Oleksandr Usyk is better placed than anyone to judge the skills of both Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua.
The Ukrainian has beaten every man he has faced in the professional ring. A former undisputed cruiserweight turned undisputed heavyweight champion, Usyk beat Joshua in back to back fights in 2021 and 2022.
He then beat Dubois via KO in August of 2023, his first title defence in the division, after being down for several minutes from a shot that was ruled to be low.
The Ukrainian has beaten every man he has faced in the professional ring. A former undisputed cruiserweight turned undisputed heavyweight champion, Usyk beat Joshua in back to back fights in 2021 and 2022.
The Ukrainian has beaten every man he has faced in the professional ring. A former undisputed cruiserweight turned undisputed heavyweight champion, Usyk beat Joshua in back to back fights in 2021 and 2022.
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Joshua has since fought Dubois for the IBF title and ended up coming unstuck and knocked out inside five rounds after putting in what many thought was a below par performance.
Speaking to TNT Sports before he faced Dubois, Usyk was asked outright who is the better boxer of the two Brits.
“Anthony Joshua is Olympic champion, two-time world champion. Daniel is a young boy, yeah? But Anthony is the best boxer.”
He elaborated on his point in a seperate interview.
“You cannot compare the two guys. These are completely different types of athletes. The only thing that is in common is that they both are boxers.”
Neither Joshua nor Dubois has fought since their clash. A rematch was on the cards but fell by the way side due to ‘niggling injuries on ‘AJ’s part. Dubois was instead scheduled to take on Joseph Parker in February but fell ill so withdrew.
Dubois has since been targeting an undisputed rematch with Usyk, but the Ukrainian has now been ordered to fight WBO mandatory Parker instead.
