{"id":1186560,"date":"2022-08-22T12:21:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T12:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/22\/i-let-myself-down-anthony-joshua-on-post-fight-antics\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T12:21:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T12:21:25","slug":"i-let-myself-down-anthony-joshua-on-post-fight-antics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/22\/i-let-myself-down-anthony-joshua-on-post-fight-antics\/","title":{"rendered":"I let myself down &#8211; Anthony Joshua on post fight antics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1661167796_376_126394361_gettyimages-1242623255-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Oleksandr Usyk remains undefeated while Anthony Joshua suffers the third defeat of his career\" title=\"Oleksandr Usyk remains undefeated while Anthony Joshua suffers the third defeat of his career\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oleksandr Usyk remains undefeated while Anthony Joshua suffers the third defeat of his career<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anthony Joshua has spoken out on social media for the first time following his split-decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The Brit was emotionally charged as he gave a bizarre post-fight monologue from the ring following the devastating defeat that saw him miss out on the chance to regain his heavyweight championship belts.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua then teared up during his post-fight press conference after being asked whether he was proud of how he had performed against the Ukrainian.<\/p>\n<p>The former champ revealed he had to take himself to a \u2018dark place\u2019 for the rematch with Usyk and explained his emotions got the better of him in a short statement posted online.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Writing on his Twitter less than 24 hours later, Joshua said: \u201cI wish Usyk continued success in your quest for greatness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are a class act champ. Yesterday I had to mentally take myself into a dark place to compete for the championship belts!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had two fights, one with Usyk and one with my emotions and both got the better of me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Watford-born orthodox boxer then provided a further update in a later Tweet, as he admitted to letting himself down:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be the first to admit, I let myself down. I acted out of pure passion and emotion and when not controlled it ain\u2019t great.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love this sport so so much and I\u2019ll be better from this point on. Respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ZXpyYzTfHTQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nnawotwi Yi Intro on Adom TV (20-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZXpyYzTfHTQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oleksandr Usyk remains undefeated while Anthony Joshua suffers the third defeat of his career Anthony Joshua has spoken out on social media for the first time following his split-decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening. 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