Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois betting preview
Big time boxing returns to the United Kingdom on September 21.
Anthony Joshua will look to become a three-time world champion when he takes on the IBF heavyweight titleholder Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in London.
An undisputed fight with the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury II awaits whoever emerges victoriously, so the stakes couldn’t be higher for this all-British battle.
Join BoxingDaily as we break down both men’s careers and the boxing odds at sites with easy withdrawal casinos before offering you an official prediction of how Joshua vs. Dubois will play out.
Anthony Joshua
Joshua is unsurprisingly a big -405 favourite to get the job done.
The 28-3 boxer may not be heading into this fight as the champion, but he’s been there, done that and got the T-shirt when it comes to competing at the very top.
AJ’s record is littered with wins over elite heavyweights like Wladimir Klitschko, Joseph Parker, Alexander Povetkin, Dillian Whye, and Andy Ruiz Jr.
However, he is undoubtedly approaching the end of his career and has suffered three defeats during his journey from prospect to boxing superstar.
Since making Ben Davison his head coach, the 34-year-old has looked back to his ruthless best with KO wins over top contender Otto Wallin and e—UFC champion Francis Ngnanou.
That’s probably why he’s only priced at -225 to finish Dubois later this year.
Odds of +550 show that the bookmakers don’t see Joshua getting this one done on the scorecards, even though he’s proven he’s got the skills to win over 12 rounds.
If you’re thinking about betting on the Watford native to finish this fight, you’re going to have to pick a group of rounds to get any type of value.
Daniel Dubois
Dubois is priced at +333 to pull off an almighty upset against Joshua.
The 26-year-old was recently upgraded from the IBF interim champion to full champion when Usyk decided to relinquish one of his belts to make a rematch with Fury.
So, the jury is still out on Dubois’ and people are wondering if he will be able to beat some of Joshua’s calibre.
‘DDD’ is fresh off the biggest win of his career of Filip Hrgovic, who was undefeated and hit the Englishman with everything he had before being stopped in round eight of their fight.
Some fans believe Dubois has quit in him after watching him wait to be counted out in his two career losses against Usyk and Joe Joyce – but opinions are changing after his last outing.
Unfortunately for him, they aren’t changing too rapidly as the bookmakers fully expected him to get KO’d and are offering odds of +500 for him to score the stoppage.
A points win is even more unlikely. +1200 odds show that Dubois is considered to have next to no chance of beating Joshua over 12 rounds.
Regardless of all the noise about his losing, Dubois is young, full of confidence, and potentially just hitting his peak heading into this bout.
Stranger things have happened in heavyweight boxing.
Official prediction
We think Dubois will be in this fight right until the very end, but our opinion is that it will finish within the first six rounds with him lying on the canvas.
Joshua and Dubois will start tentatively before beginning to trade shots.
The 32-year-old has the boxing experience advantage and that will pay dividends, but it will be his superior ring IQ that will allow him to get the job done.
AJ will hold his feet when appropriate and be out of range when Dubois tries to counter, but his opponent will be there to be hit whenever he wants to.
Ultimately, our bet is Joshua by KO between rounds four and six at +333.
