Those victories created the impression that his durability had returned. Daniel Dubois and Kristian Prenga exposed the same vulnerability once they began landing heavy punches.
Two of Joshua’s last three fights have seen him badly hurt. Dubois floored him four times before knocking him out in the fifth round, while Prenga put him on the canvas twice during the opening round last month.
The bell sounded at exactly the right time for Joshua against Prenga. His legs looked gone as the round ended, and another clean punch may have finished the fight.
That second-round recovery does not erase what happened during
