HOW AJ LOST THE PLOT
AFTER his defeat, Joshua stalked towards the changing rooms before returning to the ring, grabbing Usyk’s WBA and Ring Magazine belts and dropping them outside the ropes. He then confronted Usyk, saying: ‘You’re not strong, how did you beat me? How? I had character and determination.’ Then he addressed the crowd with this rant:
I am giving you my story. I was going to jail. I got bailed and started training my arse off, because if I got sentenced then I would not have been able to fight. I could have done better, but it showed the hard work he must have put in to beat me. Please give him a round of applause as our heavyweight champion of the world. I’m not a 12-round fighter. I am a new breed of heavyweight. Mike Tyson, Sonny Liston — they say, “He doesn’t throw combinations like Rocky Marciano”, because
I am 18 stone, I am heavy. It is hard work.
This guy here is a phenomenal talent. We are going to cheer for him.