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 the Ukrainian star.
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 in favour of the Gypsy King.
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.
Joshua has already been mentioned as a potential next opponent for Fury following the Gypsy King’s second defeat to Usyk.
The pair have long be touted to get into the ring, but an all-British clash has yet to materialise between the pair.
Fury has slammed the scorecards reached by the three judges, claiming he beat Usyk by three rounds.
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren claimed he was ‘dumbfounded’ by the scorecards.
‘They gave him [Tyson Fury’ four rounds out of the 12, which is impossible,’ Warren said.
‘I’ve been around a long time and I know I am biased, but one judge didn’t give him any rounds from round six onwards.
‘How can that be? That’s impossible. It’s crazy. I’m calm and collected, I’m not screaming and shouting, but that is nonsense.’
Fury walked out of the ring after being shown the full scorecard by Warren following the thrilling contest.
However, he was caught backstage by reporters and, when asked for his thoughts on the scorecards, the Gypsy King offered a surprise response.
Speaking to Sky Sports Boxing after the fight, he said: ‘I swear to God, I thought I won by three rounds!’
