Anthony Joshua is at a crossroads in his career following his loss to Daniel Dubois.
The former two-time unified heavyweight suffered a Wembley beating from his former teammate last Saturday.
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AJ gets a shocking shock four times He suffered a shocking fifth-round knockout defeat to the IBF King, who had put on a career-best performance to impress the world.
The devastating loss has left AJ’s long-awaited fight with British rival Tyson Fury on the brink of being permanently scrapped.
And it has sparked a maddening chorus of calls for the London 2012 gold medallist to retire.
However, AJ has categorically rejected calls to bring down the curtains on his illustrious career.
“Before coming here, I always told myself, ‘I’m a guy who fights for life,'” a disappointed AJ said in a post-fight interview.
“We rolled the dice to succeed, and we failed, and we rolled the dice again.
“We keep rolling the dice.”
So, with this challenging statement in mind, SunSport thought it would be worth considering three potential rivals for British football’s poster boy. Boxing Shouldn’t he rematch Dubois immediately?
And there are still some household names that A.J. can compete with.
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‘Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fight
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.
“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.”
Deontay Wilder
Long before the entire combat sports world wanted to see AJ fight Fury, fight fans were eager to see the Watford warrior take on the former long-reigning WBC heavyweight champion.
The pair, 34 and 37 respectively, were on their way to trading heavy leather in 2018 when they had all the heavyweight marbles.
But it was only three years ago that Wilder admitted he made a move that could have proved historic. plain and obvious Showdown.
Wilder has had a tough time recently, losing four of his last five fights – including a defeat to Joseph Parker last December, as well as having a two-fight Saudi series with Joshua cancelled.
But the Bronze Bomber is still a big name in the division and his History Being with AJ makes him a more viable opponent if he chooses not to fight Dubois next,
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AJ has already signed a deal to face the outspoken New Yorker, with whom he was scheduled to fight in June 2019.
However, repeated failed drug tests for Miller caused their clash at Madison Square Garden to fall through and paved the way for Andy Ruiz Jr to pull off one of the biggest upsets in recent boxing history.
They had a bad relationship before he was evicted from Bigg Boss Apple The confrontation between the two is still continuing, and there was even a clash between them during a press conference last November.
The spiteful rivalry between the pair is still incredibly sell-worthy.
But more importantly for AJ and promoter Eddie Hearn, this is a winnable fight.
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Despite the consensus that the greatest fight in British boxing history is now a thing of the past, there is still a world where a Fury vs Joshua bout could make sense.
And that doesn’t depend on the outcome of Fury’s rematch with former undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk in December.
If the Gypsy King loses again against the undefeated Ukrainian, his clash with AJ will be the debate-ending fight at home.
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And if he gets his revenge on the wily southpaw, he could opt to make a voluntary defence of one of the unified titles against his longtime rival next year.
And despite what keyboard critics may say, they will all be excited to finally see the pair square off in a showdown that will generate massive interest on a global scale.
