Johnny Nelson has stuck the knife into Anthony Joshua by saying he has ‘no excuses’ following his defeat to Daniel Dubois on Saturday night.
The 34-year-old was knocked to the canvas in four of the five rounds before eventually succumbing to defeat.
It was a major upset in the capital, with Joshua previously seen as the man to reign supreme.
But with the boxing star crashing to defeat, it’s now unclear what the future holds for him.
Boxing news: Johnny Nelson has told Anthony Joshua he has ‘no excuses’ after losing to Daniel Dubois on Saturday night
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Nelson, speaking on Sky Sports, has come down hard on AJ by saying there are ‘no excuses’ for this setback.
“First of all, a massive, massive congratulations to Team Dubois and Don Charles, a trainer that well and truly deserves this kind of credit,” he said.
“To me, I just thought with AJ ‘what are you waiting for?’
“There’s no excuses for him.”
Analysing the fight further, Nelson added: “You had two massive punches in there, one punch has landed and that was it.
“The cards were off the table, the gameplan was out the window and because they hit so hard, they’re going to be hurt.
“The second knockdown, Anthony Joshua’s legs were gone.
“All of the way through, from the beginning of this, there were no questions to be asked of Anthony Joshua because he’s walked this street.
“All of the questions were for Daniel Dubois: Can he do it, is he capable of doing it? Can he keep his hands up?”
Joshua was left disappointed by his defeat.
After 18 months of improvement under the stewardship of trainer Ben Davidson, he’ll now be forced back to the drawing board.
Joshua admitted he was ready to ‘kick off’ after his loss. And he also admitted that he made ‘a lot of mistakes’, too.
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“Credit to him and his team. We rolled the dice of success, but we came up short,” he said.
“You know I’m ready to kick off in the ring, but I’m going to keep my cool, keep very professional, and give respect to my opponent.
“I’m always saying to myself I’m a fighter for life… We keep rolling the dice.
“I had a sharp opponent, a fast opponent and a lot of mistakes from my end, but that’s the game.”
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Dubois, meanwhile, was elated.
“I am the man,” he proclaimed.
“A mix of emotions. I can’t say too much right now.
“I’m fighting to get all the glory. To me I’m the hunter and I need to hunt.”