Daniel Dubois’ pitiless victory should be Anthony Joshua’s final defeat | Donald McRae
The ‘unstoppable’ 27-year-old silenced his doubters and left Joshua defiant but badly hurt on an unforgettable night
“I’ve only got a few words to say,” Daniel Dubois began in his typically shy and reclusive way just a few minutes after he had bludgeoned Anthony Joshua to the canvas for the fourth and final time to knock out the former two-time heavyweight champion of the world. It was a pitiless display of punching power and yet there was far more than brute force to his stunning victory. Dubois’s clinical performance was underpinned by a clarity of thinking and calm resolve that produced an unforgettable night at Wembley Stadium.
Dubois, finally escaping the rectitude that has muffled him throughout his unusual life, began shouting rather than mumbling. “Are you not entertained?” he yelled at 96,000 people. There was a startled little roar in response. But Dubois wanted more and so he bellowed again: “Are you not entertained?”
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