Oleksandr Usyk's team believe fans misinterpreted the ninth round of his world title rematch with Anthony Joshua early this month.
The Ukrainian appeared to be hurt at multiple points during the fight, but was never truly wobbled by Joshua except for a brief spell in round nine. He had been bossing the fight, but Joshua got through and appeared to be turning things around when he seemingly hurt the champion badly for the first time in their 21 rounds together.
But Usyk's cornerman Russ Anber has insisted the reactions were a bit much and that the champion returned to the corner essentially unfazed. He believes his fighter was simple "weathering the storm", and was never as badly hurt as it may have appeared on the broadcast.
