Dillian Whyte has labelled Anthony Joshua a "f****** weirdo* after his performance against Oleksandr Usyk this past weekend.
Joshua lost his heavyweight titles on Saturday night when he was outpointed by Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with the judges scoring the fight 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113.
The betting favourite Joshua was outstruck by Usyk in the early rounds with the Brit not finding his rhythm until the midway point of the fight.
Usyk was close to stopping Joshua in the twelfth round, landing 29 of the 68 punches he threw as 'AJ' looked relieved to see the final bell.
And Whyte was "baffled" that Joshua didn't use his considerable size and weight advantage to overpower Usyk in the ring.
He told iFL TV : "I'm still a bit baffled to be honest, it was a bizarre performance from Anthony Joshua. But Usyk fought good.
"I don't know man, I don't know. Joshua is a strange guy, he's a real proper f****** weirdo. Why's he gonna wait to the second fight? He should have been putting the heat on him
"Even at the latter stages, ok you're eight rounds down. You feel like you're down on the scorecards, start having a go. You're the unified heavyweight champion of the world.
"Maybe he wanted to lose and try beat him again to be three-time heavyweight champion, I don't know."
Joshua said last week that he wants to fight Whyte again before retiring from boxing, with the pair currently 1-1 against each other in the ring.
Whyte handed Joshua his first loss on the amateur circuit, but 'AJ' would later avenge his defeat by knocking out Whyte in 2015.
And Whyte thinks that referee Michael Alexander should have awarded Usyk a stoppage victory in the final round.
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The bell seemed to come early as a defenceless Joshua backed himself against the ropes whilst Usyk overwhelmed the Brit with punches.
Whyte continued: "I think Usyk should win by TKO in the last round. I thought they gave Joshua way too much time but he just sagged on the ropes and stood there, he didn't do anything. I thought Usyk deserved a TKO victory.
"I was surprised the way the fight went, I picked Joshua to win in seven rounds because I thought he would have enforced his size and pressure, sheer bulk and athleticism but he didn't. He was just reserved.
"He was sensitive, a bit like 'I wanna punch I'm not gonna punch, I wanna move my head I'm not gonna move my head', it's weird man. I don't know, it was like the whole Andy Ruiz performance all over again.
