Tony Bellew has insisted Anthony Joshua should not be judged after his X-rated speech following defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua was attmpting to exact his revenge against the Ukrainian last night in a Middle East rematch in Jeddah, but he came up second best one again by split decision. After the fight a series of frustrated antics took place from Joshua who first dropped the belts and stormed out the ring, before returning and making an impassioned X-rated speech.
'AJ' addressed a number of specific points including his rise into boxing, criticism from boxing legends including Mike Tyson and the current situation in Ukraine. Despite coming under heavy fire for his speech which threatened to steal the limelight from Usyk's win, former cruiserweight champion Bellew has admitted he has been in a similar situation himself.
