There’s a lot doubt amongst followers about Anthony Joshua’s means to face as much as the bombardment of energy pictures that he can be hit with by IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on September twenty first at Wembley Stadium.
A Fastidiously Crafted Narrative?
Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) goes into the Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) struggle as a favourite primarily based on his current wins in opposition to 0-1 novice Francis Ngannou and journeyman Otto Wallin, however these victories don’t imply something.
What’s essential is whether or not the soon-to-be 35-year-old Joshua’s punch resistance and poor stamina have improved sufficient for him to deal with the quick tempo and laborious blows that the 26-year-old Dubois can be hitting him with. I don’t suppose it has.
Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, has completed a masterful job of camouflaging his downward spiral after his consecutive defeats in opposition to Oleksandr Usyk by placing him with 4 second-tier fighters, however that has not modified the truth of AJ’s scenario. Hearn has created an phantasm of Joshua’s resurgence, nevertheless it’s false.
Doubts About Sturdiness
The reality is Joshua is an older fighter who’s weak within the chin and is heading towards what is going to possible be a brutal knockout loss to Dubois. Hearn can’t save Joshua on this case as a result of he should struggle Dubois to provide himself credibility after the 4 confidence boosters he was put in with.
“Individuals maintain saying that this struggle is a shootout. AJ, high sniper,” stated Hearn to IFLTV, making an attempt to construct up Joshua.
“You don’t desire a shootout with AJ as a result of he’s too sharp and correct, however Dubois may be very heavy-handed,” stated Hearn.
In fact, Dubois would desire a “shootout with AJ” as a result of Joshua has bother in fights the place he was damage throughout brawls with fighters.
We noticed that occur in Joshua’s loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. and his struggle with Wladimir Klitschko. Joshua would have misplaced to the then 41-year-old Wladimir if he had gone for the end after dropping AJ.
A Tarnished Prize
What takes among the shine away from the Joshua-Dubois struggle is that they’re preventing for the IBF belt, which champion Oleksandr Usyk had to surrender. It appears unhealthy that Joshua & Dubois, two former victims of Usyk, are preventing for his throwaway.
It appears shameful and with out worth. Why would they need the IBF belt when it’s been tossed to them by a fighter that beat them?
