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ANTHONY JOSHUA needs a “big shakeup” because he’s gone “backwards” with the wrong team around him, claims Carl Froch.Joshua, 34, suffered a devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in five rounds in front of a British-record 98,000 fans last week at Wembley.Anthony Joshua needs to change his team after ‘very strange’ advice from trainer Ben DavidsonCredit: GettyFroch claims Joshua has gone ‘backwards’ since leaving former trainer Rob McCrackenJoshua suffered a devastating knockout defeat against Daniel DuboisCredit: GettyAnd boxing legend Froch insists big changes are in order if AJ wants a rematch with Dubois as he hasn’t evolved since leaving former trainer Rob McCracken.The Brit star, though, is not ruling out a major comeback and a third world heavyweight championship for Joshua.Froch said on his YouTube channel Froch on Fighting: “My point is, he’s gone backwards since leaving Rob McCracken.”And if he’s gonna move forward and come back and have a rematch with Daniel Dubois then I don’t think he’s got the right team around him.Read More on Boxing”He needs a big shakeup in the team, he needs to make changes and – before that – get his head right and then go for it because he’s in the twilight of his career now”I’m not saying he can’t come back and he can’t go on to become a three-time world champion but it’s gonna be a tough mountain to climb.”Froch also criticised Joshua’s trainer Ben Davidson’s “very strange” advice after the fourth round.Davidson told Joshua: “He’s rush stepping in with the jab almost every time unless you’re galloping around.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”Slip or bring it up. In behind that double jab, bring it up, roll the dice. Roll the dice!”Froch is adamant that was the wrong advice as it put Joshua in a very dangerous position.Anthony Joshua warned not to repeat tactic that ‘didn’t do s*** for him’ as he’s told to rematch Dubois straight awayThe former world champion added: “At the end of round four, he sat down in his corner and the advice from Ben Davidson was very strange.”Ben Davidson told him to roll the dice, told him to go for it, he wanted AJ to look for the uppercut on his front foot, which is a dangerous punch.”Because when you throw the uppercut at range you leave your chin exposed.”Froch doubled down on his criticism of Davidson insisting his idea to “roll the dice” was “stupid”.The Nottingham bruiser is adamant you can’t follow that tactic against a “big puncher” like Dubois.Froch added: “That’s why the ‘roll the dice’ in round five was a stupid idea, because you’re not going to roll the dice against someone who is a big puncher. READ MORE SUN STORIES”All the heavyweights bang, but Daniel Dubois is known for being an absolute tank with that right hand, if he hits them you see the effect. Anthony Joshua looked like he had been tasered.”Joshua is heading for a rematch with Dubois, who also appears keen, and the fight could take place in Saudi Arabia. More

AN immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois would mark the end of Anthony Joshua’s career, claims Carl Froch.The former super-middleweight champion, 47, watched as Joshua was beaten by Dubois via a brutal fifth-round knockout at Wembley Stadium last Saturday.Anthony Joshua was brutally beaten by Daniel DuboisCredit: ReutersCarl Froch has had his say on Joshua’s futureCredit: YOUTUBE / FROCH ON FIGHTINGSince his defeat, defiant AJ has revealed that he will not retire.He then met with promoter Eddie Hearn and Saudi Arabia boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh to discuss his future.Hearn, 45, went on to reveal that Joshua is set to rematch Dubois, with Alalshikh keen for the fight to happen.Froch, however, believes that this would be a bad move for Joshua’s future prospects.READ MORE IN BOXINGSpeaking on his Froch on Fighting YouTube channel, he said: “There’s talks now of an immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois. “I think Eddie Hearn’s keen to chuck him straight back in there, because obviously Anthony Joshua is Eddie’s big cash cow, let’s be honest.”He’s back in the driving seat if AJ can rectify that run. But for me, I think that’s a bad fight.”An immediate rematch, Daniel Dubois is licking his lips, saying ‘I wasn’t happy with my performance, I think I can finish Anthony Joshua even earlier’.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS”And he will come confident. First fight he went in he wasn’t sure if he belonged there. “He’d been elevated to IBF champion after beating (Filip) Hrgovic, so does he belong at world level? “Now he knows he belongs at world level, he knows what he can do to Anthony Joshua when he clips him on the chin.”An immediate rematch, for me, is the end of Anthony Joshua’s career, and I don’t think that should be happening.”On what he would advise Joshua to do, Froch added: “Then you’ve got to look down the ladder and see who’s next.Anthony Joshua warned not to repeat tactic that ‘didn’t do s*** for him’ as he’s told to rematch Dubois straight away”You’ve got (Martin) Bakole, you’ve got Zhilei Zhang, big puncher – you’ve got Joseph Parker who’s on a bit of a crest of a wave after his Deontay Wilder win.”They’re three fights there, those opponents would be going against Anthony Joshua really sticking it on him – and if he loses to one of them that’s definitely the end of him – even more so than if he gets flattened again by Dubois.”Froch then went on to mention Dillian Whyte as another possibility, before raising a different option altogether.”Maybe the smart move is to sit back and wait, and not fight, see how the landscape changes, see what happens with Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.”READ MORE SUN STORIESFroch claimed that if the Gypsy King were to lose to Usyk again when they rematch on December 21, that he could be the opponent for Joshua.He added that the bout would surely provide another big Wembley pay day, before AJ could “sail off into the sunset”.Round by round: How Dubois demolished JoshuaANTHONY 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 1Dubois 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 2Joshua – 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 3AJ 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 4Disaster 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 5Joshua 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. More

