Anthony Joshua said that he’s not going to retire after dropping to IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois in a failed bid to turn into a three-time champion on Saturday evening at Wembley Stadium in London.
Joshua didn’t say his plans for his subsequent combat throughout the post-fight press convention, however he might combat Tyson Fury in early 2025. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is anticipated to pay Joshua monumental cash to face Fury. UK followers will nonetheless have an interest, they usually’ll rapidly overlook about his loss to Dubois.
AJ Wants New Coaching Group
Joshua (28-4, 23 KOs) gave the impression of a person denying his loss, saying his defeat resulted from “advantageous margins” with coaching. If AJ believes that, he wants to fireside his coach, Ben Davison, and the remainder of his workforce as a result of they failed him.
He ought to do this anyway, given how he carried out on Saturday evening in his fifth-round knockout loss to Dubois. DDD sliced by Joshua like a sizzling knife by butter, knocking him down 4 occasions and hurting him a half dozen different occasions with heavy photographs.
In some circumstances, it’s okay for fighters to carry onto their coaching groups after a blowout loss just like the one Joshua suffered tonight. This time it’s totally different. AJ appeared so completely ill-prepared for the Dubois combat that sacking coach Ben Davison was the one logical transfer.
It’s not private. That is about making certain Joshua might be rebuilt to win his subsequent combat and protect what’s left of his profession.
Joshua’s protection and punch resistance weren’t there tonight. He’s by no means been identified for having an incredible chin, however tonight, he was getting damage even by glancing blows from Dubois.
“At all times maintain your head up excessive. We took a shot at success, and we got here up quick. We rolled the cube for the third time,” mentioned Anthony Joshua to the media following his fifth-round knockout loss to Daniel Dubois on Saturday evening in London.
“We’re attempting to create historical past for British boxing, and I feel we’re doing that. You’re in all probability asking if I wish to proceed combating. In fact, I wish to proceed combating. That’s why I mentioned, “We took an opportunity at success, and we got here up quick,”‘ mentioned Joshua.
It appears like Joshua is attempting to elucidate away his loss with out confronting the explanations for it head on. The like causes for causes for Joshua’s loss:
- Coming in too heavy: AJ seemed to be carrying round an excessive amount of muscle on his higher physique, wanting cumbersome and sluggish.
- Trainers’ failures: Davison ought to have had Joshua going after Dubois, firing energy photographs your complete combat.
- Failing to let arms go: The offensive output from Joshua was low within the first spherical, which allowed Dubois to make the most of the scenario by occurring the assault.
“What does that imply now? We’re going to run away and dwell to combat one other day. I’m a warrior. Additionally, earlier than I end. It’s a must to give credit score to my opponent, Daniel, despite the fact that once I join my opponents, I don’t like him in my head anymore.
“Now, it’s achieved. I take my hat off to him and his workforce. There have been a couple of errors in there, however that’s the secret. Tremendous margins value you on the prime stage,” mentioned Joshua.
AJ made much more than a “few errors” tonight in his loss to Dubois. He was a strolling mess within the ring, combating like he didn’t know what he was doing and failing to combat the way in which he wanted to for him to win.
Clearly, it goes again to the coach. Davison is the captain of the ship, and he needs to be the one who takes the blame for steering Joshua into the rocks.
