Boxing fans have mocked Anthony Joshua after new footage from his fight with Daniel Dubois appears to show him mocking a section of the crowd at Wembley.
AJ turned up late to the famous stadium and was a shadow of his usual self as Dubois secured a memorable victory in the capital.
In the closing stages, Joshua started to regain some momentum after being floored in rounds one, three and four.
But he was then knocked out by Dubois, who immediately showed class by checking on his injured opponent – rather than celebrating wildly.
Boxing fans have mocked Anthony Joshua after new footage from his fight with Daniel Dubois appears to show him mocking a section of the crowd at Wembley
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Footage from TNT Sports before the decisive blow, however, appears to show Joshua taunting some people in the crowd.
He stuck his tongue out in their direction and smirked – before then being knocked to the canvas just seconds later.
And boxing fans have now unceremoniously mocked Joshua, believing he paid the price for his lack of focus.
“Karma is not a game,” were the words of one user.
This angle of the knockout shows Anthony Joshua seemingly taunting someone in the crowd just moments before getting knocked out 😬😬
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“He thought he had it all,” said a second.
A third user shared a picture of Joshua on the floor and added: “Sticking your tongue [out] just to get knocked out like this.”
Another said ‘taunting the crowd, then gets knocked out cold’ while accompanying their post with a thumbs up emoji.
A fifth fan said: “He just continues to mug himself off doesn’t he.”
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And a sixth wrote: “Pride comes before the fall!”
Joshua had been on a good run of form prior to the fight, having overcome the likes of Jermaine Franklin Jr, Otto Wallin, Robert Helenius and Francis Ngannou.
This, however, will be a bitter pill to swallow.
Carl Froch, meanwhile, has questioned whether Joshua still has the hunger to perform at the highest level as his hopes of becoming a three-time world champion ended in disaster.
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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Froch said: “Anthony Joshua got absolutely battered from pillar to post.
“He walked to the ring and he looked nervous. He didn’t look confident. Daniel Dubois was smiling and enjoying himself.
“From round one Joshua was getting peppered with the jab, he was on his back foot, he was bolt upright, rigid, doing everything wrong.
“He was being pushed around the ring and bullied, Dubois came in like a world champion.
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“He didn’t recover from those shots. He lacked ambition, he lacked self-belief and confidence.
“His powers of recover are terrible, he looked exhausted. I question Anthony Joshua’s desire to be in that boxing ring anymore.”
He then added: “I don’t think AJ wants it anymore, he shouldn’t be boxing. That performance was weak.
“What next for AJ? I don’t even know. This could be see the last we see of Anthony Joshua. I just can’t see a future for Anthony Joshua.”