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CARL FROCH reignited his bitter feud with Anthony Joshua after giving a damning assessment of his performance against Daniel Dubois. AJ was floored FOUR times before a brutal right hand in round five closed the show in front of a British-record 98,000 at Wembley. Carl Froch slammed Anthony Joshua after defeat to Daniel DuboisCredit: RexAJ was knocked out in round fiveCredit: GettyJoshua picked himself up from the canvas every time until he simply could no more – but still Froch was critical. He said on his YouTube channel: “Anthony Joshua got absolutely battered from pillar to post.”He walked to the ring and he looked nervous. He didn’t look confident. Daniel Dubois was smiling and enjoying himself.”From round one Joshua was getting peppered with the jab, he was on his back foot, he was bolt upright, rigid, doing everything wrong.READ MORE IN BOXING”He was being pushed around the ring and bullied, Dubois came in like a world champion.”He didn’t recover from those shots. He lacked ambition, he lacked self-belief and confidence.”His powers of recover are terrible, he looked exhausted. I question Anthony Joshua’s desire to be in that boxing ring anymore.”Everything was wrong. By round five he looked like he’d ran out of ideas, he looked like a beaten man.Most read in Boxing’Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL 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.”CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”Let’s be fair to AJ he came out in round five and had a go, almost like a last hurrah.”I don’t think AJ wants it anymore, he shouldn’t be boxing. That performance was weak.Anthony Joshua’s ironic final words before brutal Daniel Dubois KO revealed by coach Ben Davison”What next for AJ? I don’t even know. This could be see the last we see of Anthony Joshua. I just can’t see a future for Anthony Joshua.”Joshua and Froch were once friends and training partners at Team GB’s Sheffield HQ.But in retirement, Froch has become an outspoken pundit not afraid to criticise the likes of AJ and Tyson Fury.Joshua and the former super-middleweight champion exchanged angry WhatsApp messages in the build-up to the Dubois fight. Although they looked to have put their feud to bed – until Froch’s critical analysis – which fans were quick to slam. One said: “How can you question his desire he tried everything to continue.”Another added: “He tried to get up though? “The same way he kept trying to stay in the fight each time he got hit. Questioning his heart is very stupid..” Joshua, 34, has a rematch clause with Dubois, 27, and talked down retirement in the aftermath of his one-sided loss. READ MORE SUN STORIESHe said: “Of course I want to continue fighting. We took a shot and we came up short.”What are we going to do, walk away? We’re going to live another day.” More

IT was the scene of his finest hour, a packed-out Wembley Stadium.And, on Saturday night, it was the scene of what ought to be his final curtain call.Daniel Dubois brutally knocked out Anthony JoshuaCredit: GettyTyson Fury’s fight with Joshua looks to have gone up in smokeCredit: GettyWhen Anthony Joshua defeated the great Wladimir Klitschko in an epic fight back in 2017, the Watford man looked destined for all-time greatness.Yet after a ruthless demolition job from fellow Brit Daniel Dubois, Joshua is now surely finished as an elite heavyweight, having never touched the heights of genuine greatness.He has been a very good fighter, with a great business model. And he should now retire as an extremely wealthy man.Joshua normalised massive stadium fights in Britain and then, not satisfied with the riches harvested from four successive victories in front of full houses at Wembley and Cardiff, he became the first elite boxer to get into bed with the Saudis.READ MORE IN BOXINGOn Saturday night we witnessed two boxers from either side of London contesting the IBF world heavyweight title at Wembley as part of something called ‘Riyadh Season’, after the playing of the Saudi national anthem.The takeover of elite boxing by that oppressive human-rights-abusing Middle Eastern regime was complete – and it had been started by Joshua agreeing to fight Andy Ruiz Jr in Riyadh in 2019, to avenge his first professional defeat and become world champion for a second time. But ever since that thrilling victory over Klitschko – one of the Ukrainian brothers who ruled the heavyweights division for decade, but a man who had already been dethroned by Tyson Fury – we have been waiting for Joshua to fight the Gypsy King in what would have been the biggest fight in British history.Saudi wealth has bashed together the heads of promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren and would have allowed AJ-Fury to happen.Most read in Boxing’Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL 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.”CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSBut now that contest – which had been lined up for the umpteenth time for next spring – looks dead in the water.And if it does ever happen, it will be several years too late – in the manner of Floyd Mayweather’s underwhelming points victory over Manny Pacquiao when both were way past their prime.Daniel Dubois KNOCKS OUT Anthony Joshua in HUGE upset after savage onslaught in front of 96,000 stunned fans at WembleyJoshua, who turns 35 next month, was handed the beating of his life by the 27-year-old Dubois on Saturday – never recovering from the crushing over-the-top right which decked him at the end of the opening round.And even Hearn – the promoter who has masterminded Joshua’s lucrative career – was openly speculating on whether enough might be enough.Hearn said: “Our interests are to make sure he leaves this sport with a legacy, a huge amount of money but also with his health intact. “If you start getting knocked out like that, you certainly have to look at things.