ANTHONY JOSHUA has plummeted down the Ring Magazine’s heavyweight rankings following defeat to Daniel Dubois.
AJ was knocked out by a brutal right hand in round five in front of a British-record 98,000 fans at Wembley.
Anthony Joshua was knocked out by Daniel Dubois[/caption]
It leaves Joshua’s career hanging in the balance meanwhile Dubois has never looked better – with their Ring rankings a reflection.
AJ has shot down to SEVENTH while Dubois is up at second behind No1 challenger Tyson Fury and champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua, 34, has refused retirement in the aftermath of his loss and is already being lined up with a rematch against Dubois, 27.
Usyk, 37, meanwhile faces Fury, 36, for the second time on December 21 following his undisputed title victory in May.
But to proceed with the Riyadh rematch he was forced to vacate the IBF belt which Dubois inherited after being elevated from interim champ.
Reacting to the updated list, Fury posted: “Back to number1 on dec21 been repping 22 years and counting.”
Joseph Parker, 32, is third in the Ring rankings following a run of five wins, including one against Deontay Wilder, 38.
In his last fight, the New Zealander beat Zhilei Zhang, 41, who is one place below in fourth.
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Agit Kabayel, 32, breaks into the top five after a good run of wins with his last coming in May against Frank Sanchez, also 32.
Martin Bakole, 31, is one place above Joshua off the back of his victory over American prospect Jared Anderson, 24.
Below AJ is Filip Hrgovic, 32, who was beaten by Dubois in an IBF title fight.
Efe Ajagba, 30, comes in at ninth while Justis Huni, 25, breaks into the top ten after going 9-0.
