Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk thinks recent criticism of his former opponent Anthony Joshua is unjust.
Joshua was slammed by fans for his performance against Jermaine Franklin in April as the Brit won an unconvincing decision to pick up his first win in over two years. 'AJ' was on a two-fight losing skid heading into the bout as he lost his heavyweight titles to Usyk in September 2021 and failed to win them back in their rematch last August.
Usyk has now come to the defence of Joshua as he told Boxing King Media:“I think [Joshua] just needs a little more time to recover. He’s a great fighter and a great personality. Who are those people who judge him? Who are the judges? Have they ever entered the ring? Have they ever trained and felt that pain? They have no right to say so.”
