‘Things went wrong’ – Anthony Joshua’s troubled training camp before brutal KO loss to Daniel Dubois revealed
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ANTHONY JOSHUA's preparations for his domestic dust-up with Daniel Dubois were less than ideal, it's been revealed. AJ was knocked down FOUR TIMES on his way to suffering a brutal fifth-round defeat in his September showdown with his former sparring partner for the IBF heavyweight title.
![[Anthony Joshua went to war with Daniel Dubois in their September showdown]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/anthony-joshua-hits-left-hand-934899419.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The Watford warrior offered no excuses for his crushing defeat, immediately giving Dubois his flowers. But head coach Ben Davison told talkSPORT: “I know that amongst ourselves we know where some things went wrong.". Davison - who was criticised for not throwing in the towel - is adamant Joshua's less-than-ideal training camp takes nothing away from Dubois' career-best performance.
![[AJ suffered a stunning fifth-round KO loss to his former sparring partner]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/daniel-dubois-stands-anthony-joshua-934897516.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The 28-year-old said: "It’s important for us that we don’t look like we are making excuses. "But there are things that went wrong that we could have done a better job within and around. And closer to, the fight. "You can’t point the blame, we’ve got to own it. We’ve got to wear it. And that’s what we’ve done.”.
Joshua was on course to renew his rivalry with Dubois in a Riyadh rematch on February 22 before his team convinced him to recover from niggling injuries. Promoter Eddie Hearn was adamant they wouldn't plot the former unified heavyweight champion's next move until after Tyson Fury's rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
