Tony Bellew slams 'coward' Simon Jordan over 'self-entitled' comments on Anthony Joshua
dailystar.co.ukAnthony Joshua is 'self-entitled' resulting in an outburst after his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk.Speaking after Joshua was beaten by a split judge's decision, Jordan said the British heavyweight was 'exasperated' by a second Usyk defeat leading to his in-ring outburst.
Joshua first walked out the ring before then grabbing the microphone in a post-fight rant."He was exasperated and frustrated that he couldn't better this guy," said Jordan on talkSport. "He has a sense of entitlement because he's led to believe that somehow or another that he's something that he's not." READ MORE: Simon Jordan details why Graeme Souness didn't get Crystal Palace job after Marbella chatJordan, who reigned as chairman of Crystal Palace from 2000 until their 2010 administration, said that after his outburst in the ring British promoter Eddie Hearn would have had told Joshua to show some remorse in the post-match conference resulting in him crying."In the post-match conference when Eddie Hearn has got in his ear and tells him to show about of contrition," added Jordan. "So we see a very emotional Joshua which I believe is contrived."Bellew, who won 30 of his 34 fights as a professional boxer, responded stating that Joshua was heartbroken after suffering the biggest defeat of his career."I want to put that absolute muppet straight, that man hasn't a clue, all he does is use big word to confuse and contradict himself," said Bellew."How could he possibly think that was acting from Anthony Joshua in that press conference? "The boy is genuinely heartbroken, he's just lost the biggest fight of his life to date.
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