He then picked up the microphone and went on an expletive
He then picked up the microphone and went on an
expletive-filled rant, discussing the fight, his career, lead cheers to Usyk,
and discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
Joshua’s emotions were clearly running high following the
loss after twelve rounds of stunning boxing, and he returned to the ring to
address the crowd in Jeddah.
The Englishman began by referencing his youth and troubles
with police as he ref
webapex.net lected on his career following the devastating defeat and
applauded his competitor.
‘If you knew my story you would understand the passion. I ain’t
no amateur box
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er from five-years-old that was an elite prospect from
youth.
‘I was going to jail, I got bail and I started training my
arse off, I wanted to be able to fight.
‘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
westernmagazine.org our heavyweight champion of the world.’
Joshua pushed Usyk all the way and produced a largely more
impressive performance to his first fight at Tottenham Hotspur stadium last
year but couldn’t find a way past his Ukrainian counterpart.
The former champion insisted he was a ‘new breed of
heavyweight’ in the aftermath of defeat as he labelled Usyk as a ‘phenomenal
talent’.
‘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.
‘This guy here is a phenomenal talent, we’re going to cheer
for him three times.’
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