VIDEO: Is Anthony Joshua done?

Has Anthony Joshua finished at the elite level after his knockout loss to Daniel Dubois?

For Anthony Joshua, the recent defeat against Dubois is a big setback. Joshua absorbed a lot of punishment in that one, and it was a pretty one-sided fight from start to finish. Dubois set the tone early, performed brilliantly, and he beat him in dominant fashion, dropping him 4 times along the way, the last of which gave Dubois the spectacular knockout victory.

This is now the 4th professional loss that Joshua has suffered in his professional career, and it was by far the most brutal of the bunch. His first loss was a shocking upset against Andy Ruiz Jr, and his second and third losses both came against reigning heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk. The fight against Dubois gave AJ the opportunity to become just the fourth boxer in history to become a three-time heavyweight champion, but of course that didn’t happen. Instead, AJ’s entire career trajectory was severely derailed after he was stopped by a man he was expected to beat.

Where does Anthony Joshua go from here? This is a very difficult question to answer. Since suffering his first against Ruiz, the big questions surrounding Joshua have always centered around his mental state, specifically his ability to adapt and persevere and overcome adversity in the midst of a brutal and tough fight. Those questions have been constant since then, as Joshua hasn’t been the same fighter he once was before the Ruiz loss, where he now usually seems less inclined (or unable) to dig deep when things aren’t going his way not.

So is Anthony Joshua finished at the elite level after his knockout loss to Daniel Dubois?

This issue of Rummy’s Corner will try to answer that question and also give a quick overview of where Anthony Joshua currently stands at this stage of his career after the knockout loss to Daniel Dubois. Please watch and enjoy the video for one man’s opinion. This is Rummy’s Corner (produced and narrated by Geoffrey Ciani).