Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, predicts Daniel Dubois will freeze instantly underneath the strain and get knocked out inside three rounds by AJ on Saturday night time.
Hearn wants the 34-year-old Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) to win this struggle as a result of there’s some huge cash at stake for an AJ vs. Tyson Fury struggle within the first quarter of 2025.
If Joshua’s ship will get scuttled by Dubois in a brutal knockout in entrance of 96,000 at Wembley Stadium in London, the potential struggle with Fury may disappear. Hearn sounds nearly determined for Joshua to defeat IBF heavyweight champion Dubois.
The Joshua-Fury struggle may nonetheless occur, however PPV gross sales could be diminished as a result of it will be seen as only a match between two ageing Brits, particularly if Oleksandr Usyk beats Fury of their rematch on December twenty first.
Followers would count on Joshua to rematch Dubois instantly if he loses, identical to he did in 2019 when Andy Ruiz Jr. knocked him out. Joshua and Hearn had no issues forcing a right away rematch with Ruiz, however that was towards a distinct kind of fighter, a youthful model of AJ.
Joshua is now about to show 35, and he received’t be preventing an overweight 283-lb Ruiz in a rematch towards Dubois. If he loses to Dubois, there’s no probability that Daniel will eat himself to a state of poor well being like Andy Ruiz Jr. did when Joshua fought him in a rematch in December 2019.
“Daniel Dubois goes to fully freeze within the circumstances,” stated Eddie Hearn to Charlie Parson’s YouTube channel, predicting that Daniel Dubois might be unnerved by his second within the highlight towards Anthony Joshua on Saturday night time.
It nearly feels like Hearn is projecting what many consider will occur to Joshua with him freezing underneath the strain and mentally crumbling from the withering assault by IBF heavyweight champion Dubois.
“When Daniel Dubois freezes, he doesn’t simply stand there and let AJ hit him. He’ll have a proper swing up, and he’s going to be very harmful. It might be a three-round shootout. It’s going to be thrilling,” stated Hearn.
Joshua will doubtless freeze up like a automotive that has blown a piston and is caught on the aspect of the street, needing to be hauled away by a tow truck. His traditionally poor cardio is worsened when he faces opposition that hits him again. He stresses out, inflicting him to expend vitality and tire quickly.
“I consider a cool, calm, calculated with a sniper-like model towards Daniel Dubois, and takes him out inside three rounds. Everyone is nervous and excited in regards to the probability for AJ to make historical past,” stated Hearn.
Joshua hasn’t proven himself to be “cool” or “calm” in his fights towards world-class fighters previously. He’s at all times been nervous and panicky when dealing with high quality opposition that’s punching again at him.
You’ll be able to’t count on Joshua to be something apart from what he’s proven previously as a result of he’s already set in his methods. He received’t change, and it doesn’t matter that he’s acquired Ben Davison as his coach. It’s the identical Joshua as earlier than.
