One of the most stunning dominations in recent boxing heavyweight history went down Saturday in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley in London, England when Daniel Dubois got the better of Anthony Joshua en route to a signature victory.
Dubois hurt Joshua early in the first round of the IBF title showdown, and the result seemed inevitable from there. Joshua attempted to keep pushing through multiple knockdowns, but then finally got put down and out for the final time in the fifth round of the headlining act.
The combat sports community was following along closely with the match, and you can check out the top reactions from the fight below.
ESPN
Anthony Joshua
Michael Benson
Happy Pounch
PPV
Andre Berto
The production in the U.K. Always on another level
— Andre Berto (@AndreBerto) September 21, 2024
Championship Rounds
Jed I Goodman
Caposa
Dubois finding his punches pretty easy early
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 21, 2024
Brian Campbell
Championship Rounds
Dan Rafael
Dillon Danis
Kevin Iole
Dubois pummeling AJ and AJ reeling aroudn the ring
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) September 21, 2024
Mookie Alexander
Joshua with some ridiculously low hand posture. What is he doing?
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) September 21, 2024
Ariel Helwani
Nightmare start for AJ.
Dubois up 20-17 after 2. AJ rocked very early in the first and knocked down at the end of the first. Feels like he hasn’t recovered. Legs aren’t there. DDD fighting the fight of his life. Wow.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 21, 2024
Jake Paul
Wow Dubois going crazy
Joshua looks super flat and uncoordinated
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) September 21, 2024
Kevin Iole
AJ is in big big trouble and he’s down at the bell! He’s on his hands and knees
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) September 21, 2024
Jed I Goodman
Kevin Iole
Brian Campbell
Chuck Mindenhall
This fight is crazy. Dubois’s pace and power. Ninety-six thousand hanging conflicted on every punch. The knockdowns. AJ surviving. The referee’s unpredictable behaviors! Conor standing and chomping his cigar in every key shot. Damn!
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) September 21, 2024
Michael Benson
‼️ Daniel Dubois KNOCKS OUT Anthony Joshua in round five to defend his IBF heavyweight world title. Stunning win as Dubois utterly destroys AJ, rocks Wembley and legitimises himself as a true heavyweight world champion. WOW.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) September 21, 2024
Chris Mannix
What an incredible finish. AJ lands a straight right, wobbles Dubois’s legs, charges in to follow up and gets leveled with a straight right hand that knocks him out. Wow.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) September 21, 2024
DAZN
Haducken
Evan Korn
Daniel Dubois should be an inspiration to every young, talented fighter who has suffered a setback. What a story.
— Evan Korn (@KornerMan44) September 21, 2024
Dillon Danis
Jake Paul
MMA Junkie
Claressa Shields
Demetrious Johnson
Alan Jouban
Dan Rafael
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: ‘Flat and uncoordinated’: Fighters react to Anthony Joshua’s brutal KO loss to Daniel Dubois
