sparring

"It was a decent sparring session between a tough, young novice and a very old but once great man, Mike Tyson," Bunce said.

As a teenager, Dubois reportedly rocked Joshua in sparring and caught the attention of Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren.

Perhaps Joshua was still haunted by those sparring stories from several years ago when Dubois reportedly rocked him.

"Voting has already started," he said, accusing Harris of seeking another round of sparring "because she's losing badly."

When discussions turned to a sparring session several years ago, where Dubois supposedly rocked Joshua, the champion said: "It was sparring, now we're fighting, this is different."