Duke McKenzie Lays Out The Grim Future for Anthony Joshua IF HE Fights An unmotivated opponent

Boxing Analyst Duke McKenzie Says Anthony Joshua Is “Mentally Fragile” Right Now Fifth-Round His Fifth-Round Knockout Loss to Daniel Dubois Last Year.

AJ’s Delicate Condition

McKenzie Believes That Even IF The Former Two-Time Heavyweight Champion Joshua (28-4, 25 Kos) Fights A “No-Hoper” OUTSIDE OF THE TOP 15, He’ll be vulnerable to get knocked out.

Losing to a Lower-Level non-contender Would Finish Aj’s Career. He States That Joshua Could Fight Down To The Level of His Second-Tier Opponent. Doing That Against A Motivated, amped up Fighter Could End Joshua for Joshua, With Him in a Delicate Condition “Mentally.”

Hearn’s Risky Rebuild Plan

Matchroom Promoter Joshua’s Tune-Up Fight in January or February 2026.

“The plan for Anthony Joshua is to find Also. If Heights Anybody in the Top Five, then It’s Lights Out Again,” Said Analyst and Former Multi-Weight World Champion McKenzie Pro Boxing Fans About Anthony Joshua’s Next Fight.

Hearn Hasn’ten’t Using a Top-Five Contender for Joshua’s Tune-Up for Early Next Year. That would be a foolhardy Move in My opinion, AJ Hasn’t been a High-Grade Fighter in Six Years When he defeated the 284-LB Andy Ruiz in Their Rematch December 7, 2019.

Before Joshua’s Fifth-Round Knockout Loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2024, He’d successfully Been Maneuvered Thour-Fight Rebuild Job by Hearn Against Contenders OUTSIDE OF THE TOP 5.

The Grim Reality After Dubois

“I Believe HE’s Very Fragile A Mental Perspective, Anthony Joshua,” Said Mckenzie. “SO, they’ve been to the try and rebuild. Forget Kabayel. Forget Dubois. Anybody Who is going to punches right now Nightmares, Given What Dubist Did. So, That Means They Have To Look at Somebody Outside Top 10, Probably The Top 15, Him To Roll Over. “

Joshua Rebuilding on Hearn Doesn’t Plan. His Idea is to Put Him in Against A Tune-Up Level opponent in Early 2026, then “Roll The Dice” Against A Big Name in The Summer, which Heys He Hopes Will Be Tyson Fury. Hearn Did’ten Mention The Other Heavyweights That Would Consider For Aj’s Summer Fight IF He Can’t Get Fury. Joseph Parker Or Oleksandr usy wouldly be Likely Be Would Be Looking At Joshua.

Joshua’s Career On The Line

“Now, The Problem With A Guy That’s Not Up To Scratch, You Come Down to Their Level,” Said Mckenzie for AJ’s Warm-Up Opponent. “IF Anthony Joshua Comes Down to Somebody Ese’s Level’s Level That is Not Even in the Top 15 And They End Up Chinning Him, His Career Is Finished.”

There are even Fighters at The Top 15 That Joshua Could Handle Without Much Risk, But He Would Have To Deal With Criticalism Fans.

“SO, NOW, HE’S IN LAND. IF Heights Risk Of Getting Risk. Anybody Joshua Fights, Thy’re Going to Be Big Time, Even IF It is a SO-Called No-Hoper,” said McKenzie.