Betting odds often reflect the prevailing sentiment about who’s favored to win a boxing match. However, the upcoming all-British bout between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois has stirred up quite a debate among boxing fans, with the odds so tight that it’s ignited passionate discussions. It all began with a single X post.

Earlier today, the X handle Boxing Kingdom, a well-known source for boxing content, shared their perspective on the Joshua-Dubois fight. They argued that the current odds of ‘Anthony Joshua – 1.22, Daniel Dubois – 4.80, Draw – 17.00’ were off the mark, suggesting instead that Dubois might knock everyone’s socks off with a victory. 

Anthony Joshua isn’t the massive favorite? 

Boxing Kingdom wrote, “The odds are incorrect on Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois. They are currently showing Anthony Joshua as a massive [favorite]. It’s actually a very close fight. I’m leaning to Dubois slightly. He’s full of confidence. But it’s so close I wouldn’t gamble on this.” While Boxing Kingdom seemed confident in their prediction, others said otherwise. 

Back in June, former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew praised Anthony Joshua as one of the top heavyweights in the world, confidently predicting that Joshua would knock ‘DDD’ out within two rounds. On the other hand, Zhilei Zhang from China has a different view. He believes that Dubois, being young and hungry, has what it takes to secure a victory.

Needless to say, even the experts are divided on the matter. Plus, both fighters have lost fights to former undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, who vacated his IBF title to make this fight happen. Nonetheless, when the boxing world caught wind of the tweet from Boxing Kingdom, things were heated in the comments. 

Daniel Dubios’ loss: Prevailing sentiment

Joshua is coming off wins against Francis Ngannou, Otto Wallin, and Robert Helenius, meaning the upcoming fight is the biggest challenge for him in a while. Of course, people had to speculate, take this first user, for example, who saw the past unfolding again. The user wrote, “I can feel the Andy Ruiz situation happening, y’all better stake right.” Notably, Andy Ruiz Jr. shocked the world when he defeated Joshua via 7th-round TKO back in 2019. However, Joshua came back in the rematch to win the second fight via a unanimous decision. 

Conversely, another commenter disagreed, suggesting ‘DDD’ has no shot against ‘AJ.’ “Dubois’s defense is non existent. I’m fairly sure the odds are spot-on and AJ lands a clean right in the middle rounds that ends it. Really want to see Dubois test AJ’s chin before that happens though,” they wrote. While Joshua was a former unified heavyweight champion, the IBF title is Dubois’ first major title. Meaning, purely by achievements, Joshua has the upper hand.

Someone else gave props to Dubois’ ability to knock out his opponents, but they couldn’t see Joshua losing. “I like @DanielDuboisTKO a lot, but it is hard not to see @anthonyjoshua finishing him in the first 5, (if not 3), rounds,” one fan commented. Interestingly, ‘DDD’ had a better knockout ratio at 95.24% compared to Joshua’s 89.29% KO ratio. However, this gets overshadowed by Joshua’s resume of superior opponents. 

Another user decided to mock Boxing Kingdom for their tweet, remarking, “If you’re leaning towards Dubois these are exactly the type of odds you take a gamble on 😂.” However, there’s always Joshua’s ‘Left, Right, Goodnight,’ which can end the fight instantly, so betting money on this fight can indeed be risky. 

Another enthusiast tried to educate Boxing Kingdom on how betting sites come up with the odds. “Odds aren’t incorrect, they are systematically calculated to lean towards where the money is going,” they commented. This basically means the majority of people are betting on Joshua to win, and the betting site isn’t pulling the numbers out of a hat. 

Having said that, regardless of the odds, the fight is geared to be an action-packed and thrilling matchup between two elite boxers, which could go either way. Only time will tell who is right and who is wrong. Until then, share your predictions for the bout.