Social media has had a field day with Anthony Joshua’s brutal knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
Joshua, considered the favourite going into the fight, was saved by the bell in the first round after Dubois dropped him with a monstrous right hook.
The 34-year-old never quite regained his composure and was knocked down two more times in the ensuing rounds.
Dubois landed the picture perfect shot in the fifth when he walked Joshua onto a right hand that shut his lights out.
Joshua did his best to beat the count but failed to do so, forcing the referee to wave off the contest.
Joshua was sent to the canvas for the fourth and final time in the fifth round against Dubois
Joshua did his best to beat the count but was mocked on social media for his attempts to do so
Fans likened Joshua’s brutal knockout to the dance moves of Australian breakdancer Raygun
In his efforts to get to his feet, Joshua stumbled and fell back to the ground.
Unfortunately for Joshua, social media users were ruthless and child porn likened his unsuccessful attempts to stand up to the dance moves of Australian Olympic breakdancer Raygun.
Knew I’d seen this before pic.twitter.com/WOu5Ln8wXP
— DartsAnonymous (@anonymous_darts) September 21, 2024
AJ trying to get up #JoshuaDubois pic.twitter.com/3HmBPl4ayv
— Mr D (@MrDuperouzel) September 21, 2024
Anthony Raygun Joshua pic.twitter.com/8NmTvTgeSv
— Jordan (@_jpsq) September 21, 2024
AJ would give that Aussie Raygun a run for her money at Breakdancing #JoshuaDubois pic.twitter.com/djqx1ZNRWT
— Ryan 👽 (@Dixie_Deano) September 21, 2024
Another drew comparisons to Joshua’s tumble to Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven when he was twisted and turned by Newcastle’s Alexander Isak last season.
Anthony Joshua doing his best Micky van de Ven impression there. Lovely stuff.#JoshuaDubois 🥊 pic.twitter.com/G2pwcCVkWP
— 🚨The Celebration Police🚨 (@PLCPolice) September 21, 2024
AJ doing a Micky Van de Ven 🫣 #breakdancing pic.twitter.com/IzZGu1PIls
— NJB (@nigel_b_golf) September 21, 2024
Tottenham’s Van de Ven was sent tumbling on the ground by Alexander Isak last season
Although Joshua admitted he wanted to ‘kick off’ in the ring after the fight, he praised Dubois and declared he’d be back.
‘Credit to him and his team’ Joshua said.
‘We rolled the dice of success, but we came up short.
‘You know I’m ready to kick off in the ring, but I’m going to keep my cool, keep very professional and give respect to my opponent.
‘I’m always saying to myself I’m a fighter for life… We keep rolling the dice.
‘I had a sharp opponent, a fast opponent and a lot of mistakes from my end, but that’s the game.’
Joshua evidently wanted to avoid a similar scene to the post-fight interview he gave after he was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk for a second time in August 2022.
Joshua was left devastated after he lost to Usyk for a second time in August 2022
The 34-year-old even tossed some of Usyk’s belts out of the ring in frustration
Joshua then hopped on the microphone to deliver a bizarre post-fight interview
The two-time heavyweight world champion stormed out of the ring after dropping a split decision to Usyk and tossed some of the Ukrainian’s belts out of the ring before he grabbed the microphone.
Joshua said: ‘I don’t care about strong, I am skilled, skills win boxing, you’re not strong, how did you beat me? How? I had character and determination.’
He later directed the crowd to applaud and cheer for Usyk as well as calling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘not nice’.
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