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Eddie Hearn insists Anthony Joshua would ‘hate’ him if he revealed real reasons he lost to Andy Ruiz Jr
Jun 1, 2020
ANTHONY JOSHUA would "hate" Eddie Hearn if the promoter revealed the real reasons he underperformed in his loss against Andy Ruiz Jr.
AJ was dropped four times during his first career defeat, which ended in round seven, with mystery surrounding what happened to the Brit star pre and post fight and rumours suggesting the heavyweight was concussed.
Joshua was forced to deny being dropped in sparring and even refute claims he had a panic attack before the headliner on his US debut in New York.
But Hearn admits Joshua had his reasons for coming into the fight sluggish and off his game but unlike Deontay Wilder - who blamed his loss to Tyson Fury on his ring costume - those excuses will not be aired.
Hearn told Sky Sports : "It's nothing to do with sparring or panic attacks but there are reasons that he wasn't firing on all cylinders. He will never tell you, and he would hate for me to tell you.
"He doesn't want excuses like we've seen with Deontay Wilder.
"When I look back now, knowing what was wrong, I can look at his face and say: 'You knew you weren't 100 per cent, didn't you?'.
"But all week he was fine, smiling. At no point did anyone say, 'He doesn't seem himself'. Looking back now there is something in his eyes that says, 'I'm not best prepared'."
Joshua stayed silent after his setback, but came out triumphant six months later as he enacted revenge on Ruiz in Saudi Arabia to reclaim the WBA, IBF and WBO titles.
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