ONE ROUND REALITY: ANALYZING THE "ADRENALINE DUMP" THAT RUINED ANDREW TATE’S BOXING DEBUT
Andrew Tate breaks his silence on the Chase DeMoor loss. Discover why the "Top G" knew he was in trouble after just one round.
Andrew Tate says he told his coaches straight up—after just one round—he knew he was in for a beating in his comeback fight.
Tate’s no rookie. He’s a legit four-time kickboxing world champ, but he’d been out since 2020 before stepping back in for his Misfits Boxing debut last month. Honestly, his days at the top ended long before that, and on fight night, you could see he wasn’t the same guy from his glory days. He looked every bit of his 39 years, especially up against an opponent ten years younger.
Now, Tate’s at a crossroads. He’s got a rematch clause with Chase DeMoor, but he’s not sure if he should use it or just call it quits. There’s talk of maybe taking a tune-up fight with another influencer—Jon Zherka’s name keeps popping up.
Tate has been pretty open about what went wrong. If you saw him at the weigh-in or in the open workout, he looked sharp—fit, even by 39-year-old Playboy standards. But when the bell rang, all those years out of the ring, the endless controversies, and even the cigars at press conferences seemed to catch up to him.
Last night, during a live stream in Miami with Sneako, Tate broke down what happened. He says it wasn’t about being out of shape. After just one round, he told his coaches he just didn’t feel right. “Bro, after the first round I had this weird thing—I just didn’t feel like myself,” he explained to Sneako, Clavicular, and Nick Fuentes. “Maybe it’s the ten years out, maybe the guy’s just way bigger, but I’m not here to make excuses.
“He won fair and square, didn’t cheat, so he gets the glory. I’m telling you, it was like this adrenaline dump—I don’t even know how to put it into words.”
As for running it back with DeMoor, Tate says he’s game. DeMoor seems more interested in a fight with Darren Till, and there’d probably need to be some changes to things like the weight cut, but Tate isn’t ducking anyone.
“I should’ve done a warm-up fight, honestly,” Tate admitted after Clavicular gave him props for not demanding a rematch right away. “But that’s not what life’s about. You have to be ready to fight anyone, anytime. I’ll fight him right now; I don’t care. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I’m not going to whine about it. He earned that win, and honestly, I’m happy for him.”
TYSON FURY BLASTS ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER DANIEL DUBOIS STOPS FABIO WARDLEY IN MANCHESTER
Tyson Fury has labelled Anthony Joshua "chinny" after Daniel Dubois secured the WBO heavyweight title against a resilient Fabio Wardley.
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Tyson Fury wasted no time after Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley this past weekend, using the moment to take a shot at Anthony Joshua.
Dubois picked up his second heavyweight title Saturday night in Manchester, grabbing the WBO belt from Wardley in a wild, bloodied battle that’s already being called a fight of the year candidate.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Dubois, though. He hit the canvas twice in the first three rounds but bounced back hard, battering Wardley late and leaving his face a mess as the final bell sounded.
Wardley never actually went down during the fight, despite looking wobbly near the end. Credit to him for sheer toughness, but Dubois still beat him decisively. This was Dubois’ first victory since his massive upset over Anthony Joshua earlier in 2024, when he floored AJ four times in one night.
On Sunday, Fury chimed in about Dubois’ latest win. With his own fight against Joshua rumoured for later this year on Netflix, Fury saw an opening to stir the pot.
“Just been thinking about Dubois’ crazy fight last night,” Fury said. Dubois fought [Jarrell] Miller, stopped him, but never put him down. He fought. [Filip] Hrgovic stopped him but never put him down. Fought Wardley last night and stopped him, but didn’t put him down. He hit Usyk with bombs but didn’t drop him. But against Anthony Joshua? Drops him five times.”
Fury added, “I’m not saying Joshua’s got no chin, but facts are facts. Take it however you want. Nobody else went down, not Miller, not Hrgovic, not Usyk, not Wardley. But Joshua hits the deck five times? Chinny, get up, slink!”
Fury is coming off a comeback win over Arslanbek Makhmudov and has already signed on to fight Joshua this year. Joshua will warm up first against Albanian heavyweight Kristian Pregna in Saudi Arabia on July 25 before facing Fury.
Promoter Frank Warren says Fury vs. AJ will probably land in October, though Fury might want another tune-up, which could push things back a bit.
As for Dubois, he’s got options. There’s talk of a rematch with Wardley, a chance to settle the score with Usyk in a trilogy, or a domestic showdown with Moses Itauma. Dubois’ dad, Stan, told talkSPORT he’d rather see his son fight another British heavyweight next, not Usyk.
HOW DANIEL DUBOIS SURVIVED TWO KNOCKDOWNS TO STOP A BLOODY FABIO WARDLEY
"I had to dig deep." Read Daniel Dubois' full reaction to his stunning comeback victory against Fabio Wardley in Manchester.
The punch that changed everything wasn't thrown by either of the fighters.
Fabio Wardley came out blazing in his title defence, dropping Daniel Dubois just 10 seconds in. He did it again in the third round, making it look like his big night. But then, something strange happened. As Dubois got up after the fourth round, his trainer, Don Charles, slapped him hard on both cheeks.
That’s when Dubois woke up. “I had to make him realise what he needed to do,” Charles said afterwards. It’s not exactly the kind of thing you see at team-building seminars, but it worked. Dubois turned on, and suddenly Wardley’s reign started to unravel.
Wardley had picked Dubois for the first fight since collecting the WBO belt that Oleksandr Usyk dropped. Honestly, it looked like a smart pick: he dropped Dubois twice and set the tone. But after that slap, Dubois started seeing Wardley’s moves coming; those wild lunges became easier to dodge.
He landed his stiff jab and followed up with savage right hands. Wardley’s jaw somehow took the hits, but his nose was pouring blood, and his right eye was almost swollen shut. He kept pushing forward, showing crazy heart, while Dubois just kept piling on. The fight turned into a brutal spectacle, the kind you can’t look away from.
Wardley got checked twice by doctors but kept fighting. Honestly, it could've stopped before the second-to-last round, when referee Howard Foster finally stepped in. Dubois got his second world title; Wardley, battered and worn, just managed a thumbs up to his mum.
Dubois summed it up later: “I had to dig really deep. When you’re a warrior, you go to dark places. I was nervous at first, all over the place, and had to fight my own battles. That slap woke me up. My dad and everyone were in my corner; I couldn’t let them down.
“Fabio came to fight; he was tough. We were exhausted; it was a real war. I had to use all my skills to win. Great fight, great battle, and I’m No. 1 again.” Sure, Usyk might argue about that, but Dubois proved something; he got up off the canvas and won.
People have called Dubois a quitter since the Joe Joyce fight six years ago. Wardley himself thought Dubois would fold again in Manchester, and for three rounds it looked like he was right until reality snapped Dubois awake.
