Promoter Eddie HearnMatchroom Boxing) and the team of British ex-heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) got a lot from the fans and the press.
We are talking about a rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs), which took place on August 20 in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Joshua suffered a second defeat in a row from the Ukrainian, after which he could not restrain himself and did something stupid in the ring. Nothing terrible happened, and the fighter himself later fully admitted his guilt.
The fact is that according to the fans and some experts, Hearn and / or Joshua’s team should have intervened and taken away the microphone from the loser.
The promoter replied to the wise men: “I’m sick of these idiots… I’m sick of this crap about “someone had to come out and take the microphone away from him.” Are you out of your mind? Why didn’t you think that going into the ring with Joshua like this and trying to take the microphone away from him is a fucking stupid idea? Why didn’t you think that this particular action could end in some kind of brawl in the ring or even a fight?
“People who pose as clever people in hindsight are enraged. But the obvious must be acknowledged. He took defeat hard. He was depressed, because for 11 months he plowed to take revenge. He had never been so eager to win before. And he realizes that he behaved wrong. But if someone tried to intervene, it would be even worse. He knew that he needed to get out of the ring quickly. He almost made it, but then he came back. Why did you return? Because he was upset and depressed. Because I thought it was the right thing to do. And that was his big mistake. He dug his own grave,” Hearn throws up his hands.
The promoter reminds that “Joshua basically didn’t say anything terrible. But he was too emotional. But it was Usyk’s well-deserved moment of glory that he ruined. But believe me, if someone tried to take the microphone away from Joshua, it would be much worse.
Yesterday, promoter Kalle Sauerland said: What if Joshua and Usyk ever have a third fight? And mentor Robert Garcia criticized the Briton: Joshua lost to Usyk before the final gong.
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