Daniel Dubois reveals how he felt when Anthony Joshua “tagged” him before the knockout

Anthony Joshua seems determined to pursue a rematch with Daniel Dubois.

Many people in the boxing world have written off the former two-time champion given the manner in which he was defeated in September. He was knocked down several times and was chasing the fight from the first round, with a low guard and lazy strikes.

The only thing Joshua has to hang on to from this first fight is what happened in the final seconds before he was put on the canvas for the last time in the fifth round with a short right hand.

He apparently had trouble with Dubois for the first time in the fight. “DDD” looked momentarily wobbly, prompting Joshua to step in and throw more punches, but the IBF champion remained composed enough to find the finisher.

Speaking to Seconds Out, Dubois was asked what was going through his mind when Joshua “wobbled” him in the last round.

“No one said it was going to be easy. I had to kill the king, so I had to overcome whatever firepower was coming my way. At that point it was just focus. I like those matches where we let loose the hands, we roll the dice, we roll back and forth, that was really exciting for me, to be honest.”

Dubois has said he’s ready to back up that career-defining performance with a rematch with AJ, if his fellow Brit wants it.