When it comes to heavyweight boxing, every punch tells a story—and Tyson Fury is reading between the lines. After watching Daniel Dubois climb off the canvas twice to stop Fabio Wardley in an instant classic on Saturday, Fury couldn't help but notice a curious pattern that might spell trouble for Anthony Joshua.
The bout was nothing short of spectacular. Dubois, now 28, showed championship heart by surviving two knockdowns before stopping Wardley in the 11th round to claim the WBO heavyweight title. The victory made him a two-time world champion, following his interim IBF belt upgrade in 2024 and his emphatic win over Joshua at Wembley.
But here's where it gets interesting. In a Sunday Instagram video, Fury broke down Dubois's recent resume with surgical precision—and one name stands out like a sore thumb. "Dubois fought 'Big Baby' Jarrell Miller, stopped him, never put him down," Fury noted. "Then he fought Filip Hrgovic, stopped him, never put him down. He fought Wardley last night, stopped him, never put him down. He hit Oleksandr Usyk with some big bombs, never put him over. But yet he fights Anthony Joshua and pummels him, puts him to the floor five times."
For the record, Dubois actually dropped Joshua four times in their fight, with one ruling deemed a slip. But Fury's point lands like a clean right hook. "I'm not saying Anthony Joshua's chinless," the 37-year-old continued, "but they're the facts. Take it as you wish. Everybody else never went over—not a single person—but Joshua goes down five times."
It's a bold claim from the Gypsy King, who is contracted to face Joshua later this year. The context adds weight to his argument: Dubois was stopped by Usyk in 2023 and again last summer, yet his wins over Miller, Hrgovic, and Joshua all came between those defeats. Even Dubois's knockdown of Usyk in their first clash was controversially ruled a low blow—a decision his team unsuccessfully challenged.
Before stepping into the ring with Fury, Joshua is scheduled to face relative unknown Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia on July 25. Fury, meanwhile, has also called for a warm-up fight before their inevitable showdown. For fans and fighters alike, the question remains: Is Joshua's chin a weakness, or is Dubois simply that much more dangerous when he faces "AJ"? Either way, this is a storyline that will follow both men into the ring.
