Tyson Fury has cast fresh doubt on Anthony Joshua’s punch resistance, pointing to Daniel Dubois’ recent stoppage of Fabio Wardley as evidence ahead of their proposed heavyweight showdown later this year.
The morning after Daniel Dubois retained his WBO heavyweight title with an 11th-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley in Manchester, Tyson Fury posted a pointed video on Instagram dissecting the knockout record of Anthony Joshua.
“Well, I’ve just been sat here thinking after Dubois’ unbelievable fight last night,” Fury said.
“Dubois fought ‘Big Baby’ Miller, stopped him, but never put him down. Then he fought Hrgovic, stopped him, but never put him down. He fought Wardley last night in an unbelievable fight, stopped him, and never put him down. He hit Usyk with some big bombs, never put him over.
“But yet he fights Anthony Joshua and pummels him to the floor five times. I’m not saying Anthony Joshua’s chinless, but they’re the facts. Take it as you wish and as you will. Everybody else never went over. Not a singular person, ‘Big Baby’ Miller, Hrgovic, Usyk, or Wardley, but Joshua goes down five times. Chinny!”
Fury’s comments referenced Dubois’ previous bouts against Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Oleksandr Usyk, all of whom were stopped or hurt without being floored.
By contrast, Dubois dropped Joshua five times during their IBF title fight in September 2024 before sealing a fifth-round stoppage. That stark difference now forms the backbone of Fury’s pre-fight mind games.
Fury and Joshua are contracted to meet in a long-awaited all-British clash scheduled for the final quarter of 2026. The fight, however, hinges on Joshua’s next outing.
He must first defeat Kristian Prenga in a July 25 bout in Riyadh. Promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren have made it clear the mega fight will not proceed if Joshua falls short against the Albanian, who has won 20 of his 21 bouts.
