Watch Joshua Throws Belts and Storms Out of Ring – After losing to Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua tossed the heavyweight championship belts out of the ring and then took over the microphone to make an odd speech.
Usyk defeated the legendary British boxer a second time, this time by a split decision.
Watch Joshua Throws Belts and Storms Out of Ring – What Did He Say To Usyk After Fight?
Joshua appeared to storm off after the verdict was given and threw Usyk’s belts out of the ring.
He made the decision to go back to the squared circle and extend a handshake to his rival.
However, when they conversed in the ring, AJ said: “Strongness is not important to me; I need competence instead.
“Boxing is not a sport where strength wins. Boxing is won by skill.
“You’re not strong. How did you beat me? How? Because of skill.
“I had character and determination. Where’s the mic?”
Then the Brit grabbed hold of it to deliver an impassioned speech to the crowd.
Joshua, 32, said: “If you knew my story you would understand the passion.
“I ain’t no amateur boxer from five-years-old that was an elite prospect from youth.
“I was going to jail, I got bail and I started training my a*** off, I wanted to be able to fight.
Lost fair and square
Throws Usyk’s belts out the ring
Storms out the ring and nearly starts a fight
Comes back in to make excuses
Realises he’s took Usyk’s moment so starts kissing his assLadies and gentlemen, Anthony Joshua
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“I’m stealing this Usyk I’m sorry, but it’s because of the passion we put into this.
“This guy to beat me tonight, maybe I could have done 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.”
He then added: “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’s hard work.
Usyk and AJ converse after the fight
“This guy here is a phenomenal talent, we’re going to cheer for him three times.”
He then got the crowd to awkwardly cheer Usyk, who watched on baffled.
British boxer Frazer Clarke feels that Joshua’s team should have prevented him from taking the mic.
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “As a gym friend and a friend in general, for anyone offended in general by what happened, I think I can apologise on his behalf for the outburst.
“His team might be mad at me for saying this, but I feel he was hung out to dry there. Somebody should have saved him from himself.
“It’s words, but in the true reflection of boxing, that was Usyk’s time to celebrate that victory and he didn’t get to do it straight away and I don’t think that was right.
“Anthony is a great person and has done a lot for a lot of people, a lot for me, but I feel like he had a bit of a bad one there and it was out of character.”
AJ broke down in tears during his press conference and was comforted by promotor Eddie Hearn.
He said: “Am I proud of myself? It’s really really hard for me to say I’m proud of myself.
“I don’t feel anything, I’m upset deep down in my heart.”
Usyk, 35, is determined to fight Tyson Fury next.
When he did finally get his hands on the mic, he said: “I’m sure that Tyson Fury is not retired yet.
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He later cried during his post-fight press conference, while Joshua also blew his cool backstage during the aftermath of the bout after a bystander told the British boxer to ‘keep it professional.
Joshua’s emotions were clearly running high following the loss after 12 rounds of stunning boxing, and he addressed the crowd inside the King Abdullah Sports City arena with one of boxing history’s most bizarre post-fight speeches.
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The heavyweight fighter began by referencing his youth and troubles with police as a teenager while he reflected on his career following the devastating defeat that saw him fail to regain his championship belts from Usyk.
