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ANTHONY JOSHUA has appeared to criticise his OWN TEAM after revealing “mistakes” during his training camp.The British boxer was defeated by Daniel Dubois in the IBF World heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.Daniel Dubois knocked out Anthony Joshua in the fifth roundCredit: GettyJoshua has admitted ‘mistakes’ were made in his training campCredit: GettyJoshua, 34, was knocked out in the fifth round and was outclassed throughout the fight by the IBF heavyweight champion.He has now suggested that part of the reason behind the defeat could be traced back to his training camp.AJ admitted that the “fine margins” can be costly in the boxing world.He said: “We took a shot at success, and we came up short, unfortunately.READ MORE ON BOXING”We rolled the dice for the third time. That is 13 world title fights not every one has been successful, but everyone has been fun and entertaining.”We tried to create history in British boxing, I am a warrior.”We have to give credit to our opponent.”Even though when I sign up to fight opponents I don’t really like them anymore.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”But now it is done I take my hat off and say well done to him.”Also thank you to my team for the way they prepared me.Daniel Dubois KNOCKS OUT Anthony Joshua in HUGE upset after savage onslaught in front of 96,000 stunned fans at WembleyRound 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.”There were a few mistakes in there, but that is the name of the game.”Fine margins can cost you at the top of the game.”Despite the defeat to Dubois, Tyson Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, hasn’t ruled out the possibility of the two finally meeting in the ring.Asked about AJ vs Fury on talkSPORT, Warren admitted: “I don’t know.”If he comes back and has a win. Who knows?”‘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

MIKE TYSON has made an emotional admission ahead of his fight with Jake Paul.Iron Mike, 58, is set to take on the Problem Child, 27, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in front of an expected crowd of more than 100,000.Mike Tyson is set to take on Jake Paul in NovemberCredit: GettyThe inter-generational bout is set to be broadcast on NetflixCredit: EPAWith Paul being 31 years Tyson’s junior, many have written off the former heavyweight champion’s chances.But he is determined to show that “age is just a number” when he steps into the ring on November 15.In a clip posted to his Instagram account, Tyson said: “I want to change biology, I want to change the way people think about age.”He then added: “People think that as you get older you become weaker, you become less physically active at a high level.READ MORE IN BOXING”It’s all psychological. If you believe you feel bad and you feel old – then you feel bad and old.”If you believe you feel great, you feel great. It’s all about what we see about ourselves.”Seeing his defiant comments, Tyson’s fans were left excited ahead of the fight.One wrote on social media: “I’m a believer now.”Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSWhile a second commented: “I concur!!! Great way to think.”A third said: “No better way to put it, keep believing, fight strong in life.”Jake Paul’s team hit back at Eddie Hearn after boxing promoter labels Mike Tyson fight ‘freak show’And another added: “You will always be the CHAMP. You will win this next fight!”Tyson’s bout with Paul had originally been scheduled for July 20.Iron Mike was forced to pull out, however, due to an ulcer flare-up.The undercard to the bout is taking shape nicely.Katie Taylor’s much-anticipated rematch with Amanda Serrano is set to go ahead.While Darren Till is scheduled to fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.READ MORE SUN STORIESTyson last took to the ring in November 2020, when he and Roy Jones Jr fought to a draw in a Los Angeles exhibition.Paul, meanwhile, improved to a 10-1 professional record in July, when he defeated Tyson’s stand-in fighter Mike Perry via sixth-round knockout. More

FRANK WARREN has revealed what Anthony Joshua needs to do to secure a fight with Tyson Fury.AJ suffered a humbling night at Wembley on Saturday as Daniel Dubois battered him and knocked him out in five rounds in front of a record crowd.Anthony Joshua was knocked out by Daniel Dubois on SaturdayCredit: ReutersAJ’s defeat has hampered a potential fight with Tyson FuryCredit: GettyIt halts the momentum Joshua had built with four wins since his back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.And there has even been talk of Joshua hanging up his gloves – though he insisted after the fight that he wants to carry on.Joshua retiring would mean the biggest fight in British boxing history – against Fury – never happens.Speaking on talkSPORT about AJ’s future, Frank Warren, who promotes both Dubois and Fury, said: “Fighters are proud, proud men. It’s the toughest of all sports. It’s one on one.READ MORE IN BOXING”We’re all easy [to call for fighters to retire] – and I’ve been guilty of it in the past. I said that Derek Chisora should retire and he won last time out. He proved everybody wrong against Joe Joyce and I think that’s their decision.”And I’ll tell you one thing about boxers. Boxers are the first people to know when they should retire. But the last to admit it. “[It’s] for the people around them to give him advice and them to take it on board. But whatever AJ does his team will support him and that’s it.”This sport, if you’re not at the top of your game, then you should bail out. There’s no doubt about it, because it’s the hurt business. But that’s his decision to make.”Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSRound 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.According to Warren, Joshua does not have a rematch clause following his defeat to Dubois.However, the Queensberry chief added that he has no issue with the fight being arranged.AJ vs Dubois: Round-by-roundMeanwhile, Fury will look to avenge his only professional loss to Usyk when they meet again on December 21.And Warren has confirmed AJ will need to pick up a win if he is to finally face Fury.Asked whether Fury vs Joshua has “gone” following Saturday’s result, Warren added: “I don’t know.”If he comes back and has a win. Who knows?”Joshua now has four losses on his pro record – the Dubois defeat adding to one against Andy Ruiz and two against Usyk.’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

