Daniel Dubois has finally lived up to the expectations after knocking out Anthony Joshua, the two-time world heavyweight champion. It was shocking
Daniel Dubois has finally lived up to the expectations after knocking out Anthony Joshua, the two-time world heavyweight champion.
It was shocking to see Dubois dominating Joshua throughout the five rounds although many boxing connoisseurs gave the 27-year-old a slim chance to beat Joshua.
This is how things panned out in the ring
In the first round, a monstrous right hand to the chin dropped Joshua heavily.
In the second, Dubois swarmed all over him and Joshua was shipping severe shots.
Joshua was saved by the bell at the end of the third round. A massive left hook had sent him tottering into the ropes, stunning him, and Dubois then unleashed a ferocious onslaught, hammering him down to the canvas again.
He made it upright on the bell to end the round, and passed a close examination from referee Marcus McDonnell.
But a Dubois left hook tipped him over at the start of the fourth round. Joshua lost his footing afterwards which was not ruled a knockdown but he was in desperate danger
Dubois’ left hook continued to find Joshua, but remarkably the former champion steered himself through the rest of the round.
After such a frenetic start there were hints that Dubois was starting to tire. His output became a touch less ferocious. Joshua sensed something. He roared back at Dubois for a moment in the fifth round and slammed a right in. He sent another over, a full-power right cross streaking at Dubois. He felt it but threw back. Joshua shrugged off that punch with half a smile and then unleashed another attack. Just for an instant it looked like Joshua, with his strength, could turn the tables.
But with Dubois retreating to his own corner, and Joshua stepping to him, Dubois lashed a right down into his chin. It spun him away, crumpling Joshua headlong on to the canvas.
There was no recovering from that, although Joshua tried. He attempted to heave himself upright, but the ending was utterly decisive. It was over.
Reaction from the fans
The shocks will remain with the fans for a very long time as they never expected Dubois to exert a complete control in the bout over Joshua.
Many have immediately demanded for rematch between the two after Daniel Dubois, 27, stunned Anthony Joshua, 34, to win the IBF Heavyweight title in front over 90,000 fans at the Wembley Stadium in London.
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