Josh Taylor has hit back at claims he is a Covid denier after a social media storm. The unified IBF and WBA light welterweight champion has been vocal online during the pandemic pointing to other issues affecting the nation.
Taylor has previously posted images to comparing the coronavirus outbreak to the flu, and yesterday shared a picture to his Instagram story yesterday noting that Covid had taken the focus away from figures for suicides, heart disease and missed cancer treatments with the strain on the NHS.
He followed that up with a now deleted tweet that sparked rage from social media users with some claiming he was using his high-profile platform to "spread ignorance" while others dubbed his posts "embarrassing."Following the Internet.
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