Boxing’s power brokers have again chosen short-term gain over the long-term health of the sport by marketing Joshua-Dubois as a fight for the world heavyweight championship
On Saturday Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will meet in the ring before more than 90,000 screaming fans at Wembley Stadium. It’s a quality match-up between two good fighters. But once again, boxing’s powers that be have chosen short-term gain over the long-term health of the sport by marketing Joshua-Dubois as a fight for the heavyweight championship of the world.
It isn’t.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/18/anthony-joshua-daniel-dubois-mandatory-challenger-system
Author : Thomas Hauser
Publish date : 2024-09-18 08:00:03
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