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'A huge mistake!' - Dillian Whyte weighs in on lack of Daniel Dubois rematch for Anthony Joshua
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Dillian Whyte believes Anthony Joshua "made a huge mistake" in not taking an immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois, as rumours swirl over a future bout.
The two-time world champion has not fought since he was stopped in the fifth round by his domestic rival, and turned down the chance to face him again this February.
Instead, Dubois will face Joseph Parker in a defence of his IBF heavyweight title, while Joshua is looking for his next foe after Tyson Fury's retirement stopped a touted bout.
Whyte previously defeated Joshua as an amateur, then lost to him as a professional, and now has weighed in on the dangers to the star's legacy by skipping a rematch.
"He made a huge mistake not taking the immediate rematch with Dubois," he told Sky Sports News. "It was a world title fight, a great payday and the perfect opportunity.
"He will forever have to suffer the memes of being face-planted at Wembley by Dubois. When I lost to [Alexander] Povetkin, I crashed Eddie Hearn's live interview and demanded the rematch.
"Nothing else mattered until I beat him in the rematch. It's a mindset thing. I want to fight AJ and Tyson again because they both beat me."
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