Former British boxer, Carl Froch has slammed Anthony Joshua‘s performance in last weekend’s victory over Robert Helenius, calling the display ‘terrible.’
Helenius stepped in for Dillion Whyte
Helenius was a last-minute replacement for the bout at London’s O2 after Joshua’s original opponent Dillian Whyte was pulled from the fight following a failed drugs test.
Joshua won the fight, knocking out the Finnish fighter in the seventh round, however, the clash and his performance drew criticisms from the fans in what was seen as an underwhelming display.
The slam
Former middleweight champion Froch slammed Joshua’s win, claiming that it wouldn’t have worried the British boxer’s potential next opponent Deontay Wilder.
‘That performance was awful, it was terrible, he was tentative, he was gun-shy.’ Froch told On Fighting.
‘He’s not rebuilding, he’s not learning on the job.
‘He’s 33 years old and he needs to be getting a move on with good performances.
‘Deontay Wilder will be watching that performance absolutely licking his lips.’
The ‘second’ time
It’s not the first time Froch has hit out at Joshua, in June, he accused the heavyweight of not working hard enough as he lost his unified title to Oleksandr Usyk.
Claiming that AJ didn’t listen to Froch’s friend and Joshua’s coach at the time, Rob McCracken, who in the end didn’t end up in his corner for the fight after their relationship broke down.
Holding soon?
Joshua’s camp are still optimistic about a future fight with Wilder, setting their sights on a mega clash with the American in Saudi Arabia next January.
