10 Months After Losing to Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua Breaks Silence on Who to Blame

• Anthony Joshua was outclassed in the twelve rounds of his heavyweight title fight with Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk
• AJ expressed disappointment in his then-manager Rob McCracken, saying he was not informed he was losing the fight
• The boxer parted ways with McCracken and his team, and now the stage is set for a re-match with Usyk

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has stated that he never knew he was losing his first fight against Ukrainian sensation Oleksandr Usyk.

The British-Nigerian boxer was outmatched over twelve rounds during the fight last September but he stated that his team did not tell him he was losing.

Punch reports that AJ severed ties with manager Rob McCracken and his team after they could not tell him the status of the proceedings during the encounter.

Joshua narrated why he lost the bout in a chat with Boxing Scene as per SunSport:

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“There was a lot going on in the corner and that didn’t help. A corner is like a pit stop.

“You’ve got probably 55 seconds in total to calm down, hydrate, and simple instructions. That’s the way you should do it. Too many voices at once is definitely not good for anybody.

“I was being told things like, ‘Double jab, right, left hook’ it wasn’t like, ‘Take the fight to this f***er, listen you’re losing the fight’.

“A trainer needs to tap into that psychological aspect now because if you can overcome your mind, you can give more. I swear I thought I was [winning]. "

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Ukrainian sensation Usyk defeated AJ after 12 convincing rounds in September 2021, but a rematch is slated for August 20 and the clash is scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia.

On the other hand, Joshua hopes to set up an undisputed super-fight with Fury, by winning back the unified belts Usyk, 35, snatched off him.

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