Anthony Joshua slammed for Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury scorecard as fans claim he is 'still dizzy from his Daniel Dubois knockout'
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Anthony Joshua has been ridiculed by boxing fans for his scorecard for Oleksandr Usyk's heavyweight title fight against Tyson Fury in Riyadh. Usyk earned a unanimous points victory over Fury in their rematch at the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia. All three judges scored the fight 116-112 in favour of Usyk.
Joshua was offering his scorecard throughout the fight on television, but the British heavyweight was slammed by fans on social media. The 35-year-old had given Fury five rounds of the contest and Usyk six, while he determined the final round to be a draw, with his eventual card reading 115-114.
Fans following along questioned what fight Joshua was watching, with one claiming the star was still 'dizzy' following his knock-out loss to Daniel Dubois in September. Fans have ridiculed Anthony Joshua's scorecard for Oleksandr Usyk's fight with Tyson Fury.
Usyk beat Fury in their rematch in Saudi Arabia by a unanimous points verdict. Joshua had scored the fight 115-114 to Usyk, while the judges gave the Ukrainian a 116-112 win. 'Anthony Joshua begging for a Fury fight with that card,' one fan claimed. Another wrote 'Anthony Joshua should never be a boxing judge, I don't know what fight he was watching.'.
'Anthony Joshua couldn't score this fight to save his life,' added a third. 'Anthony Joshua obviously still dizzy from that Dubois knockout with that scorecard,' another fan claimed. One poked fun Joshua by questioning whether he was the AI-judge, which was included for the fight as an experiment.