Then, visibly enraged, he walked out of the ring before climbing back in and grabbing the microphone to address the crowd with a weird speech.
Anthony Joshua confronts Oleksandr Usyk following his loss and throws the belts out of the ring before making a rambling rant Videos.
He reviewed the fight, his career, the present Ukrainian problem, and Usyk in a profanity-filled tirade.
"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,' said Joshua.
'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 our heavyweight champion of the world
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.'
Below are some after-fight responses and videos featuring Joshua;
Anthony Joshua throws two belts out of the ring as he loses temper after defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. 😲😲 pic.twitter.com/PHDIe2FWGh
— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) August 20, 2022
@anthonyjoshua needs to watch this back and realise how much of a complete idiot he’s come across! The rant was pathetic! https://t.co/pp2eHAIWyv
— Matt Willis (@mattwrailbus) August 20, 2022
It wasn't just the rant. The Anthony Joshua pre rant was just as embarrassing. If not more so.
— The Irish Magpie 💚 🖤🤍 (@TheIrishMagpie) August 20, 2022
Hang your head young man.#Usykvsjoshua2 #AnthonyJoshua pic.twitter.com/M25BAE6SBI