‘That real AJ came out in a second’ Kalle Sauerland on Anthony Joshua’s anger after the fight with Usyk

Via Barry Holbrook: Promoter Kalle Sauerland believes boxing fans should give Anthony Joshua a break for his brief melee inside the ring following his loss to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night last week in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Sauerland says former IBF, WBA & WBO heavyweight champion Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) showed “real AJ” for a second when he lost his temper after the score was announced and quickly threw two prestigious world titles for Usyk outside the ring. Joshua then grabbed the mic and said a long, obscene passage.

It was clear that Joshua had momentarily lost consciousness and was fighting the reality of what had just happened to him. Instead of accepting defeat as a good sport, Joshua was annoyed and angry about what happened.

It was obvious why Joshua lost the fight, as he was exhausted for most of the round, and he ran out of gas in rounds 10, 11 & 12.

Although Joshua briefly injured Usyk in the ninth round, the energy AJ expended during the knockout round seemed to have drained him.

After that round, 32-year-old Joshua fought through the smoke in rounds 10-12, and Usyk took full advantage of the situation.

That’s not to say Usyk isn’t out of breath either, as he looks so tired during the championship rounds, but somehow he’s able to keep moving and throwing punches to get the win. win. Usyk looked better in his first fight with Joshua and showed more energy.

It’s unclear if Usyk’s time defending the country had a negative effect on his cardio as he didn’t look to have the same stamina in his second game against AJ.

“AJ improved massively. It’s not enough. He’ll probably look back after he’s hung them up for years to come, hoping and thinking that a fight in between will make a big difference because he’s definitely improved,” said Kalle Sauerland. iFL TV.

“Usyk, it’s a bit flat for me. It’s a great performance, but it’s not flat on how Usyk does things. He is a very strategic fighter. I promoted him, worked in his camps, and saw him with my own eyes.

“He’s a really sporty guy. He knew how much he hurt Joshua in the first fight, and I would put some of the credit on Joshua, but Usyk didn’t capitalize.

“For example on that left hook, he threw very well in the first game, I don’t see that much. I didn’t do much in the ninth round. He almost stopped at ninth. I don’t buy that for even a second. It was an interesting round, but no.

“Actually, I think AJ was closer to stopping him in the first game than in the second. I don’t think anyone is stopping anyone. It was a great fight and a great fight from AJ.

“I think people forget too quickly. I have been in this sport since I was born. I’ve seen training camps. They are terrible places. Give the man a break,” Sauerland said when asked about his thoughts on Joshua’s breakdown after the fight.

“It’s Anthony Joshua. All the money he brought into the sport. Fury and Joshua are the reason we’re talking about heavyweight boxing. Those are the reasons why cruisers earn ten times what they made four years ago.

“They are the reason everyone on the High Street talks about boxing. Don’t pick Anthony Joshua because he’s a huge loser. Every champion is a heavy loser. Some cover it better, and some don’t.

“I have to say the whole rude boy got away with him. It was AJ’s defiance. He’s a North London guy. He stepped out of that moment and showed us a bit of defiance he showed in the ring. He let us in, and we saw it.

“He apologized. It’s the politically right thing to do these days Tyson won’t apologize. He said, ‘F*** off.’

“For me, he doesn’t need to apologize. Those are emotions, real feelings. We see AJ on GQ, and every time I buy a bottle of bloody Lucas, I make him look at me. It was the AJ that we were sold. But there is a real AJ, and AJ really appeared in a second.

“I don’t mean he’s always like that. He’s a lovely man, but we saw a bit of that resentment. So what? He wore his heart on his chest for a second. He was devastated.

“People say he does it for the money. Of course, he does it for the money, but he shows real emotions. That’s what you want to see. I like it. Well, it’s a bit chaotic? YES. Do you want to see my failures? F*** me, it’s child’s play.

“I would take all four belts off and throw them off the ring. That’s emotion. That’s what we want to see. That’s why it made headlines the next day.

“We are not talking about the war. We’re talking about him taking his belt off the ring. This is Anthony Joshua, a two-time heavyweight world champion.

“Someone give the man a break. He had a crisis inside the ring. So what? [John] McEnroe used to do that in tennis, smashing his racquet. He’s a legend, and so is Anthony Joshua. Relax, relax.

“Yeah, yeah, five, they’re Usyk’s belts, so what? He will ask one of his helpers to pick them up. People will say he is a terrible loser. Look, champions are terrible losers. In the past, when Joshua lost, he didn’t show that side.

“But if you’re not a terrible loser, you’ll never be a champion. It’s true. I’m not a champion, but I’m still a terrible loser. When around my kids playing Monopoly, I can’t lose, I hate it, but we all lose sometimes,” Sauerland said.