{"id":98455,"date":"2022-08-22T08:22:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T07:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98455"},"modified":"2022-08-22T08:22:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T07:22:02","slug":"i-fought-usyk-emotions-says-anthony-joshua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/i-fought-usyk-emotions-says-anthony-joshua\/","title":{"rendered":"I fought Usyk, Emotions, Says Anthony Joshua\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua has admitted that he let himself down in his encounter with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The match took place on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where Joshua fought back tears after he narrowly lost to Usyk.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Usyk, in a highly anticipated rematch, beat Joshua on split decision to retain the IBO, IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight title.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Joshua threw away two championship belts from the ring and stormed out of the ring, before returning.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But in a post on Sunday, Joshua wrote: \u201cI wish Usyk continued success in your quest for greatness. You are a class act champ.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cYesterday I had to mentally take myself into a dark place to compete for the championship belts! I had two fights, one with Usyk and one with my emotions and both got the better of me.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI\u2019ll be the first to admit, I let my self down. I acted out of pure passion and emotion and when not controlled it ain\u2019t great.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI love this sport so so much and I\u2019ll be better from this point on.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cRespect.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A rattled Joshua at a post-fight press conference was in tears as he explained the bitter loss and his furious actions after the bout.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI don\u2019t feel anything, I\u2019m upset deep down in my heart. When you lose, you\u2019re ultimately not happy, it\u2019s just upsetting.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI wanted to win and I wanted to win for Great Britain because I knew how much they wanted me to fight Tyson Fury. I\u2019m not so happy with the performance because I didn\u2019t win.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI appreciate everyone watching at home, I\u2019m a fighter, I\u2019m not a normal person.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cEven though I try and hold it together, to be a fighter is to have a real different mindset and lifestyle,\u201d an emotional Joshua said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Joshua then apologised for his furious reaction after the match when he threw away two championship belts from the ring and stormed out of the ring, before returning.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI was mad at myself, not at anyone, just at myself, so I thought I\u2019ve got to get out of here (ring) because I\u2019m mad, like anyone when you\u2019re angry, you might do stupid things.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThen I realised, this is sport, let me do the right thing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt\u2019s been so tough, you see AJ holding it together and I\u2019m a hustler so I try and hold things together and I try and work hard, put things together, make sure my team\u2019s good.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cBut it comes at a cost, a big cost. It\u2019ll never break me, but it takes real strength for it not to break you.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThere\u2019s a little crack in that armour, because I took a loss and I think you just saw me upset,\u201d he concluded.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>32-year old Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua is a British born boxer with Nigerian parents from Sagamu, Ogun state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Joshua was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, UK. However, he spent a part of his childhood in his parent\u2019s home country, Nigeria, where he went to school in Ikene.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>His mother, Yeta Odusanya, is a Nigerian while his father, Robert Joshua, is part Nigerian and part Irish.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Joshua had in July, 2019 visited his roots in Nigeria after his shock loss to American-Mexican Andy Ruiz, before regaining his title in a grueling rematch.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua has admitted that he let himself down in his encounter with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk. 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