In what some see as an indication of Anthony Joshua’s try to carry onto his youth, AJ has undergone scorching cupping remedy forward of his rumored combat in opposition to the younger lion, Daniel Dubois, on September twenty first at Wembley Stadium.
Can Cupping Remedy Restore AJ’s Youth?
Joshua will quickly blow out 35 candles on his birthday cake, and this cupping remedy by the previous two-time heavyweight champion may very well be seen as a determined try and reverse the years.
It’s not unusual for growing older fighters to make use of weird strategies to stay younger, however man, this takes the cake. Joshua’s resorting to scorching cupping alerts his concern about this upcoming combat in opposition to the large puncher Dubois.
It could be a harmful combat for Joshua even when he had been in his mid-20s, nevertheless it’s a possible nightmare for him now. Dubois destroyed 2016 Olympian Filip Hrgovic, sporting down the unbeaten fighter to attain an eighth-round knockout.
If Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) goes to tackle Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) on September twenty first, he’s going to wish to make use of each trick within the e-book to reverse the growing older and convey again the younger kitten that started his profession 11 years in the past in 2013.
It could be fascinating to know if Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, advisable the recent cupping for AJ to make use of as a result of he’s just a little anxious about his golden goose forward of the September combat date. A number of money will evaporate if Joshua is obliterated by the younger phenom Dubois.
Whether or not Joshua fights Dubois or the fearsome puncher Zhilei Zhang, Hearn might see his #1 cash fighter despatched into retirement with a knockout loss.
Is It Time to Retire?
The growing older ex-champion Joshua’s weird cupping remedy could not repay for him in opposition to the younger gun, Dubois, and he’ll need to face actuality: It’s time to hold up the gloves.
If Joshua chooses to proceed his profession, he can nonetheless earn money in a combat in opposition to Tyson Fury in what may very well be considered as a very good domestic-level scrap. Even when Usyk beats Fury of their rematch, which is probably going, a match between him and Joshua will nonetheless usher in tons of money in early 2025.
Hearn has achieved his a part of attempting to rebuild Joshua by matching him in opposition to 4 consecutive cupcakes since his back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk. That wasn’t a repair. It was only a camouflage to cowl the age.
Anthony Joshua has undergone cupping remedy as we speak to assist along with his boxing profession. pic.twitter.com/4kUHY2dpFs
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