AJ got the superstar treatment
- Jack Figg, Digital Sports Reporter
- Published: 22:03, 21 Sep 2024
- Updated: 22:04, 21 Sep 2024
BOXING fans were near confused aft champion Daniel Dubois walked to the ringing earlier Anthony Joshua.
AJ challenged for Dubois' IBF heavyweight title successful beforehand of a British-record 96,000 astatine Wembley Stadium.
But it was the defending champ who made his mode to the ringing archetypal - dissimilar is the lawsuit traditionally.
Usually, the rubric holder walks 2nd with the challenger archetypal to enter.
But, with Joshua the A-side and bigger sanction helium got the vantage of going aft Dubois, who was made to hold successful the ring.
It near immoderate fans confused, arsenic 1 said: "Why is Dubois coming successful the ringing first? He's the champ. Normally the challenger comes successful first?"
Another added: "Dubois had to locomotion successful first? Liberty!"
One questioned: "Isn’t Dubois the champion? Why is helium coming retired first?"
Another said: "The information that Dubois is walking archetypal is crazy, he's the champion.
"When AJ is firing connected each cylinders, helium has excessively overmuch powerfulness successful this division."
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