Unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has blasted Deontay Wilder for his flimsy excuses for his sloppy defeat in the hands of Tyson Fury.
Wilder was beaten mercilessly by Fury in their rematch in February as he suffered his first professional defeat and The Bronze Bomber (Wilder) came up with several laughable explanations for the loss, including a claim that Fury’s fingernails punctured the glove and scratched him.
He also claimed Fury put something ‘the size and the shape of an egg weight’ in his glove.
Not done, Wilder in addition accused the referee and Fury’s trainer.
In another of his unusual claims, he said that his ring entrance outfit, which weighed 40 lbs, was too heavy for him.
“I’m not surprised,” Joshua told Sky Sports about Wilder’s excuses. “He is trying to express how he feels to the world. He has left it to us, the masses, to interpret it how we feel is best.
“How he feels today might change in a year or two years due to experiences or more understanding of the situation that he has gone through.
“He was knocking everybody out and got used to a winning performance. He took a loss and isn’t used to it; as time goes on, he may express himself differently.
“Today? In my humble opinion it isn’t coming across in the right way.” Between 2016 and 2019 Joshua and Wilder held every major heavyweight belt but were unable to strike a deal to face each other.
