Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua vs. Daniel Raphael Dubois & Anthony Cacace vs. Josh Warrington RBR.

I would watch it.

 

Could be poor or an exciting musical chairs division between vulnerable champions if no clear cash cow emerges and no ducking is occuring(a lot to ask for I know but possible in a chaotic environment)

 

Luckily he was also able to crack him in rounds 2, 3 and 4 as well.

Something tells me those sparring stories wheren't all fluff.

 

Dubois's still very young ( career-wise) for a heavyweight. But in his last 3 fights, which includes tonight, he's starting to shine now. And not all men ( not just fighters) gain their full confidence and self ability belief early on in life. I think Daniel comes into that category.

There's something of an air of innocent naivety with Daniel that's starting to clear now, i think.

Time will tell.

 

Be a spectacle two fighters who are shot to bits who carnt fight of the back foot and suffer PTSD from previous beat downs swapping bombs in the centre of the ring count me in.

 

Needs to be made. AJ vs. Fury too. Let's have as few Bowe-Lewis fights as possible for this generation, even if they come way too late. Better than wondering what could have been!

 

Quite possible with the landscape at the moment.

 

Dubois wasn't lucky.

 

Yeah, I actually tend to love fights between equally shot old fighters who still have a big punch but no chin.

 

BTW big shout-out to the Riyadh Season folks for booking Oasis. "Supersonic" in front of 96,000 at Wembley. This New Yorker wishes he coulda been there....

 

Blame Davison as well he was on the apron with the towel a couple rounds before the fight was stopped ready to throw it in and didn't.

 

Against a shot to bits mentally fragile ageing fighter it was always going to happen.
AJ was terrified of DDD before the bell even rang, the sparring was already on his mind and he knew what was coming.
He had no answer to a young Hungary fighter coming out and sticking it straight on him.
He is probably more mentally shot than physically but since Ruiz 1 5 years ago he has had zero heart.
his physical attributes have got him through against 40+ year olds former sparring partners that he has KO'd in sparring and MMA guys with hardly any experience at all but against someone that wanted to hit him and KO him he always caves in....... Usyk schooled him twice and DDD iced him when in the fire he just carn't put it out.

 

That's coming across a bit as sour grapes, Perkin.

C'mon, mate. Keep it decent.

AJ lost fair and square tonight.

 

Dubois labeled as the quitter is winning second fight in a row by having that dog in him. (against unmotivated Hrgovic who looked like he was sleeping under the bridge and rummaging through trash bins in preparation for the fight, and Joshua who managed to in my opinion freeze and lose based on character and will here.)

Apologies for quoting the Bible in context of combat sport, but there is a passage that I like to read whenever I feel whiny, or entitled, or begrudged.

'Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.'

As I like to read it: there are rules in this world, fool. That is not to say one-punch stoppages do not happen in the heavyweight division, or that Dubois wasn't able to secure victory based on attributes other than character and determination, but I really feel like Joshua had the tools, but did not have the composure and professionalism to use them, and after a lifetime of boxing it's an unforgivable sin.