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.