The same English boxer, but in the match taking place on Wembley, Anthony Joshua was almost cheered by all 96,000 spectators. In contrast, Daniel Dubois came out between thousands of whistling and booing. He protected the belt, but was arranged to step forward as a challenge.
Why is there a discrimination between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois? The reason is because they represent two different bosses. Eddie Hearn, President of Matchroom Boxing, is holding Joshua, and Dubois's boss, Frank Warren, founder of Queensberry Promotions.
Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions have a professional boxing direction according to the traditional model. Meanwhile, Hearn and Matchroom Boxing have a more modern way. They directed a lot to the media, building images to win the public, with Joshua is the most typical example.
In the professional boxing world, many people do not like Matchroom's way of doing. Oscar de La Hoya recently spoke out, confirming the American professional boxing “did not welcome Matchroom” if they intend to reach the octopus tap through the Atlantic. De La Hoya refers to Matchroom “coloring” too much instead of going to the true boxing competition.
From a pure perspective, Warren and Queensberry must have thought that. This thesis was confirmed in a special event taking place in June. It was the time when Dmitry Bivol, Matchroom's boxer, entered the WBA belt protection. Before he went to the radio, Matchroom and Queensberry fighters fought 5 consecutive matches.
The final result of that special event was a humiliating failure for the Matchroom team. They lost 5 matches before the Queensberry team. The two most painful failures came in Heavyweight's weight class, when Filip Hrgovic and Deontay Wilder lost to Tko before Daniel Dubois and Zhang Zhi Lei.
With Daniel Dubois, the victory over Filip Hrgovic helped him be officially recognized as a leading boxer. He was tried to receive the IBF belt later. This is also a quality bait from Queensberry to Matchroom to bring Anthony Joshua, their most valuable face, joining.
The overwhelming victory of Daniel Dubois against Anthony Joshua affirmed the traditional value brought by Queensberry. Meanwhile, Matchroom is significantly damaged. They lost a match in the war they were somewhat weak, where the boss had to find “chicken son” to replace Joshua.