Two-time Olympian Zhilei Zhang predicts a knockout victory for IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois over Anthony Joshua on September twenty first at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Zhang feels that the 26-year-old Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) is surging proper now along with his current knockout win over Filip Hrgovic on June 1st in Riyadh and has the youth and starvation on his aspect over the 34-year-old Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs).
Dubois’ Surge and Joshua’s Stagnation
Joshua hasn’t fought a superb opponent since 2022, after his second loss to Oleksandr Usyk. That was the battle during which Joshua went via a psychological meltdown after the battle, snatching Usyk’s belts, throwing them out of the ring, grabbing the mic, and filling the air with nonsense.
Promoter Eddie Hearn pulled Joshua again from combating world-class opposition after that loss and has given him 4 consecutive lower-level fighters to rebuild him. The Dubois conflict will check Joshua’s skill to deal with a top-tier fighter.
“I personally favor Daniel Dubois to drag this off as a result of he’s on the surge. He’s hungry, he’s younger, and he has the hearth in him,” stated Zhilei Zhang to the BoxNation YouTube channel, predicting a win for IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois in opposition to Anthony Joshua on September twenty first at Wembley Stadium in London.
Energy and Chin: The Deciding Elements
It received’t be a shock to see Joshua lose this battle as a result of Dubois is a large puncher and has the type of energy that has historically given AJ issues. If Dubois can deal with Joshua’s pictures for one or two rounds, he may knock him out as a result of AJ received’t be capable to take the sorts of punches that he landed in opposition to Filip Hrgovic with out folding.
“He had a gorgeous knockout victory over Filip Hrgovic [on June 1st in Riyadh] final time. So, I actually have my religion within the underdog, and I consider we’re three weeks away. I consider he’ll shock the world,” Zhang continued.
“I’m trying ahead to that battle. It could finish with a knockout, and Joshua’s chin is at all times a query mark, in my humble opinion. We’ll see what occurs. I’m trying ahead to that battle,” stated Zhang.
