Anthony Joshua has dropped down the Ring magazine heavyweight rankings after his loss to Daniel Dubois.
AJ was knocked out by a brutal right hand in the fifth round in front of a British-record 98,000 fans at Wembley.
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This leaves Joshua’s career in limbo, meanwhile Dubois has never looked better – his ring ranking is a reflection of that.
AJ is shot seventh While Dubois is ranked second behind No. 1 challenger Tyson Fury and champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua, 34, has dismissed talk of retirement after his defeat and is already preparing for a rematch against 27-year-old Dubois.
Meanwhile, 37-year-old Usyk will face 36-year-old Fury for the second time on December 21, following his undisputed title win in May.
But he was forced to vacate the IBF belt in order to proceed with the Riyadh rematch, which Dubois inherited after being promoted from interim champion.
Responding to the updated list, Fury posted: “Returning to number 1 on December 21st, 22 years and counting.”
Joseph Parker is third in the Ring rankings after five wins, including a win against Deontay Wilder.
In his last fight, the New Zealander defeated Zilei Zhang, who is down one place to fourth.
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Agit Kabayel moved into the top five after a good win with his last win being against Frank Sanchez in May.
Martin Bakole moves up one place to Joshua after victory over American prospect Jared Anderson.
Below AJ is Filip Hrgovic who was defeated by Dubois in an IBF title fight.
Efe Ajagba came in ninth place while Justice Huuni moved into the top ten after going 9-0.
‘are you not entertained? ‘I’m a gladiator’ – what Dubois and Joshua said after the brutal fight
Daniel Dubois destroyed Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downs Jr.
Joshua got angry Four Dubois scored a surprise fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.
AJ, 34, never recovered from his defeat in the first round of the Battle of Britain last night as he was struck on the chin by a heavy mower right hand from Dubois.
Here’s what he said after the fight:
Daniel Dubois
“Aren’t you amused? I am a gladiator, a fighter till the end. This is the biggest victory of my career.’ I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to move to the top level of this sport.
“I have been on a roller coaster ride and this is my time. “I’m not going to stop until I reach my full potential.”
anthony joshua
“I am the way I am.
“I had a fast, sharp opponent and I made a lot of mistakes. Credit to my opponent and his team.
“We rolled the dice and failed. You know I am drunk but I will remain sober and respect my opponent.
Frank Warren (promoter of Dubois)
“It was a phenomenal fight like Hagler vs. Hearns.
“A great fight and everyone saw a performance from a champion tonight.
“Daniel has shown his courage, his skill.
“AJ caught him with a shot at the end and I was worried, but what a great, great fight.”
Eddie Hearn (AJ’s promoter)
“AJ landed a huge right hand in the first round and was fighting with his heart.
“He hurt Daniel at the end of the fourth and then again in the fifth, but he got greedy and went to the right hand and that’s all he wrote.
“I’m sure Anthony will invoke the rematch clause.”
