Daniel Dubois accused of QUITTING against Joe Joyce by Carl Frampton as David Haye admits he would ‘rather get knocked spark out’

Carl Frampton believes Daniel Dubois ‘quit’ against Joe Joyce during their British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight title clash.

‘The Juggernaut’ retained his unbeaten professional status with a tenth-round stoppage over the 23-year-old at the Church House Westminster.

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Dubois has been billed as a future heavyweight world champion but he was dealt the first defeat of his career by Joyce

Utilising his slight height and reach advantage, the Olympic silver medallist rammed home his powerful jab inside the first five seconds of the fight and continued to stab away incessantly.

Although Dubois had positive moments in the bout, the difference in experience proved insurmountable for the Greenwich native to overcome and he was badly hindered as his left eye closed completely.

In the tenth, a Joyce left to the eye saw him drop to his knee and he was counted out by the referee.

Frampton, a former two-weight world champion, was ringside for BT Sport and said: “I think that we all like Dubois. He’s a likeable guy. But if it is someone we didn’t like, we would say he quit there.

“I think he quit there.

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Dubois landed some bombs against Joyce

“I have to be brutally honest here. Let’s call a spade a spade, he took a knee from a shot in the eye. His eye was a mess, his eye was closed.

“But I get dragged out of the ring, I wouldn’t take a knee.

“I had Dubois a point up at the time of the stoppage, it was a close fight.

“You have to call it what it is; Dubois quit. But, he is a young kid and he can still come back.”

David Haye, the fortmer undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion, also questioned Dubois’ heart.

“I had him winning on the card, up until round six,” Haye said. “He needed to relax.

“I was very unhappy with the way that he took a knee. He took a shot to the eye, which is obviously painful, and I never like seeing a fighter take a knee.

“I’m sure Carl is the same – I would rather get knocked sparked out.”