The U.S. PPV price has been released for the Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois clash on September 21st at Wembley Stadium in London. This will be affordable PPV for U.S. fans.
It’ll be selling for $19.99 on pay-per-view, which is an excellent price compared to events that are sold nowadays. Compare that to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga event, which sells for $89.99 for their clash on September 14th.
The official promotional video for Joshua vs. Dubois, their Riyadh Season event, has been released for the September 21st event.
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has done an admirable job with the visuals and theatrical quality. The music seems slanted toward what British fans with Neil Diamond singing his hit from 1969, ‘Sweet Caroline.’ The UK fans still love the 55-year-old hit from the 1960s.
Dubois: A Cammarelle-Style Threat
Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) could have many problems facing the rejuvenated and inspired IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) in the headliner of this fight.
The style that Dubois brings into this fight is all wrong for Joshua, who prefers to fight at a slow pace, allowing him to set up his right-hand power shots.
A story unfolds where every fighter emerges from the depths, ready to claim their moment 🔥 Anthony Joshua takes on Dubois in an epic fight at Riyadh Season Card – Wembley Edition 🥊
🗓️ 21 September 2024
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Joshua’s Kryptonite: Fast-paced Fighting
AJ’s kryptonite is a fast-paced fight, and Dubois specializes in that. He doesn’t allow his opponents to enjoy rest breaks to catch their breath, and Joshua, more than anyone, requires frequent rest breaks due to his bodybuilding physique.
Joshua struggles when forced to fight quickly, work hard, and not be given time to load up. In the 2012 London Olympics, Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle got the better of Joshua, throwing combinations, wearing him down, and forcing him to hold.
Joshua lost that fight in the true sense but was given a dubious victory for this London fight. Cammarelle appeared to win every round, but AJ, fighting on home soil, was given a win.
That was the first of several controversial decisions for Joshua in the 2012 Olympics. The others were against Erislandy Savon of Cuba and Ivan Dychko of Kazakhstan.
If Dubois fights the same way Cammarelle did, the judges won’t have a say in deciding the contest’s outcome because it won’t see the 12th round. Dubois won’t allow it to go to the judges.
Undercard Concerns: A Lack of International Appeal
– Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Tyler Denny
– Anthony Cacace vs Josh Warrington
– Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson
– Liam Smith vs Josh Kelly
– Mark Chamberlain vs Josh Padley
The undercard is slanted toward British fighters, as there’s not much to see for U.S. fans, who prefer to watch world-class talents rather than fringe-level UK fighters who will never win world titles unless it’s the paper variety.
No one on the undercard is going anywhere other than perhaps Sheeraz, but he’s pretty flawed, too. He might win a belt one day but won’t hold onto it long. We saw how he was hurt against Austin Williams, and that performance spoke volumes about his future, or lack thereof.
If it were me, I’d take a big broom, sweep away four domestic-level scraps from the card, and add a couple of quality fights that would interest the U.S. market involving genuine world-class guys.
It would have been a nice gesture to add some talented U.S. fighters like Abdullah Mason, Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, and Jaron Ennis to the card to get American fans amped up. British domestic-level fighters are attractive if the card is limited to one fight, but not when the entire undercard is filled with those fights.
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