. They simply didn’t suppose the person would actually lay a beating on the favored former titlist. But that’s precisely what Dubois did from the opening spherical on Saturday night time in London. Joshua, one of the in style fighters within the sport – if not the one hottest – was by no means within the struggle after getting tagged by his fellow Englishman early within the first. Inside the matter of 4 rounds and a number of other seconds, Dubois went from being merely a revered fighter to one of the effectively regarded heavyweights on the earth.
Now that the 27 yr outdated is the toast of the game, he has quite a few profitable and excessive profile alternatives in entrance of him. First off, there’s a possible rematch with Joshua. Certain sufficient, Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn has acknowledged there’s a rematch clause between the 2 fighters. In that case, Dubois will doubtless head in to the ring the appreciable favourite. It might have the whiff of been there/completed that about it, however Dubois-Joshua 2 could be a serious struggle, regardless. Plus, Joshua nonetheless has appreciable knockout energy, which implies something is feasible.
Then, after all, there’s the extremely anticipated rematch between WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk and former WBC world titlist Tyson Fury set to go down this December in Saudi Arabia. Being in possession of the IBF title means the winner should get via Dubois must be need to be undisputed champion. And Dubois has already confirmed he’s no pushover. He arguably dropped Usyk after they first met a while in the past, though it was controversially dominated a knockdown. Usyk went on to win that struggle, nevertheless it was no straightforward night time’s work for the undefeated Ukrainian.
As for Fury, the fighter often known as “The Gypsy King” would have an enormous top benefit over Dubois – however then once more, so did Joshua. If Dubois might get to Fury along with his jab he may be capable of comply with via with the form of pictures that broke down Joshua final weekend. That form of factor, nevertheless, is less complicated mentioned than completed. That being mentioned, few issues are straightforward within the sport of boxing. Plus, Dubois is oozing confidence, as he has each proper to at this level in his profession. The query now is perhaps, how a lot farther will it taken him? Mixed with the talent set the person has been placing on show recently, it will likely be fascinating to search out out.
