Frank Warren has declared that Anthony Joshua would be knocked out by Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois.
The 70-year-old, who promotes both Joyce and Dubois, believes AJ needs a fight against either of his men if he wishes to secure a future world title bout.
Joshua has suffered back-to-back points defeats against Oleksandr Usyk, with the 2012 Olympic gold medallist losing three out of his last five contests.
And Warren has stated that he should pit his wits against either of his men in what would be a huge domestic dust-up.
Unbeaten Joyce is the WBO ‘interim’ heavyweight champion after blasting out Joseph Parker in devastating fashion last month.
Meanwhile Dubois, who was stopped by Joyce in November 2020 in their Battle of Britain showdown, holds the WBA’s ‘regular’ belt.
Joshua had agreed a fight to face WBC king Tyson Fury, though talks for the December 3 scrap eventually collapsed.
And speaking to Sky Sports, Warren has insisted that AJ, who won’t return to the ring until 2023, must face a high-level opponent in his next outing.
He said: “Now I’m going to be able to start throwing Daniel Dubois at him and Joe.
“If he don’t fight one of them I think they’ll find it hard to sell anything and he can’t say, ‘Why should I do that?’ I’ll tell you why, he’ll become a mandatory.”
Before adding: “He’s liable to get knocked over by anybody. I’d put any of my guys in with him.
“Any of them. Joe Joyce would knock him out and Dubois would do the same.”
Warren then claimed that he believes that Joyce or Dubois could face Usyk for the WBA, WBO and IBF straps should the Ukrainian not face Fury in an undisputed bout next.
He remarked: “We’ve worked very hard over the last few years on this heavyweight scene and we’ve guided our guys in different organisations and we’ve boxed it off a bit so I’m pleased.
“Joe done extremely well [against Parker], got great reviews back from America because his fight done big numbers over there.
“It was a good fight to watch. He’s set himself up. Him and Tyson will be a huge fight, [Deontay] Wilder will be a huge fight, AJ.
“He’ll be out in February. He’s in a real good spot.”
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News Summary:
- Frank Warren believes heavyweight duo Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois would knock out Anthony Joshua as he talks up a potential fight
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