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Dillian Whyte delivers a withering assessment of Anthony Joshua's performance in his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk, insisting the beaten fight 'was being too negative', 'lacked ambition' and was 'gun-shy'

Former British heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte accused Anthony Joshua of lacking ambition after he lost his heavyweight titles in a crushing defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.

Usyk claimed a stunning unanimous decision win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after the judges scores of 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113 confirmed a dominant victory.

'I said if Joshua tried to box he was always going to lose,' Whyte told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Former British heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte accused AJ of lacking ambition

'If he had come out and bullied him and pushed the pace and let his hands go he could have knocked him out in the first even round.