Daniel Dubois v Anthony Joshua - Tale of the Tape: Weight, height, reach, trainer & professional boxing records

We analyse the profile and attributes of Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua as the two British heavyweights prepare to battle it out for the IBF world title in a blockbuster clash at Wembley.

When the heavyweight division throws a curve ball at you it’s a welcome distraction from the predictable fare.

Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua were nailed on to become world champions and dominate but no-one could have confidently said Daniel Dubois would be the first to cause disruption.

After falling short against Usyk 13 months ago, Dubois has another opportunity to become part of the new order against Joshua on September 21, but does he have the tools to beat ‘AJ’?

Daniel Dubois v Anthony Joshua
Tale of the Tape

	Daniel Dubois	Anthony Joshua
Age:	27	34
Nickname:	'Dynamite'	'AJ'
Height:	6ft 5ins	6ft 6ins
Reach:	78ins	82ins
Weight:	Heavyweight	Heavyweight
Trainer:	Don Charles	Ben Davison
Record:	21-2 (20 KOs)	28-3 (25 KOs)
Last fight:	W - TKO (R8) v Filip Hrgovic (Jun 2024)	W - KO (R2) v Francis Ngannou (Mar 2024)

Daniel Dubois
In Profile

The comeback of Daniel Dubois should be given more credit.

As a young man with little amateur experience, he was presented as Britain's next knockout king, an indestructible force that would walk through his opponents.

He did just this until Joe Joyce brought out his boxing playbook and reminded us of his own amateur pedigree to stop Dubois during their encounter in November 2020.

The nature of that loss and the one to Usyk raised serious questions over the heart and desire of Dubois.

Against Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic we witnessed a young man banish those demons, and Dubois now sits as the current IBF world champion after Usyk vacated his title.

Understandably he is the underdog against Joshua but he possesses similar strengths to his fellow Londoner and has less miles on the clock.

There is a growing fearlessness and inner strength about Dubois that is looking tough to crack and he now has the type of experience that you can’t buy. Should he beat Joshua it would cap off one of the most unlikely career turnarounds ever seen in British boxing.

Strengths:	Weaknesses:
Jab	Footwork
Power	Mobility
Momentum	Durability
Ruthlessness	Chin

Anthony Joshua
In Profile

The last nine months of Anthony Joshua’s career can be summed up as a fighter reborn or papering over the cracks.

On 21st September at Wembley Stadium, a venue ‘AJ’ knows well, we will get a better idea of whether he and trainer Ben Davison have repaired a man whose best days looked behind him.

The wins over Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou were impressive on the eye but they cannot be compared to the two of Dubois over Miller and Hrgovic.

The Ben Davison-Lee Wylie factor cannot be ignored regardless, and the training duo could hold the key in this fight.

Joshua will be 100 percent confident of not only beating Dubois but doing so in spectacular fashion but his own demons haven’t yet been fully exorcised. On September 21 we will find out where exactly they are in Joshua’s head.

Strengths:	Weaknesses:
Experience	Chin
Power	Footwork
Physicality	Mobility
Ruthlessness	Over confidence