DILLIAN WHYTE can't believe that 'f ****** strangeo' Anthony Joshua didn’t throw the kitchen sink at Oleksandr Uzyk.
The 33-year old beat AJ in the amateurs and lost to him in a pro fight in 2015. However, AJ backed the 31 year-old to be too strong and big for the former cruiserweight fighter on Saturday - so long as he dominated him quickly.
After losing his titles to Usyk
, Whyte voiced his disapproval of Joshua's approach during the fight.
Joshua acknowledged that he had tried to outbox southpaw genius after the unanimous points defeat.
Whyte says that is why he got so lost, despite his 19-pound muscle advantage.
IFL was told by The Body Snatcher that he was shocked at how the fight turned out. He said, "I thought Joshua would win it in seven rounds. Because he would enforce size and bulk on Usyk. But he was very reserved and tentative. It was strange.
Joshua allowed Usyk to be more aggressive, and Joshua stood before him whenever Joshua stung him. Joshua then let Joshua do the same thing.
"Joshua was hurting but backing up, so it has baffled my a bit. It was a bizarre performance.
"Joshua is a strange man, he's an proper f ****** oddo, he should be putting the heat upon him.
"After eight rounds, he should feel like he was down with the cards and began really having a try. He's now the unified heavyweight champion of all the world."
Free Bets: Get more than PS2,000 in NEW CUSTOMER DEALSEddie Hearn, Eddie's promoter, believes that AJ will demand an immediate rematch. Hearn estimates it could take place as soon as February.
However, Whyte advised him to stop trying to become a boxing technician. He suggested that he return to his bad bullies.
He said, "He must throw his hands"
"Joshua needs to change his mentality, lately he has been in a safety-first mode and he is fighting strange.
He is doing a good job using boxing and athleticism responsibly, but being strong is what has worked for him. It earned him the Olympic gold medal and the world titles. Now he needs to be f ******.
"He wasn't hungry enough. When the chips are down, and s*** is against your, you must have a go.
"And he didn't want to have one."
"He didn't try to kill him when he hurt him. It was madness."
Whyte, speaking to Behind the Gloves following the fight, stated that he didn't care about Usyk. He was never someone I feared. What did he do to me? Joshua was not knocked out, he was outboxed by him.
"I will go to war with him. I don't care about any of that."
"He [Joshua] does not seem hungry anymore. He might have lost the dog inside him. Sometimes it happens."
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