Oleksandr Usyk labels Anthony Joshua ‘a poor fool’ and ‘little boy’ for post-fight tantrum
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‘He reminded me of a little boy!’: Oleksandr Usyk labels Anthony Joshua ‘a poor fool’ for throwing his belts out of the ring in a post-fight tantrum after losing to Ukrainian last month
- Anthony Joshua failed to recapture his heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk
- The Brit was left furious after the fight and threw Usyk’s belts out of the ring
- Joshua stormed off before returning to give a bizarre speech in the ring
- Usyk didn’t comment at the time, but is now criticizing his opponent’s antics
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Oleksandr Usyk has described Anthony Joshua as a ‘poor fool’ for his post-fight tantrum after losing to the Ukrainian in their heavyweight title rematch last month.
Usyk defended his WBA, WBO and IBF titles with a split decision win in Saudi Arabia as the judges scored the fight 115-113, 116-112 and 113-115 in his favor.
Left furious in the aftermath, Joshua threw two of Usyk’s belts out of the ring and stormed off before returning to shake his hand.
Anthony Joshua threw Oleksandr Usyk’s title belts out of the ring after losing their rematch
Usyk didn’t comment at the time, but now calls Joshua “a poor fool” and “a little boy”
The 32-year-old Briton then picked up the microphone and started ranting, discussing the fight, his career, the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, and also led cheers to Usyk.
While Usyk didn’t comment on Joshua’s bizarre antics at the time and seemed forgiving in his own post-fight interview, he’s slammed his opponent now that the dust has settled.
‘I thought, ‘What a poor fool,’ said Usyk, 35. ‘He reminded me of a little boy who wanted to play ball, but it was taken from him, so he decided to throw him over the neighbor’s fence. throw.’
Joshua, who will face Tyson Fury in December in a ravishing fight for Great Britain, made one of boxing’s most remarkable speeches after failing to regain his heavyweight belts on August 20.
“If you knew my story, you would understand the passion. I’m not an amateur boxer from when I was five years old, that was an elite youth prospect,” Joshua said. “I was going to go to jail, I got bail and I started training, I wanted to be able to fight.
The Ukrainian defended his WBA, WBO and IBF titles with split decision win in Jeddah
Joshua’s post-fight speech in the ring was one of the most bizarre in boxing history
“I’m stealing this Usyk, I’m sorry, but it’s because of the passion we’ve put into this. This guy who beat me tonight might have been better but it shows the level of hard work I put in so please give him a round of applause as our heavyweight champion of the world.
“I’m not a 12 round fighter, look at me, I’m a new breed of heavyweights, Mike Tyson, Sonny Liston, Jack Dempsey, ‘you don’t throw combinations like Rocky Marciano’, I’m 18 stone, I’m heavy, it is hard work.
“This man here is a phenomenal talent, we’re going to cheer for him three times.”
Joshua also led the sold-out crowd through “three hurrahs for Usyk” and also emphasized his amazement at Ukrainian fighters able to produce title-winning performances as the war continues in their homeland.