ANTHONY JOSHUA learned that young lions run much faster when they are hungry in his humiliating defeat by Daniel Dubois.Poor Joshua was completely overwhelmed at Wembley and in less than 15 minutes was the hapless and helpless victim of his advancing years and Triple D’s youth and voracious appetite.Anthony Joshua locked horns with Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight titleCredit: PAHe was floored in the first round of what proved to be a sensational fightCredit: PAAJ somehow survived until the fifth and final stanza when he was finally laid outCredit: REUTERSThe former two-time unified champion was mauled by the young lion that is DuboisCredit: REUTERSBefore the Welfare State, being a hungry fighter usually meant you grew up in poverty and the only way to put food on the table and keep a full belly was to fight for it.Dubois has always had more than enough to eat. His hunger has been for success, recognition by his peers and a burning desire to be a true champion and not just a paper one.And that is what turned him into such a ferociously dangerous animal who leapt from his corner at the opening bell intent on devouring the man facing him.We had wondered if the normally placid, respectful Dubois was really ruthless enough to grit his teeth and storm his way to the top of the pile.READ MORE ON AJ VS DUBOISI was one who doubted his resolve, particularly after he took the knee in the ninth round to bail out of his world heavyweight title clash against Oleksandr Usyk in Poland a year ago.Nobody knows who once wrote: “Never give in. Never give up. Be relentless, be unstoppable . . . be so hungry that it keeps you awake.”You can accomplish anything. This is your time.”I don’t suppose for a minute Dubois ever read that — but he certainly lived every minute of those sentiments.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.”He bombarded AJ with such venomous, concussive, accurate and powerful right-hand punching that I’ve never seen before in a British ring.Joshua, who will be 35 next month simply, could not cope with a much younger man’s grim determination to succeed, allied to blistering hand speed.Anthony Joshua breaks down where it all went wrong in shock Daniel Dubois defeat as he calls Wembley brawl a ‘shootout’From the start, he looked like a bewildered rabbit caught in the headlights.And from the moment of the first of the four knockdowns he received, Joshua must have known any chance of him becoming a three-time world champion was never going to happen.He simply never recovered from those early blows — physically or mentally — and it was all downhill from there until Dubois put him out of his misery.Inevitably, speculation has started about where AJ goes from here.Joshua has had a remarkable career and won the respect of the British public for his achievements inside and outside of the ropes.The Olympic gold medallist — 11 years a professional and a two-time champion of the world — is said to be worth £175million. Anthony Joshua is facing calls to retire following the crushing defeatCredit: PAThe poster boy of British boxing has vowed to continue fightingCredit: GETTYMoney he has risked his life for and deserves.Any sane person knows with his wealth and standing in the country, he should retire now and enjoy the rest of his days in luxury.It is not easy for fighters in the prime of life, who are never out of the limelight, to accept the fading of the light.Muhammad Ali never could — and if ever there was a warning to everyone who keeps the gloves on far too long it was him.Now we have a new champion to celebrate.READ MORE SUN STORIESDubois by his magnificent victory on Saturday night has earned the respect he craves.Dynamite Dan could not have landed on the world stage more explosively.Anthony Joshua has millions in the bank and should consider calling it a dayCredit: PA More

ONE of Britain’s most beloved boxers pleaded with heavyweight hero Anthony Joshua to RETIRE.Joshua was brutally knocked out by Daniel Dubois in front of a record 98,000 fans at London’s Wembley Stadium. Anthony Joshua after defeat to Daniel DuboisCredit: PANaseem Hamed urged AJ to retireCredit: PAAmong the historic number in attendance was boxing icon Naseem Hamed. And Prince Naz – who retired aged just 28 – advised AJ to walk away when probed on Joshua’s chances of coming back. He told iFL TV: “Whether he can or he can’t, I’d prefer him not to. “He’s had his day in the sun like we all have. He’s done great, he won amazing world titles, he’s defended them, he’s earned his dough. READ MORE IN BOXING”Listen, he should bow out gracefully and that’s it, done. Because when he gets hit on the chin – we don’t want to talk about that right now.”Maverick Hamed went 35 fights unbeaten during his iconic prime before losing in 2001 to the great Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera. He returned with just one more victory before hanging up his gloves at 36–1 while not even 30. Joshua, 34, meanwhile was floored FOUR times but picked himself up from the canvas until he simply could no more. 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 OFFERSA devastating right hand in round five from Dubois, 27, closed the show in emphatic style.Joshua does have a rematch clause and talked down retirement. He 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.”Anthony Joshua’s ironic final words before brutal Daniel Dubois KO revealed by coach Ben Davison More