Anthony Joshua KO: Full transcript of 'dangerous' advice given before brutal end to fight

Anthony Joshua spoke openly to his trainer Ben Davison successful his country earlier the 5th circular against Daniel Dubois, erstwhile helium was knocked retired portion going for the kill

Anthony Joshua was told to “roll the dice” and spell aft Daniel Dubois moments earlier helium was knocked retired astatine Wembley.

Joshua was near connected the canvas for the 4th clip successful the 5th circular arsenic the bout was yet called off. The 34-year-old was dominated by his younger opponent who retained his IBF heavyweight rubric acknowledgment to a stiff right-hand counter-punch to Joshua’s chin arsenic helium pressed forward.

Dubois had shocked Joshua and the 96,000 radical successful attendance by dropping his hostile successful the first, 3rd and 4th rounds. So by the clip Joshua returned to his country up of the 5th round, the squad were successful panic stations, trying to crippled a mode backmost into the fight.

What happened adjacent has been described arsenic “dangerous” by Shane McGuigan, who antecedently trained Dubois but was connected commentary work for BBC Radio 5 Live connected Saturday night. "I deliberation that's unsafe proposal determination to beryllium honest," McGuigan explained successful the moments earlier the knock-out stroke was delivered.

"Getting him to bring it up determination disconnected the treble jab, Daniel volition spell for that right-hand consecutive disconnected that treble jab. By bringing it up helium means an uppercut, he's going to locomotion himself consecutive connected to his close hand. If you inquire me, I'd accidental support your hands up tight, get done these adjacent 2 rounds. And past usage your athleticism down the stretch."

A clip posted by Sky Sports connected YouTube shows what was said betwixt Joshua and his trainer Ben Davison. Here is simply a transcript.

Joshua: “We unrecorded for moments similar this.”

Davison: “Yeah, yeah, 100 per cent. We get done them. That’s what it’s about. We get done them. F***ing warrior spirit.

Joshua: “100 per cent.”

Davison: “But we’ve got to beryllium smart.”

Joshua: “Yeah, I am, I am.”

Davison: “He rushed stepping successful with the jab astir each clip unless you’re galloping around. Bring it up, yeah?”

Another subordinate of Joshua’s country team: “If there’s a spot of a lull, get successful down that treble jab, bring it up, rotation the dice. He’ll treble down connected that close hand. Lift it, yeah?”

Davison: “Roll the dice.”

Joshua: “Roll that dice, innit.”

Davison: “Double successful his eyes, bring it home.”

Joshua: “At the commencement of this round, he’ll travel retired fast.”

Davison: “Yeah, truthful beryllium ready, gaffe and bring it up. He’ll measurement successful with his jab.”

Joshua: “He’s s***!”

Davison: “He was returning everything astatine the start. Start mixing it up, support him guessing. Once you spot he’s not sure, double, bring it up.”

Davison aboriginal explained the reasoning successful a post-fight property conference. “He spoke astir rolling the dice,” helium said. “A batch of radical person talked about, erstwhile things aren’t going well, I’ll spell retired connected my shield, but helium did that tonight. A batch of radical person said he’s hesitant to fto his hands spell but he’s showed he’s not – helium fto his hands spell and came disconnected with a abbreviated straw tonight. Obviously we’re precise very gutted.”