TYSON FURY’S reaction to Anthony Joshua’s knock-out told fans everything they needed to know about how he felt.
AJ was sensationally KO’d by Daniel Dubois in the fifth round after being dominated throughout the Wembley contest.
Dubois retained his IBF heavyweight world title in dramatic fashion after flooring Joshua four times.
Joshua remained defiant after his defeat by playing down talk of retirement, but his blockbuster fights could be a thing of the past.
Fans certainly seem to believe his chances of facing Fury in the ring have gone up in smoke, which is why The Gypsy King did not look so happy ringside.
The British pair have been tipped to clash for years in what would have been a big payday for both, but if Joshua does fight again he will likely face Dubois again as there is a rematch clause.
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Fury too had a defeated look on his face after Joshua’s loss – which many fans think is because he knows he will miss out on a big fight.
One fan said: “Tyson’s fury face says it all. Daniel Dubois with the upset of all upsets. AJ is washed.”
Another added: “That’s a face of man who’s just watched an easy big money fight go down the drain.”
A third wrote: “We’re never getting Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury 😭”
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Round by round: How Dubois demolished Joshua
ANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the floor against Daniel Dubois – until he could no more.
AJ was floored four times in five rounds by Dubois before a thudding counter right closed the show in dramatic fashion.
Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.
ROUND 1
Dubois comes out sharp with the jab as Joshua bounces around struggling to deal with the piston-like left.
Huge right hand from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands far too low from the opening bell.
Joshua made to pay for the mistake as he circles out with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.
ROUND 2
Joshua – saved only by the bell after being floored – struggles to get going as he takes shots to the face.
AJ is tottering and teetering around the ring with his guard again dangerously low and inviting pressure on.
Joshua is attempting to get back into the bout but his jab looks far too lazy – he doesn’t look to have recovered from the knockdown.
ROUND 3
AJ comes out with more intent but swings wildly with a right and connects with only thin air.
Dubois pours on the pressure and hammers Joshua into the corner scoring another knockdown.
The bell sounds but Dubois lands one or two afterwards – again AJ is saved by the clock as the writing looks on the wall.
ROUND 4
Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored once more – losing his balance as he touches the canvas.
The referee gives AJ another fighting chance and Dubois lands a low blow – giving the challenger some valuable respite.
Dubois slows down as four rounds come to a close with Joshua showing sensational resilience to hang in there.
ROUND 5
Joshua lands a huge right hand and Dubois legs buckle – an astonishing turnaround looks to be on the cards.
AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts one of his signature uppercuts but the countering right hand gets there first.
Joshua is caught flush on the chin, dropped once more and this time out for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.
Another commented: “Tyson Fury is not happy that Anthony Joshua lost.”
While one observed: “Tyson Fury arguably the biggest loser of the night. A huge payday and the fight of our generation gone up in smoke just like that.”
It was understood a win for AJ could have set up a £500million two-fight deal with Fury.
Conor McGregor also caught the eye with his reaction ringside as he jumped in delight in response to Joshua being floored.
Earlier in the night, McGregor’s fight night wardrobe choice had turned heads at the arena.
He wore a light grey suit, pairing it with a colourful green and yellow shirt.
‘Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fight
DANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.
Joshua was floored FOUR times as Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.
AJ, 34, never recovered after being downed in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain showdown as a huge Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush on the chin.
Here’s what they said after the fight:
DANIEL DUBOIS
“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this game.
“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and this is my time. I’m not gonna stop until I reach my full potential.”
ANTHONY JOSHUA
“As p***ed off as I am, it is what it is.
“I had a sharp, fast opponent and there were a lot of mistakes from me. Credit to my opponent and his team.
“We rolled the dice and came up short. You know I’m p***ed but I’m going to keep cool and give respect to my opponent.”
FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS’ PROMOTER)
“It was a phenomenal fight, like Hagler v Hearns.
“A brilliant fight and everybody has seen a champion’s performance tonight.
“Daniel has shown his courage, his skills.
“AJ caught him with a shot towards the end and I was worried, but what a fabulous, fantastic fight.”
EDDIE HEARN (AJ’S PROMOTER)
“AJ shipped a huge right hand in the first round and was fighting on heart.
“He hurt Daniel at the end of the fourth and then again in the fifth, but got greedy and walked on to a right hand and that’s all she wrote.
“I’m sure Anthony will exercise the rematch clause.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