“You never want to carry on too long, but at the same time AJ is a heavyweight who doesn’t actually have many miles on the clock.“Fighters sometimes need saving from themselves but AJ is a smart guy.“We’ve seen the best of AJ over the last year. It’s difficult to say that, just because he got chinned tonight, that’s it.“But he’s in the closing chapters of his career, there’s no doubt about that.“Now we have another fight with Riyadh season and Turki Alalshikh and (a rematch with) Daniel Dubois is part of that plan, but so too could be Tyson Fury or another heavyweight.”Would there be any intrigue in watching Joshua fight Fury now? Fury is clearly a vastly superior all-round boxer, whether or not he wins back his own world-title belts from Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh in December.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.And likewise, is there much mileage in a rematch with Dubois when Saturday night’s bout produced such a convincing victory for the younger man?In the immediate aftermath of his fourth, and most brutal, defeat, Joshua was adamant that he wants to continue.He said: “People will ask if I still want to continue fighting. Of course I want to continue fighting.“We took a shot at success and came up short – what does that mean now? “That we will run away? Or are we going to live to fight another day? I am a warrior.”As an Olympic gold medalist, a two-time world heavyweight champion and a national treasure, who has earned almost a quarter of a billion pounds, Joshua can be proud of his career.But he now enters the dangerous territory of the ageing fighter seeking one final payday.READ MORE SUN STORIESTo watch him fight on against Dubois until the fifth round, after such a concussive early knock-down, was to witness a courage which bordered on recklessness.Now the truly courageous route for Joshua would be to leave his lethal trade while there is still money to be earned – so that he is still healthy enough to enjoy his immense wealth. More

DANIEL DUBOIS’ former trainer expertly predicted the exact moment he would beat Anthony Joshua just seconds before the decisive punch was thrown.Dynamite Dan defeated Joshua with a knockout punch in the fifth round of their Wembley showdown, having already downed his rival three times in the opening four rounds.Anthony Joshua’s camp gave him ‘dangerous advice’ before the fifth round against Daniel DuboisCredit: GettyDubois’ former trainer Shane McGuigan predicted the outcome moments before the KOCredit: GettyHowever, one key piece of advice that trainer Ben Davison gave to AJ may have been the final nail in the coffin.Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Shane McGuigan was listening into the corner advice as a pundit.Davison could be heard advising AJ before the fifth round by saying: “We’ve got to be smart.”He’s stepping in with the jab everytime unless you’re galloping around.READ MORE IN BOXING”Bring it up… roll the dice. Double in his eyes, bring it up.”McGuigan, who trained Dubois from 2021 to 2023, said: “I think that’s dangerous advice there to be honest.”Getting him to bring him up off the double jab, Daniel throws that right hand straight off that double jab.”And by bringing it up he means an uppercut, he’s going to walk himself straight onto his short right hand.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS”If you ask me I would say keep your hands up tight and get through these next two rounds and then use your athleticism late down the stretch.”And just seconds into the fifth round, Mcguigan’s analysis turned out to be spot on.’That’s cost me £150m, silly c–t’, rants Tyson Fury in immediate aftermath to Anthony Joshua’s KO vs Daniel DuboisAJ attempted to close up and pressure Dubois with by countering his jab with an upper cut.But he was then caught out without his guard up as Dubois landed a vicious jab before Joshua could swing his uppercut.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.Following the fight, Davison said: “I was asking for something from him.”And he let me know he was okay and was actually talking in there.”And then he came back before the last round and said ‘this is the moments we live for’.”He also spoke about ‘rolling the dice’ and that is exactly what he did in that round.READ MORE SUN STORIES”People talk about when they are having an off night and it was an off night for AJ.”But I’d like to say, me and my team have received a hell of lot of credit for good performances he’s had, so it’s important we take responsibility for the bad performance as well.”‘Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL 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.” More

