ANTHONY JOSHUA has been slammed for indulging in Conor McGregor’s Forged Stout after sending Robert Helenius into oblivion.
The Watford warrior breathed new life into his career with a brutal seventh-round knockout of the Nordic Nightmare at the O2 last weekend.
A jubilant McGregor was ringside for the fight and jumped in the squared circle moments after the KO to plough AJ with a cup of his fermented beer.
Joshua, 33, took an uncomfortable sip of the dark stout as McGregor presented it to his lips – a decision former unified super-middleweight champion Carl Froch believes was stupid.
The Cobra said on his Fighting with Froch podcast: “His nose was p***ing with blood, his mouth was all bleeding.
“As we saw when he jumped out of the ring and had a slurp on that nasty Irish stout that Conor McGregor shoved in his face.
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“And all blood and snot and sweat went inside that pint.
“How unprofessional’s that? AJ jumps out the ring, bit disrespectful as well – Helenius is receiving medical attention and he jumps out the ring.
“Okay, fair play – go and see your dad, go and see your family.
“You’ve just won a fight, you were a bit nervous and there’s a lot of pressure on you – okay, fine.
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“But don’t go over to Conor McGregor who’s trying to steal the show, making what’s probably a really expensive suit look really cheap because he just looks like a scruffy b****rd.
“Standing around at ringside, shouting and talking b***cks, trying to be centre of attention, shoves that nasty Irish stout in AJ’s face.
“He shouldn’t have drunk that stout because that stout could’ve been contaminated, you’ve gotta do a post-fight drugs test.
“Very unprofessional from Anthony Joshua.”
Froch believes AJ should’ve followed Brit rival Tyson Fury, who famously refused to drink bottles of water offered to him by strangers after his 2015 win over Wladimir Klitschko and his 2020 rematch with Deontay Wilder.
Victory over Helenius was Joshua’s second successive triumph since his back-to-back defeats to former pound-for-pound king Oleksandr Usyk.
He’s set to return to action early next year for a long-overdue grudge match with former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
