Essentially the most controversial moment of Anthony Joshua’s profession got here immediately after his heavyweight title rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.
This coming Friday, Anthony Joshua will tackle Jake Paul in a highly-anticipated but controversial clash from the Kaseya Center in Miami.
In his last outing, the previous heavyweight champion was knocked out by Daniel Dubois and plenty of fans thought it’d be the ultimate fight of his profession with the likelihood of him reclaiming a title unlikely.
Despite having regressed over the previous couple of years, Joshua continues to be undoubtedly the most important test of Paul’s profession, having shared the ring with the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Joseph Parker, and Oleksandr Usyk.
Manny Pacquiao gives his tackle Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua
He doesn’t appear to be taking it too seriously, do you’re thinking that Jake has any likelihood in any respect?
Joshua stormed out of the ring following his loss to Usyk
In 2019, Joshua traveled to america to make his debut within the country when he took on Andy Ruiz Jr in a late-notice fight.
The Brit went on to suffer one in every of the most important upsets in the game’s history when he was knocked out by Ruiz Jr within the seventh round.
Despite that, he managed to bounce back in a rematch just just a few months later after which went on to defend his 4 heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev.
That opened up the chance for an enormous super fight against the aforementioned Usyk, who had recently moved as much as heavyweight.
Of their first meeting in 2021, the Ukrainian managed to take the titles away from the Brit by winning a unanimous decision win.
Fortunately for Joshua, though, there was a rematch clause within the contract and it was activated not long after and their rematch took place slightly below a 12 months later.
Despite competing higher of their rematch and making it an especially close fight, Joshua was on the flawed side of a split decision which left him seething.
Shortly after the outcomes were announced, the Brit took two of Usyk’s titles and threw them out of the ring before squaring as much as several members of Usyk’s team whilst being held back.
The previous champion then stormed out of the ring in a rage, confronting bystanders on his way out.
After some reflection, Joshua realized his actions were flawed and returned to the ring shortly after to confront Usyk where he looked as if it would calm down.
What followed was potentially one of the vital viral moments of Joshua’s profession as he got on the microphone and launched a random three-minute long rant.
A particularly awkward post-fight response😬 Was this essentially the most controversial moment of Joshua’s profession?
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Joshua could possibly be set for legendary clash in 2026
The vast majority of fans predict Joshua to dispatch Paul with complete ease, and it is due to that, that he has been linked to an excellent fight against fellow British heavyweight in 2026.
For several years now, Joshua has been linked to fight Tyson Fury, but after ‘The Gypsy King’ retired last 12 months, it seemed as if the fight would never occur.
Despite that, news recently broke that a fight between the 2 will likely happen in 2026, after years of talks.
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