Joe Joyce 'wants to share ring with Anthony Joshua' after fight with Daniel Dubois

Joe Joyce believes he can mix it with the best after Daniel Dubois victory according to Sam Jones 

The 'Juggernaut' Joe Joyce believes he can take on the best after a victory over Daniel Dubois on Saturday night according to his manager Sam Jones, and is looking to fight at world level after earning the European crown against his British rival.

Joyce takes on 'Dynamite' Dubois on the weekend in London live on BT Sport and is putting his undefeated record on the line against one of his fellow top prospects in Britain.

And his manager has full faith in him delivering the best victory of his professional career to date, and has insisted that he is ready to mix it with the top fighters in the division despite being significantly older than his opponent on Saturday night.

He told Sky Sports: "Joe is below Daniel, quite unbelievably and outrageously, in the rankings, Dubois is sitting pretty at No 2 on the cusp of a world title fight with either Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk [the current WBO mandatory challenger] depending upon if the belt becomes vacant.

If Joe beats Dubois, he gets that spot. This is what motivates Joe. Joe has been in the deep end from the get-go but has to beat a 22-year-old who is tipped as the next Mike Tyson - that's his quick route to the world title. So be it.

"Joe wants fights against the likes of Joshua, Fury, Usyk. It would be an honour to share the ring with Joshua. Two Brits is always a huge fight. After this fight, Joe will be in the mix and able to call out any of the top guys. Joe believes he belongs in that company."

Manager Jones admitted that he and his fighter believed they have been entirely overlooked in the build up to this contest, and have questioned whether Dubois' camp have taken Joyce's threat seriously in the build-up to the heavyweight contest.

"Joe has beaten Frazer Clarke four times, Mahammadrasul Majidov, Bakhodir Jalolov who is a massive power puncher, Ivan Dychko, Filip Hrgovic and Tony Yoka but people have disregarded him," said Jones.

"So all the pressure is on young Daniel. I honestly think that Dubois' side think Joe is useless! But Dubois, apart from the Nathan Gorman fight, has been in total mismatches. He can seriously punch, he can bang, Joe knows that.

"But can he mix it up? What will he do in the later rounds? He hasn't experienced somebody really trying to beat him yet. Joe knows how to win on the world level. You don't win the medals that Joe has won if you are rubbish.

"Joe's power is underestimated. When Dubois feels one of Joe's jabs? He will be uncomfortable."

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