TYSON FURY is already turning his back on a fight with Anthony Joshua following defeat to Daniel Dubois. Fury was part of the British-record 98,000 at Wembley who watched Dubois knock AJ out in five rounds. Tyson Fury watched as Daniel Dubois knocked Anhony Joshua outCredit: PADubois celebrates his victoryCredit: ReutersOleksandr Usyk was also at Wembley StadiumCredit: GettyThe Gypsy King saw his touted blockbuster with Joshua go up in smoke alongside his next opponent Oleksandr Usyk. So now Fury will look to avenge his loss to Usyk before challenging Dubois. He said: “I’ve got to fight my man haven’t I? The f***ing rabbit. “And I’m gonna take all my belts back once again. Guarantee you. I’ll get that back as well. READ MORE IN BOXING”When I fight Usyk in December and beat him, I’ll bring all the belts that I should never have lost and then then I’ll fight Dubois and take that off him as well. That’s my plan.”Fury, 36, lost the WBC belt and his undefeated record in May after defeat to Usyk, 37, with the pair set to rematch on December 21. But Usyk was forced to vacate the IBF title to proceed with the sequel as Dubois, 27, got elevated from interim champion. And in his first defence, he dropped Joshua, 34, FOUR times before a brutal round five right hand closed the show. Most read in BoxingRound 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.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSAs revealed by SunSport, AJ and Fury were being lined up for a stunning two-fight deal. But after the shock loss, Fury reacted from ringside: “That’s cost me £150 million, the silly c***.” Anthony Joshua’s ironic final words before brutal Daniel Dubois KO revealed by coach Ben DavisonJoshua now has the chance to exercise an immediate rematch clause after confirming he will not retire. He is still contracted to one more bout with Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season – and it could still be against Fury. Promoter Eddie Hearn said: “We have another fight with Riyadh Season and His Excellency Turki Alalshikh.”Dubois is part of that plan, but so could be Fury or another heavyweight. “We fancied winning tonight and facing the winner of Usyk vs Fury, now we may end up fighting the loser of that fight if it’s Fury.”Joshua with promoter Eddie HearnCredit: Reuters More

ANTHONY JOSHUA appeared to taunt a fan just moments before he was brutally knocked out by Daniel Dubois.The former world champion was second best throughout the contest and Dubois proved a worthy winner after landing a shot AJ could not recover from in the fifth round.Anthony Joshua stuck out his tongue at a fanCredit: X formerly Twitter / @boxingontntHe also pursed his lips moments before he was KO’dCredit: X formerly Twitter / @boxingontntDubois floored the former world champion in devastating fashionCredit: GettyJust seconds before, Joshua was spotted taunting the crowd in a video filmed by a fan ringside.In the clip Joshua sticks out his tongue, seemingly towards another fan in the front rows, as the referee split him up from Dubois.He then pursed his lips towards the audience while nodding his head, blissfully unaware of what was about to happen next.Joshua traded blows with Dubois and confessed afterwards that he was trying to land a punch that would end the contest – but his opponent beat him to it.READ MORE IN BOXINGAJ was floored with a brutal right hook, leading his team to throw in the towel.Joshua tried to pull himself back to his feet but his legs wouldn’t support his weight, leaving the Watford-born ace with his head pushed into the floor.After the clash he explained that a big reason behind his defeat was his failure to set up his punches.He said: “I caught him with a good shot I think and then I tried to go for it and then I got caught with an overhand right when I was throwing the upper cut.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS’Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL 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.””Thing is, I wasn’t setting shots up. In a shoot-out like that you’ve really got to be a bit more sniper-esque.”But when you’ve been hit a few times you’re in survival mode, I just want to get him out of there.’That’s cost me £150m, silly c–t’, rants Tyson Fury in immediate aftermath to Anthony Joshua’s KO vs Daniel Dubois”We had a shoot-out and he hit me.”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 explained where it all went wrong after he was KO’d by Daniel Dubois.The former world champion believes the brawl descended into a shoot-out and it was his opponent who landed the killer shot.Anthony Joshua has explained why he lost to Daniel DuboisThe fighter was rocked with a huge overhand right in the opening roundCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom BoxingAJ was knocked down four times and Dubois finished him off in the fifth roundCredit: PAJoshua, 34, was rocked badly in the opening round by an overhand right from Dubois, and it took him several rounds to recover.His game plan went out of the window and although he recovered to wobble Dubois in the fifth, he ultimately paid the penalty for his full frontal approach.Explaining why his lost, Joshua told BBC 5 Live: “I caught him with a good shot I think and then I tried to go for it and then I got caught with an overhand right when I was throwing the upper cut.”Thing is, I wasn’t setting shots up. In a shoot-out like that you’ve really got to be a bit more sniper-esque.READ MORE IN BOXING”But when you’ve been hit a few times you’re in survival mode, I just want to get him out of there.”We had a shoot-out and he hit me.”A fourth defeat for Joshua has led some to question whether he should continue, but he has remained defiant and insisted he will return as long as there is an appetite for it.Many fans believe his chance to fight Tyson Fury has gone but AJ insists he merely had a bad night.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSAsked if he will retire, Joshua responded: “Nah. We’re gladiators. We had a bad night at the office. “Listen if people want to see me fight, I’ll fight. I’ll fight that’s it.”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.’That’s cost me £150m, silly c–t’, rants Tyson Fury in immediate aftermath to Anthony Joshua’s KO vs Daniel Dubois’Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL 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.” More