Carl Froch has resumed his bitter feud with Anthony Joshua after negatively assessing his performance against Daniel Dubois.
A.J. stunned Four A brutal right hand in the fifth round closed the show in front of a British record 98,000 at Wembley.
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Joshua picked himself off the canvas each time until he couldn’t move any more – but Froch was still the key.
They said that Youtube channel“Anthony Joshua was badly beaten.
“He went into the ring and he looked nervous. He didn’t look confident. Daniel Dubois was smiling and enjoying himself.
“From the first round Joshua was getting hit with jabs, he was on his back foot, he was standing upright, stiff, doing everything wrong.
“He was being pushed around in the ring and intimidated, Dubois came in like a world champion.
“He couldn’t recover from those shots. He lacked ambition, he lacked self-belief and confidence.
“His recovery ability is very poor, he looked tired. I doubt Anthony Joshua’s desire to get in that boxing ring now.
“Everything was wrong. By the fifth round he looked like he had no ideas left, he looked like a loser.
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Daniel Dubois has shattered Anthony Joshua’s dreams of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.
Joshua was stunned Four Dubois retained his IBF belt by scoring a stunning fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers.
AJ, 34, never recovered after falling in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain after a huge right hand from Dubois struck him on the chin.
Here is what he said after the fight:
Daniel DuBois
“Are you not entertained? I am a gladiator, a warrior who fights to the end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this sport.
“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and it’s my time. I’m not stopping until I reach my full potential.”
Anthony Joshua
“No matter how angry I get, it is the way it is.
Daniel Dubois defeats Anthony Joshua and becomes world heavyweight boxing champion“I had a fast and quick opponent and I made a lot of mistakes. Credit goes to my opponent and his team.
“We rolled the dice and lost. You know I’m angry, but I’ll stay calm and respect my opponent.”
Frank Warren (DuBois’ promoter)
“It was a phenomenal fight, like Hagler vs. Hearns.
“It was a fantastic fight and everyone saw the performance of a champion tonight.
“Daniel has shown his courage, his skill.
“AJ caught him with a shot at the end and I was worried, but it was a great, amazing fight.”
Eddie Hearn (AJ’s promoter)
“AJ landed a big right hand in the first round and was fighting from the heart.
“He hurt Daniel at the end of the fourth and then again in the fifth but got greedy and went for the right hand and that was all he wrote.
“I’m sure Anthony will exercise the rematch clause.”
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“Let’s be fair to AJ, he came out in the fifth round and went for it almost like a last ditch effort.
“I don’t think AJ wants it anymore, he shouldn’t be boxing. That performance was weak.
“What’s next for A.J.? I don’t know either. This could be the last time I see Anthony Joshua. I don’t see any future for Anthony Joshua.”
Joshua and Froch were once friends and training partners at Team GB’s Sheffield headquarters.
But post-retirement, Froch has become an outspoken pundit who isn’t afraid to criticise the likes of AJ and Tyson Fury.
Angry WhatsApp messages were exchanged between Joshua and the former super-middleweight champion ahead of the Dubois bout.
However, it seemed like they had called it quits on their feud – until Froch heavily criticized it with his own critical analysis – which was immediately criticized by fans.
One said: “How can you question his will, he did everything he could to keep it going.”
Another said: “Did he try to get up?
“The same way he tried to stay in the fight every time he got hurt. Questioning his heart is stupid.”
Joshua, 34, has a rematch clause with the 27-year-old Dubois, and has spoken about retiring after the one-sided defeat.
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He added: “Of course I want to keep fighting. We tried, but we fell behind.”
“What are we going to do, leave? We’re going to live another day.”
