New trainer Tony Sims has told Daniel Dubois that a rematch with Anthony Joshua is still a possibility.
Dubois knocked out Joshua to defend his IBF heavyweight championship last year, but was stopped himself when Oleksandr Usyk stopped him in a rematch in July.
After linking up with new trainer Sims, Dubois expects to return straight to major competition early in the new year.
“He’s going to be in a big fight again. He can’t really fight an opponent like Usyk and he can’t fight a nobody in his next fight,” Sims said. sky sports.
“He would love to get back there, but he’s still a young guy. He’s a young heavyweight and he still has a lot of career left in him. He’s exciting, he can punch, he can box. It’s great to work with him.
“He’s doing really well, Daniel. Apparently he came to me a few months ago to make sure we gelled. I’m really looking forward to a date. Hopefully early next year. He’s been doing really well in the gym.”
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Oleksandr Usyk has revealed a hilarious nickname for his knockout puncher following his crushing win over Daniel Dubois at Wembley.
Dubois could face a rematch with Joshua, who will box against Jake Paul in a crossover event on December 19.
Besides Dubois, Joshua has only lost to two other opponents in his professional career, Usyk and Andy Ruiz, both of whom he faced in rematches.
“It’s a possibility,” Sims said of Dubois getting a rematch with AJ.
Unless Joshua gets into trouble with boxer turned YouTuber Jake Paul.
“If it goes past one round, there’s something wrong with the fight. You can’t see Jake Paul going a round with Anthony Joshua,” said Sims, who worked with AJ early in his pro career.
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Former opponents Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora react to Oleksandr Usyk’s knockout win over Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium.
“I don’t think it’s going to be good for Anthony if he gets past the first round.”
AJ vs. Paul is an unlikely matchup. With only 13 professional fights under his belt, Paul has never competed at Joshua’s level and is a natural cruiserweight.
“It’s strange, it’s all about money and it’s all about financial reasons,” Sims recalled.
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Speaking about Toe2Toe, David Adeleye said he would enjoy fighting Daniel Dubois in the future.
“The only advantage is that it opens up a wider audience for boxing. I think we’ve seen that with YouTube and the Misfits type fighters, it’s driving a different audience and a wider audience for boxing. Boxing is thriving financially now, especially for the fighters. That’s probably the only advantage – the size of the audience that will engage with boxing.
“These fighters do all this for the money. It’s their job at the end of the day. I know Anthony already has a lot of money and is a very wealthy man, but give him a little more wealth and he will always take it. That’s why they do it. They know that a career and life in boxing doesn’t last forever,” he added.
“If it’s a one-time destruction operation, why wouldn’t you accept it? There’s no one who wouldn’t accept that fight.”
