What will Joshua do following his humiliating loss to Dubois?

 

Anthony Joshua, the two-time heavyweight champion of the world, faces a difficult decision following his humiliating loss to fellow Brit Daniel Dubois on Saturday at Wembley.

The man who was seven years younger than the 34-year-old destroyed the man in a stunning show.

After losing to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022 and to the underdog Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019, this was Joshua's fourth career loss.

Thus, with the much anticipated domestic blockbuster matchup between him and Tyson Fury appearing increasingly unlikely, what now becomes of one of Britain's finest heavyweight boxers ever?

Joshua has won four straight fights coming into Wembley, most notably a thrilling knockout victory over Francis Ngannou in March.

IBF heavyweight champion Dubois, who has only lost two of his twenty-four fights, however, dominated him.

Joshua was knocked down multiple times, including twice in the third round, before the fight finished in the fifth. Joshua was knocked down in the opening round.

Former world champion Barry Jones stated on the 5 Live Boxing podcast, "He wasn't just knocked out - he was outboxed, outthought, and outfought and, ultimately, bullied by the stronger, younger, fitter guy."

"After the first knockdown, he didn't get back up. Although he was on borrowed time, he did well to stand up."

Former featherweight Jones stated that the fight was a "demolition job" and that no one would be "shocked" if Dubois prevailed.

He said, "Joshua looked so tentative." "He made novice mistakes."

Joshua described it as a "bad night at the office" on the show.

"It was simply not my night," he remarked. "I wasn't trying to set up shots. Such a gunfight requires sniper-like skills. However, after a few hits, you go into survival mode."

Lennox Lewis, a former heavyweight world champion, stated: "One guy showed up, one guy didn't." Let down.