IBF heavyweight champon Daniel Dubois weighed a few pounds less than former unified champion Anthony Joshua for their clash on Saturday at the sold out Wembley Stadium in London. Dubois weighed 248.6 lbs. while Joshua weighed 252.5.
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Say what you will about AJ but that man is ALWAYS in fantastic shape. Noticing a lot of ppl starting to pick Dubois now, I don’t care who wins, but I think it’ll be a good fight.
You mean Joshua APPEARS to be in shape don’t you? He looked like that against fat Andy and was gasping and heaving like a steamboat in a porno movie. Him appearing muscular yes, cardio fitness… maybe.
Well there’s more to cardio than good physical shape. I’m sure you remember David Reid. For his weight, he was probably in even better shape than AJ, but he had probably too little fat on his body and they rushed him. He was fighting guys he had no business fighting at that stage of his career so he found himself having to work too hard in his fights to compete and it wore him out. Nerves, stress, gameplan, workrate – all that stuff plays a role in how quickly someone fatigues, at least in my opinion.
On point Lucie. Nerves alone will empty the tank. Being in good fighting shape is worlds apart from just looking “in shape”. I still don’t understand why fighters let themselves go between fights. They don’t need to train as intensive, but they need to maintain all year long, fight or not fight.
Joshua is a muscular man, almost natural. Some fighters are like that (Norton, Holyfield, and some others), but that doesn’t mean to be in superb shape.
AJ is a lot better than Dubois and Dubois will get stopped
Dubois is too easy to hit, but he hits a ton. I think Joshua boxes him early and applies smart pressure. Dubois needs to land something big. I’d make Joshua a substantial favorite. That said, I like Dubois’ “anyone, anywhere, any time” attitude. I’m rooting for him, but doubt he wins.
AJ is always in great shape. Respect.
And yes, there is such a thing as being too muscular. Going 12 rounds, you need a little fat to keep the motor running. Guys who look like cross-fitters don’t excel at many sports.
Anybody notice that BoxRec has moved AJ to #1 and Usyk to #2 in HW division?
Oh, I wonder why, because he’s been besten twice by Usyk.
They do really strange stuff sometimes. Usyk is currently the 15th best pfp fighter and they have Claressa Shields ranked 7th which is much higher than she usually is.
Absolute insanity. There cannot be a logical explanation for their decision. Unless Usyk retired and they’re the first to know.
Clearly they punished him for getting arrested.
That makes zero sense and so does rating him below Joshua.
Well, that nonsense lasted one day!
Lol…
I guess it must be so that BoxRec believes that Usyk’s victory against the undefeated WBC world champion Fury is a poorer achievement than Joshua’s victory over Ngannou who has never won a fight in boxing.
The Usyk leftovers fight. Should be good. Someone is getting stopped.
What should fighters do just wait and cry forever ? They have moved on with the next chapters in their careers. Cheap shot comment , is everyone who loses a fight a leftover ?
AJ by KO in the later rounds. Gonna be fun while it lasts. Spectecular evening with a very entertaining fight card.
A few pounds, but they’re both big heavyweights. If Dubious chin can hold up just long enough to land a bomb and discourage Joshua(totally possible), then we might be in for a classic.
IF AJ wins this makes him a 3 time Heavyweight Champion correct?
When Horizontal Brits are running boxing, you know we’re in trouble. I blame the damn NFL and Roger Goodell.
Exactamente. Look at the 2024 USA Olympic boxing team. One stinking medal. I want to
see AJ vs Andy Ruiz 2. I’m not hating on AJ
because he shows more class than most of
the fighters out there. May the best man win.
Seems like your stuck in the early 80’s
The same people saying Dubois is going to win are the same people who gave Ngannou a chance against AJ.
Interesting thought, but Dubois is a far more accomplished boxer and has been in the ring with a lot of top dudes. It’s not the same. But I agree with the fact he’s a big underdog in this fight.
DDD for the triumph. Would be good for him, his redemption story and inspires the underdog Pugilist tomorrow.