DANIEL DUBOIS wrecked Anthony Joshua’s hopes of a dream career ending with a right-hander for the ages. <br /><br />Dynamite Dan detonated a fifth-round shot — after dropping AJ three times in the previous four rounds — to keep his IBF world title and ruin AJ’s dream spring mega-fight with Tyson Fury. <br /><br />They were five of the most brilliant rounds imaginable. <br /><br />Joshua, 34 was cooked from the very start, dazed and confused, bouncing about the ring and then sticking his tongue out and trying to showboat. But it wasn’t funny — and it was potentially the end of an era. <br /><br />It was also the crowning of 27-year-old Dubois as bona fide world champion and a menace for all of the other heavyweights to now fear. <br /><br />There was no brotherly glove lost between the two Londoners. <br /><br />And there was none on show when Liam Gallagher appeared to do a three-song set without newly reunited Noel — so this Idler’s Dream was dashed and it was back to work. <br /><br />The last sprinkle of showbiz was a rerun of the Guy Ritchie-directed promo that launched the mega-money 96,000 Wembley sell-out. <br /><br />Dubois played the role of a torture victim, strapped into a freezing bath where bloodthirsty gangsters electrocute him with jump leads. <br /><br />But now he was really going in the deep end to see sparks fly — lock stock and two smoking biceps. <br /><br />The biggest headline of the fight-week build-up was Dubois’ new trainer Don Charles vanishing for the most critical days of Dynamite Dan’s career. <br /><br />Thankfully Charles did appear, entering the ring with his charge with dad perched on the outside of the red corner. <br /><br />But when AJ emerged second — a baffling move considering he was the challenger — it was to the Godfather theme tune. <br /><br />It seemed like Dubois needed back-up against the family. <br /><br />But he made a mockery of that plot from the off. <br /><br />After the 27-year-old took control of the fight from the very first bell with a great jab, he made the older man look like the challenger he was — the man who should have been made to come first and wait in the ropes. <br /><br />Then — with 16 seconds of the opening round left — Dubois looked right over to his father and it looked like he was having daddy issues. <br /><br />But he then unleashed a right hand that almost knocked AJ spark out. <br /><br />Joshua collapsed to the floor and looked utterly doomed. <br /><br />It was a miracle he rose again and made the second on dodgy legs. <br /><br />The second instalment didn’t start any better for Joshua either. <br /><br />But Joshua scored with an uppercut that suggested he was easing into the fight. <br /><br />Then Dubois threw a left hook that robbed AJ of all of his senses — and a count from outside the ring started. <br /><br />Ref Marcus McDonnell ignored that call. <br /><br />Then Dubois battered him more and more and he collapsed into the ropes and was hauled up for a standing eight count. <br /><br />As soon as the fourth started Joshua was decked and counted again — but he moaned he had merely slipped. <br /><br />Even so, that was three floorings in the opening four rounds. A slaughter.
