By: Sean Crose
No person thought IBF heavyweight titlist Daniel Dubois was a second price opponent for Anthony Joshua. They only 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 vital in style fighters within the sport – if not the only hottest – was by no means within the battle after getting tagged by his fellow Englishman early within the first. Throughout the matter of 4 rounds and several other seconds, Dubois went from being merely a revered fighter to one of the vital properly regarded heavyweights on this planet.
Now that the 27 yr previous 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. Positive sufficient, Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn has said there’s a rematch clause between the 2 fighters. If that’s the case, Dubois will probably head in to the ring the appreciable favourite. It might have the whiff of been there/performed that about it, however Dubois-Joshua 2 can be a serious battle, regardless. Plus, Joshua nonetheless has appreciable knockout energy, which implies something is feasible.
Then, in fact, 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 by Dubois must be wish 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 battle, nevertheless it was no simple night time’s work for the undefeated Ukrainian.
As for Fury, the fighter referred to 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 together with his jab he would possibly be capable to observe by with the type of photographs that broke down Joshua final weekend. That form of factor, nevertheless, is less complicated stated than performed. That being stated, few issues are simple 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 likely to be, how a lot farther will it taken him? Mixed with the talent set the person has been placing on show these days, will probably be fascinating to seek out out.
