Tyson Fury has used Daniel Dubois’ stunning comeback win over Fabio Wardley on Saturday night to make a pointed observation about Anthony Joshua, the man he is expected to fight later this year.
Posting on social media after watching Dubois stop Wardley in the 11th round to claim the WBO heavyweight title, Fury noted a pattern in Dubois’s recent record that he believes says something significant about Joshua.
“I’ve just sat here thinking after Dubois’ unbelievable fight. 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, an unbelievable fight, stopped him but never put him down. He hit Usyk with some bombs, never put him over. Yet he fights Anthony Joshua and pummels him and puts him to the floor four times. I’m not saying Anthony Joshua’s chinless but there are 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 four times. Chinny!”
Fury also teased news about his next fight, calling it unbelievable and exciting, with details to be revealed soon. The 37-year-old returned to action in April with a win over Arslanbek Makhmudov in London, his first fight since suffering his second loss to Oleksandr Usyk in 2024.
Dubois’s victory on Saturday improved his record to 23-3 with 22 knockouts and gave him the WBO heavyweight title that Fury himself once held. The win also set up a potential future collision with WBO mandatory challenger Moses Itauma, though Frank Warren has indicated both Dubois and Wardley will need at least six months out after the brutality of their war in Manchester.
Fury and Joshua are expected to meet in Britain in November, with the fight set to be broadcast on Netflix. Joshua faces Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on July 25 as a tune-up before the mega fight.