ANTHONY JOSHUA has plummeted down the WBO world rankings after his defeat to Daniel Dubois last weekend.AJ was knocked out in five rounds by Dubois under the Wembley arch, casting doubt over his future in boxing.Anthony Joshua has plummeted down the WBO world rankings after his defeat to Daniel DuboisCredit: GettyAJ was knocked out by Dubois in the fifth round of the Wembley boutCredit: GettyJoshua, 34, went into the fight as the world no.1 and hot favourite to beat Dubois in front of 95,000 fans.But the experienced pro was thrown around the ring, being knocked down four times in five rounds.And his defeat to Dubois has seen him drop SIX PLACES in the world rankings down to seventh place.AJ doesn’t seem deterred by his lacklustre efforts against follow Brit Dubois.READ MORE ON BOXINGInstead, the two-time world champion has insisted that he won’t be hanging up his gloves any time soon.Speaking in a video to his fans earlier this week, he said: “It’s about making the right steps forward and working hard.”Keep your seatbelts on because deep, deep, down in [my heart], I know we’ve got a lot more to bring.”British Boxing I appreciate you and let’s rise up together.”Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSThat return to the ring could well be in a bid for revenge with a rematch against Dubois looking increasingly likely.Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn hinted at a rematch with Triple D in the near future with AJ still contracted to one more fight with Saudi Arabia boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh and Riyadh Season.Anthony Joshua confirms retirement decision following shock loss to Daniel Dubois as he sends video message to fansHearn told talkSPORT: “Rematch clauses come in many different forms.”We have a fight with Riyadh Season. One of our options is to fight Daniel Dubois again, and our contract is with them.”His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh] will deal with Frank and Daniel and make that fight happen. The terms will have to be agreed with them.”We have already agreed our terms, we have the option to rematch with Dubois.”Our meetings with His Excellency, he wants the rematch. AJ will always want the rematch.”Daniel wants the rematch too it’s the biggest fight for him and they will fancy it.”Eddie Hearn has hinted at a rematch between AJ and DuboisCredit: Reuters More

ANTHONY JOSHUA has been called out to a rematch by one of his old rivals following defeat to Daniel Dubois.Dubois dropped AJ four times on the way to a stunning fifth-round knockout in front of a British-record 98,000 fans.Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua after their fightCredit: GettyAmong those in the historic crowd was Dillian Whyte, who shares a storied rivalry with Joshua.And Whyte wants to settle the British beef once and for all. He told talkSPORT: “I watched Dubois-AJ, and I think to myself, ‘I can beat these guys’.”I’m very capable of beating them. I didn’t see anything special that I was like ‘Okay the feet was great or the movement was great’.READ MORE IN BOXING”Obviously, I saw a lot of power and a lot of aggression, which they both bring to the table.”So I’m just very motivated. I can’t wait to get back and get back into the big fights, man. So November, hopefully, and then December.”Whyte, 36, beat Joshua, 34, in the amateurs but was knocked out when they rematched in 2015 as professionals. They were due to fight against in August 2023 but Whyte returned an “adverse finding” in the pre-fight drug tests. Most read in BoxingJoshua has been called out by Dillian WhyteCredit: Richard Pelham / The SunCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSWhyte was later cleared to again after a contaminated supplement was determined to have caused the finding.The heavyweight returned with victory over Christian Hammer, 36, in March and wants to fight twice more this year. AJ meanwhile has refused retirement and has already held talks with promoter Eddie Hearn and Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh. And money-man Alalshikh has given the greenlight for Joshua to rematch Dubois, 27, eyed for February. Joshua with Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh and promoter Eddie Hearn More