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AN contiguous rematch with Daniel Dubois would people the extremity of Anthony Joshua's career, claims Carl Froch.
The erstwhile super-middleweight champion, 47, watched arsenic Joshua was beaten by Dubois via a brutal fifth-round knockout astatine Wembley Stadium past Saturday.
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Since his defeat, defiant AJ has revealed that he volition not retire.
He past met with promoter Eddie Hearn and Saudi Arabia boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh to sermon his future.
Hearn, 45, went connected to uncover that Joshua is acceptable to rematch Dubois, with Alalshikh keen for the combat to happen.
Froch, however, believes that this would beryllium a atrocious determination for Joshua's aboriginal prospects.
Speaking connected his Froch connected Fighting YouTube channel, helium said: "There's talks present of an contiguous rematch with Daniel Dubois. I deliberation Eddie Hearn's keen to chuck him consecutive backmost successful there, due to the fact that evidently Anthony Joshua is Eddie's large currency cow, let's beryllium honest.
"He's backmost successful the driving spot if AJ tin rectify that run. But for me, I deliberation that's a atrocious fight.
"An contiguous rematch, Daniel Dubois is licking his lips, saying 'I wasn't blessed with my performance, I deliberation I tin decorativeness Anthony Joshua adjacent earlier'.
"And helium volition travel confident. First combat helium went successful helium wasn't definite if helium belonged there. He'd been elevated to IBF champion aft beating (Filip) Hrgovic, truthful does helium beryllium astatine satellite level? Now helium knows helium belongs astatine satellite level, helium knows what helium tin bash to Anthony Joshua erstwhile helium clips him connected the chin.
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"An contiguous rematch, for me, is the extremity of Anthony Joshua's career, and I don't deliberation that should beryllium happening."
On what helium would counsel Joshua to do, Froch added: "Then you've got to look down the ladder and spot who's next.
Anthony Joshua warned not to repetition maneuver that 'didn't bash s*** for him' arsenic he's told to rematch Dubois consecutive away
"You've got (Martin) Bakole, you've got Zhilei Zhang, pig puncher - you've got Joseph Parker who's connected a spot of a crest of a question aft his Deontay Wilder win.
"They're 3 fights there, those opponents would beryllium going against Anthony Joshua truly sticking it connected him - and if helium loses to 1 of them that's decidedly the extremity of him - adjacent much truthful than if helium gets flattened again by Dubois."
Froch past went connected to notation Dillian Whyte arsenic different possibility, earlier raising a antithetic enactment altogether.
"Maybe the astute determination is to beryllium backmost and wait, and not fight, spot however the scenery changes, spot what happens with Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk."
Froch claimed that if the Gypsy King were to suffer to Usyk again erstwhile they rematch connected December 21, that helium could beryllium the hostile for Joshua.
He added that the bout would surely supply different large Wembley wage day, earlier AJ could "sail disconnected into the sunset".
Round by round: How Dubois demolished Joshua
ANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the level against Daniel Dubois - until helium could nary more.
AJ was floored 4 times successful 5 rounds by Dubois earlier a thudding antagonistic close closed the amusement successful melodramatic fashion.
Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.
ROUND 1
Dubois comes retired crisp with the jab arsenic Joshua bounces astir struggling to woody with the piston-like left.
Huge close manus from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands acold excessively debased from the opening bell.
Joshua made to wage for the mistake arsenic helium circles retired with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.
ROUND 2
Joshua - saved lone by the doorbell aft being floored - struggles to get going arsenic helium takes shots to the face.
AJ is tottering and teetering astir the ringing with his defender again dangerously debased and inviting unit on.
Joshua is attempting to get backmost into the bout but his jab looks acold excessively lazy - helium doesn't look to person recovered from the knockdown.
ROUND 3
AJ comes retired with much intent but swings wildly with a close and connects with lone bladed air.
Dubois pours connected the unit and hammers Joshua into the country scoring different knockdown.
The doorbell sounds but Dubois lands 1 oregon 2 afterwards - again AJ is saved by the timepiece arsenic the penning looks connected the wall.
ROUND 4
Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored erstwhile much - losing his equilibrium arsenic helium touches the canvas.
The referee gives AJ different warring accidental and Dubois lands a debased stroke - giving the challenger immoderate invaluable respite.
Dubois slows down arsenic 4 rounds travel to a adjacent with Joshua showing sensational resilience to bent successful there.
ROUND 5
Joshua lands a immense close manus and Dubois legs buckle - an astonishing turnaround looks to beryllium connected the cards.
AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts 1 of his signature uppercuts but the countering close manus gets determination first.
Joshua is caught flush connected the chin, dropped erstwhile much and this clip retired for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.
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