Anthony Joshua will have to be expecting “a firefight” in his heavyweight crash with Daniel Dubois, warns Johnny Fisher.
Joshua and Dubois will meet in a hit for the IBF global championship at Wembley Stadium, live to tell the tale Sky Sports activities Field Workplace on September 21.
Fisher, the Southern Branch champion who has incessantly sparred with Dubois, does now not see that combat going the gap.
“I think it will be a knockout. I think Dubois is going to bring the heat and put it on Joshua. That’s what he knows, that’s his way. He’s an aggressive fighter but he’s calculating that aggression,” Fisher informed Sky Sports activities.
He is aware of Dubois is unhealthy. The Londoner is the heaviest puncher Fisher has been within the ring with.
“I’ve sparred him many, many times. He’s definitely the hardest puncher, Daniel Dubois. He can seriously whack,” Fisher added.
“Dubois takes no prisoners in sparring. You’ve got to be on it. It’s a firefight when you go in with Dubois.”
He cautioned that Joshua “has to be careful but he doesn’t have to be too cautious and too much on the back foot because I think Dubois is open to a counter right hand himself”.
“We’ve seen how good Joshua is with the counter right hand,” he persevered.
“If he [Dubois] comes in, if he steps in too much, Joshua’s going to counter him with the right hand, like he did with [Francis] Ngannou.
“I do know Ngannou’s now not on that stage however [Joshua] has were given a just right instantly proper hand that’s deadly. Charles Martin he’s achieved it in opposition to. We’ve not hidden it repeatedly. That’s the chance for Dubois.”
Fisher persevered: “If I am picking a winner out of that fight, I would edge towards Joshua. A little bit more calculated. A little bit more knowhow and nous in his game and I think that could tip it in his favour. But if Dubois lands on his chin, that could bring back all them memories [of the Andy Ruiz defeat] for Joshua.”
This Saturday, Fisher expects a firefight of his personal in opposition to Alen Babic on the Copper Field Area in London, however stated: “I’d expect him to be right there in front of me, and that’s not a good place to stand.”
A robust efficiency, he believes, may just put him within the equation for a British identify combat with Fabio Wardley or Frazer Clarke.
“You win the next fight and the picture becomes a bit clearer,” Fisher stated. “I think people are starting to see that there’s potential there to go beyond just being a ticket seller. I’m a prospect and I’ve got the potential to maybe win an English, British title, maybe European title and who knows I might even fight for a world title. That’s what you want to get to. That’s the aim.”
Clarke and Wardley fought each and every alternative to a attract an epic British heavyweight identify combat in March. Negotiations for a rematch are ongoing.
“Fabio Wardley I’ve sparred loads, Frazer I’ve sparred before and I just have admiration for both of them guys. They really did the belt justice that night,” Fisher stated.
“Frazer Clarke I think showed a lot of mettle in that fight. It’s really hard [to predict] because there were points where I think if someone just trained five per cent harder, or their fitness was one per cent better it could have tipped the balance.
“I feel Fabio’s were given that risk streak in him the place he can simply dump and it might be over inside the first spherical. However I feel the nous and the knowhow is with Frazer Clarke.
“I think it would be Fabio short distance because he did knock him down, if not, if it’s going long, Frazer could beat him on points next time.
“It actually is certainly one of them fights you’ll’t actually pick out till the evening and upcoming you notice how the combat unfolds.
“That’s why heavyweight boxing is so exciting.”
Don’t pass over Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois live to tell the tale Sky Sports activities Field Workplace on September 21