I don't think dubois has anything but a punchers chance. AJ comes out cautious early on and then stops him within 5. Dubois is too easy to hit and AJ hits hard. Don't think dubois has the relentless pressure you need to get to AJ
Someone asked me about the fight last night, I think they had put money on Dubois and were getting into me a bit about how hard he hits and "if he lands the right hand"
If any heavyweight, especially one the size of Daniel Dubois lands a right on someone's jaw its over so that wasn't exactly insightful and as much as I'm dubious about Joshua's credentials as a prize fighter I think he could badly hurt Dubois if he wanted to tonight.
Neither of them like being hurt, and what I mean by that is Joshua doesn't like the rough stuff up close, heads and elbows type stuff and Dubois has form for choosing, maybe sensibly, to stop a fight himself when he has been gassing or in pain.
Hopefully they meet in the centre of the ring and absolutely have at it for 3 rounds but I can't see either of them doing that.
If I was to put money on, I'd say Joshua to win by stoppage past the halfway point
Joshua never recovered from the first knock down. The knock out punch was savage. Joshua has nowhere to go from here. Surely he has to quit. He looked scared of Dubois from the moment Dubois knocked him down.
Took balls to stay in there for as long as he did. Could have easily turned it in after second knock down but slugged it out. Looked shot and past it and needs to call it a day. Great performance from Dubois.
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If any heavyweight, especially one the size of Daniel Dubois lands a right on someone's jaw its over so that wasn't exactly insightful and as much as I'm dubious about Joshua's credentials as a prize fighter I think he could badly hurt Dubois if he wanted to tonight.
Neither of them like being hurt, and what I mean by that is Joshua doesn't like the rough stuff up close, heads and elbows type stuff and Dubois has form for choosing, maybe sensibly, to stop a fight himself when he has been gassing or in pain.
Hopefully they meet in the centre of the ring and absolutely have at it for 3 rounds but I can't see either of them doing that.
If I was to put money on, I'd say Joshua to win by stoppage past the halfway point
AJ must have thought that as well because he barely looked there during his ring walk, and is being totally outclassed at the moment.