Long time Anthony Joshua rival Dillian Whyte has weighed in on his future following his crushing defeat to Daniel Dubois on Saturday night.
Whyte was one of the 98,000 in attendance at Wembley Stadium, where Joshua was brutally stopped in five rounds by Dubois, who was making the first defence of his IBF heavyweight world championship.
So one-sided was the fight that there have been calls from both fans and voices in the boxing world for ‘AJ’ to call time on his eleven year professional career.
However, ‘The Bodysnatcher’, – who fought the Watford man in a memorable British title clash back in 2016 – does not agree with that sentiment.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Whyte condemned those who were writing his former foe’s obituary, adding that “Dubois is not a chump.”
“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.”
Clearly not influenced by the calls for his retirement, Joshua posted a video to social media on Monday confirming that he will indeed carry on boxing.
Just a few days removed from fight night, it is unclear at this stage what the two-time world champion’s next move will be.
“𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗼 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲” 💀
Daniel Dubois has absolutely no issue running it back with @AnthonyJoshua 😬#Boxing #JoshuaDubois #DanielDubois #AnthonyJoshua pic.twitter.com/LeFsCNA562
— Pro Boxing Fans (@ProBoxingFans) September 24, 2024
Dubois has stated he would be happy to run it back in an immediate rematch, claiming he believes he can do a “better job” on the 34-year-old if they clash a second time.
Also touted is a long overdue showdown with Alabama heavyweight Deontay Wilder, who is also facing big question marks over his future following back-to-back losses at the hands of Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.
