Anthony Joshua Vows to 'Break Down' Daniel Dubois in Heavyweight Title Boxing Fight

Anthony Joshua is determined to take down IBF heavyweight title holder Daniel Dubois on Saturday in London, to the point where he told reporters Thursday that he will "break him down with my spirit."

Joshua provided that remark in response to a question on how he wins the fight against Dubois, a matchup that will take place Saturday in London's Wembley Stadium.

"It can happen in a variety of ways. I'm not depending on punch power; it takes a lot more to be a great fighter. I'll break him down with my spirit," Joshua said, per ESPN's James Regan.

"I showed Daniel and his whole team the respect they deserve through my training camp and that's going to put me in good stead. I'm tough, so is he, May the best man win. Good luck to him and his team.

"One thing when first I started boxing is, I wanted to bring the heavyweight division back alive in the UK. So well done to everyone here as well. What a blessing to be back again... we're ready to rock and roll.

"I'm in supreme condition physically and mentally. I've been watching some of the olds fights as well to remind myself what I'm capable of."

The 34-year-old Joshua is 28-3 (25 knockouts) with four straight victories. He once held the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles.

The 27-year-old Dubois is 21-2 (20 knockouts). He won the vacant interim IBF heavyweight title with an eighth-round TKO victory over Filip Hrgović in June.

Joshua is a heavy -425 favorite ($425 bet to win $100) over Dubois, per DraftKings Sportsbook. That gives Joshua 80.95 percent implied odds, per Action Network.

Dubois is a big underdog, but he understand what's at stake here.

"I need to retain it and hold on to it," Dubois said of the IBF belt. "I need to legitimize myself by winning this fight. It's a resurrection story of my career. I just want the biggest challenges and make a name for myself and create history."

Per Regan, Wembley is supposed to hold 96,000 fans for this bout. Joshua is used to fighting at Wembley in front of massive crowds, notably doing so in front of 90,000 when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in 2017.

Dubois has never fought in front of a crowd of this size, but he says he's up for the challenge.

"It's like I've done many times before, this time it's on the biggest stage so the energy is going to be higher," Dubois said.

We'll find out soon enough how this fight goes down, but Wembley should be electric on Saturday evening when these two heavyweights go at it.