{
  "id": 16249265,
  "title": "‘Joshua has lost major weapon for Fury fight’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/joshua-has-lost-major-weapon-for-fury-fight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T00:17:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/joshua-has-lost-major-weapon-for-fury-fight/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to Daniel Dubois' trainer, Don Charles, Anthony Joshua has lost a significant weapon, his jab, ahead of his upcoming fight against Tyson Fury. The 37-year-old has appeared increasingly apprehensive and has lost physicality since his defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019, according to Charles. Charles, who has guided Dubois to two-time heavyweight championship, believes that Joshua has lost his ability to effectively use his jab to get into punching range against Fury. He stated, \"I just can't see previously, had it happened six years ago, how Joshua would negate his way into punching range to be effective on Tyson Fury with that style. Yes, he could use his physicality, but they've trained that out of Joshua.\" Since Ruiz's fight, Joshua has become very apprehensive in his approach, Charles added. The old Joshua had a powerful jab, which he could compare to that of Daniel Dubois' jab previously. Charles believes that Joshua's jab is no longer a weapon.",
  "summary": "Daniel Dubois’ trainer, Don Charles, believes Anthony Joshua has lost his jab, a major weapon, ahead of his fight against Tyson Fury in Cardiff. Read More: https://punchng.com/joshua-has-lost-major-weapon-for-fury-fight/",
  "key_points": [
    "Anthony Joshua has lost his jab, a key weapon.",
    "Trainer Don Charles believes Joshua is apprehensive.",
    "Joshua's physicality and jab have diminished since 2019."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The loss of a reliable jab and physical presence leaves Joshua without the necessary tools to close the distance against a fighter like Tyson Fury.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}