WBA and WBO mild middleweight gold holder, Terence Crawford has remained candid in his response to questions of whether or not Anthony Joshua could make a triumphant return to the ring off the again of his newest knockout loss in opposition to IBF gold holder, Daniel Dubois, questioning the thread on the profession tyres of the veteran.
In attendance over the course of the weekend at Wembley Stadium, unbeaten world champion, Crawford watched on from the entrance row as IBF heavyweight champion, Dubois recorded a dominant upset win over Joshua of their foremost occasion conflict within the capital, ultimately dropping the latter for good with a blistering knockout in opposition to the ropes within the fifth spherical.
Terence Crawford not sure if Anthony Joshua could make profitable return after KO defeat in opposition to Daniel Dubois
And regardless of handing over an upset victory, Dubois at all times had the potential to land a victory over the Watford puncher, in line with Crawford — who can also be hesitant to say if Joshua could make a profitable return off the again of a fourth profession blemish.
“No, under no circumstances,” Terence Crawford stated throughout a media scrum when requested if he was shocked by Daniel Dubois’ win over Anthony Joshua. “The higher man was going to win, and (Daniel) Dubois was the higher man. He capitalized on (Anthony) Joshua’s faults and gained the battle. It was an awesome battle. I feel Johsua obtained overconfident. He damage him with a shot and went for the kill, however he forgot about his protection and forgot the basics.”
“I don’t know [if Anthony Joshua can make a return],” Terence Crawford continued. “Joshua has been in a whole lot of wars. He fought a whole lot of nice fighters. I feel he can, but it surely’s going to be robust as a result of he has a whole lot of put on and tear on his physique.”
