AN immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois would mark the end of Anthony Joshua's career, claims Carl Froch. The former super-middleweight champion, 47, watched as Joshua was beaten by Dubois via a brutal fifth-round knockout at Wembley Stadium last Saturday. Since his defeat, defiant AJ has revealed that he will not retire .
He then met with promoter Eddie Hearn and Saudi Arabia boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh to discuss his future. Hearn, 45, went on to reveal that Joshua is set to rematch Dubois, with Alalshikh keen for the fight to happen. Froch, however, believes that this would be a bad move for Joshua's future prospects.
READ MORE IN BOXING Speaking on his Froch on Fighting YouTube channel, he said: "There's talks now of an immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois . "I think Eddie Hearn's keen to chuck him straight back in there, because obviously Anthony Joshua is Eddie's big cash cow, let's be honest. "He's back in the driving seat if AJ can rectify that run.
But for me, I think that's a bad fight. "An immediate rematch, Daniel Dubois is licking his lips, saying 'I wasn't happy with my performance, I think I can finish Anthony Joshua even earlier'. Most read in Boxing BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER S "And he will come confident.
First fight he went in he wasn't sure if he belonged there. "He'd been elevated to IBF champion after beating (Filip) Hrgovic, so does he belong at world level? "Now he knows he belongs at world level, he knows what he can do to Anthon.
