'Young Heavyweight knocked him over' - Frank Warren Talks About Anthony Joshua's being KO'D in Sparring
The commonly held belief suggests that what occurs during sparring sessions should remain private. However, Frank Warren holds a different view and has shared the name of a young heavyweight who, according to him, knocked down Anthony Joshua during a closed-door sparring session. In the lead-up to Daniel Dubois' mandatory challenge against Oleksandr Usyk's world titles, much has been discussed about Dubois' punching power. During an interview with IFL TV, Frank Warren, associated with Queensberry Promotions, was asked whether Dubois possesses more knockout power than Anthony Joshua. Warren replied, Yes, you can ask AJ. He was then asked to provide further explanation. Warren stated, Well, they sparred before, and he managed to knock AJ over.
“Yeah. Ask AJ.”He was then asked to qualify that.
“Well, they sparred didn’t they, and he knocked him over.”Dubois' reputation for powerful punches seems to be the primary way many observers in the boxing world, aside from those in Dubois' camp, envision him securing a victory. The common phrase "puncher's chance" has been used by various figures, including Dave Allen and Carl Froch. Recently, Deontay Wilder and his trainer Malik Scott expressed the belief that once Usyk figures out Dubois' style, he could potentially stop Dubois in the middle to later rounds. Dubois himself has committed to employing aggressive tactics and leveraging his size advantage to dominate his naturally smaller opponent. He aims to differentiate his approach from Anthony Joshua's two encounters with Usyk, where he believes Joshua didn't effectively use his size. This upcoming fight at the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland, marks Usyk's second defense of his WBA, IBF, and WBO belts. His previous defense involved a rematch with Joshua, an Olympic gold medalist like Usyk. The highly anticipated showdown is drawing near, with the event set to be broadcast live on pay-per-view through TNT Sports.
