Anthony Joshua was left face down on the canvas at Wembley Stadium in his bid to become a three-time heavyweight world champion.
Post-fight, the heavyweight superstar confirmed that his journey in the sport isn’t done and that he will fight on, despite some calls for him to hang up the gloves at 34-years-old.
Asked in an interview with TalkSPORT if he believes there’s a future at the top-level for ‘AJ’, rival Dillian Whyte had little doubt.
“I think he does have a career in the heavyweight division. You know this is mistake we make as British fight fans, someone has one or two losses and we start writing them off and saying they’re no good, they’re finished, this, that and the other. Which is bad because Anthony Joshua’s been winning fights for the past eleven years. He’s had, what, three or four losses in eleven years? Just top guys as well. Dubois is not a chump.”
Despite promoter Eddie Hearn saying post-fight that they would likely target a Dubois rematch, Joshua running it back with Whyte may be a viable option, too.
The pair battled it out for the British title back in 2015 in a fire fight with ‘AJ’ recovering from some heavy shots to win by knockout in the seventh.
The pair had a second pro fight booked (Whyte served Joshua his first loss back in the amateur ranks) but Whyte returned a positive doping test and was pulled out. He has since been allowed to return without further action due to an investigation concluding that his result was due to a contaminated supplement.
