Carl Froch believes Anthony Joshua’s career is over if he loses to Daniel Dubois on Saturday.
Joshua bids to become a three-time heavyweight world champion when he challenges Dubois for the IBF crown at Wembley Stadium, in front of an expected record capacity of 96,000.
Former super middleweight world champion, Froch has been one of Joshua’s most ardent critics over the past few years and the relationship between the one-time training partners has soured.
’The Cobra’ believes the experience ‘AJ’ has attained could prove pivotal heading into into Saturday’s showdown, but insists defeat would leave the 34-year-old’s career in tatters.
“I think Dubois gets in with him and puts it on him, if he believes in himself and sticks it on it, you might see AJ in some serious trouble,” Froch said on Stephen Hendry’s Cue Tips.
“I’m making AJ the favourite, just because he’s been in more world title fights.
“He’s been on the big occasion, he’s boxed at Wembley two or three times in front of big crowds.
“This is going to get to him [Dubois].
“He either embraces it, goes for it, or he crumbles.
“Most people crumble.
“This is Dubois’ moment to shine or his moment to learn the hard way, but he’ll be getting paid well, it’s a big occasion.
“He’s got such a big opportunity, but if he beats AJ, I think that is the end of AJ.
“This is AJ finished.”
Froch claimed earlier this year that he had settled his feud with Joshua, who made his first of three previous appearance at Wembley on the undercard of the Nottingham’s man rematch with George Groves in 2014.
Dubois, 27, defends his belt for the first time since being elevated from interim titlist to full champion after Oleksandr Usyk relinquished the title.
Joshua and Dubois clashed during a face-to-face interview with DAZN alongside their respective promoters, Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren, with ‘AJ’ threatening to launch a chair at his rival after he suggested he was ready to fight him on set.
‘Dynamite’ admits he is looking to make his rival pay for the comments.
“I need to make him pay for them words on the night and shake him up,” he told BoxNation.
“These guys, every one of my last few fights have had something to say before the fight, so yeah I need to go in on one on the night.”
