Carl Froch Didn’t Hesitate When Asked If Anthony Joshua Can Ever Beat Daniel Dubois

Carl Froch has been speaking about Anthony Joshua‘s chances in a rematch with Daniel Dubois.

The pair last fought in September, with Joshua coming off the back of three solid knockout wins that helped him rebuild after losing back-to-back fights with Oleksandr Usyk.

Dubois was in good form too, having stopped Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic in his previous two contests after his own loss against the Ukrainian. Defending his IBF belt, ‘DDD’ had Joshua down inside the first round, and then stopped him inside five to prevent ‘AJ’ from becoming a three-time world champion.

Dubois now has Usyk in his sights on July 19 when he gets a shot at undisputed glory, though he must overcome that knockout loss from their first fight back in August 2023. Should he do so, a rematch with Joshua remains lucrative.

Speaking to Sporting Talk, Hall of Fame fighter Froch showed little confidence in Joshua’s ability to reverse the result of the first meeting with Dubois.

“[Eddie Hearn] needs a miracle if he wants ‘AJ’ to come back, cause ‘AJ’ can’t fight anybody except a finished, past his best Tyson Fury if he comes out of retirement.

“It’s the only fight that makes any sense for ‘AJ.’ If he fights Dubois, he’s gonna get ironed out again, bombed out, he’s gonna get splattered. Don’t forget how bad that first fight was, he already had no confidence.”

Right now, Joshua is set for elbow surgery, while his promoter Hearn continues to appeal to Tyson Fury for him to come out of retirement and have one final showdown with his fellow Brit. He has been retired since January, shortly after he too lost his second consecutive fight to Usyk.