Betting in favor of a fighter is a part of combat sports. Over the years, several prominent individuals have picked their favorite ahead of a highly anticipated fight. This time, former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya came forward to do that. As such, Adesanya has put his faith in boxing star Anthony Joshua to win against Daniel Dubois this weekend.
Even though Izzy’s career may not be at its peak right now, he is still excited about the exciting fights in the community. One of the fights that has caught everyone’s attention is the match between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. Interestingly, it seems to have captured Adesanya’s interest even more. As such, the former UFC middleweight champion has placed a $10,000 bet on ‘AJ’.
Interestingly, this is not the first when Israel Adesanya tried his luck in gambling. At times, he faced both sides of the coin as well. Moreover, it is not that Izzy only bets on combat sports events, he also explores other sports. Now, as for the relationship between him and Joshua, they both seemed to be good friends. As such, at times, both fighters were also seen meeting and showing respect for each other.
Both Adesanya and Joshua have their roots connected to Nigeria. This might be one of the reasons for their good friendship. As such, Izzy didn’t even predict the winner of the Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua fight. However, he did predict a knockout victory for either of them. Interestingly, Joshua brutally knocked out Ngannou. Following that win, he is now scheduled to face Dubois this weekend. Meanwhile, another star of the fighting community has predicted the outcome of the fight.
Oleksandr Usyk picks Anthony Joshua as ‘favorite’ against Daniel Dubois
Both Joshua and Dubois are currently among the top heavyweight boxers in the world. Over their long-illustrious career, they have defeated several formidable opponents. However, in that list, both AJ and ‘Dynamite’ have one common blemish, which is Oleksandr Usyk. The Ukrainian boxer has fought and defeated both of them.
Usyk fought Joshua twice and won both bouts via decisions. Meanwhile, when he fought Dubois, the Ukrainian comfortably handed Dynamite a KO loss. With the experience of fighting both British boxers, Oleksandr Usyk draws out a detailed comparison between them. In doing so, he even predicts the winner of the Joshua vs. Dubois fight.
My favorite is Anthony Joshua, but I am very bad a predictions. But I will predict Anthony Joshua… I don’t think (Dubois can reach Joshua’s level). I am sorry for saying this, but this is the truth, and I’m telling it…
Oleksandr Usyk via Boxing King Media (Check from 26:00)
Meanwhile, Usyk’s upcoming opponent Tyson Fury thinks otherwise and has predicted Dubois as the winner. Moreover, an intriguing fact about this matchup is that the winner between Joshua and Dubois might be scheduled next for the winner between Fury and Usyk. However, as of now, all of that remains to be seen.
