Anthony Joshua stands by his 'Black Lives Matter' speech, lashes out at critics

Boxing great and current world champion Anthony Joshua voiced his opinion and condemned racial discrimination by being a part of a peaceful protest in his hometown of Watford last week. Anthony Joshua was spotted marching at a rally with hundreds of people, who were protesting against killing of George Floyd in US. However, Briton heavyweight faced considerable heat following his presence at protest. As per reports, Anthony Joshua read a piece of letter publicly during protests, which has garnered heavy backlash since a number of people felt that letter was biased, and accused Anthony Joshua of being a racist. Meanwhile, British heavyweight world champion responded to his critics in a tweet this week.

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Anthony Joshua responds to his critics over Black Lives Matter protests

In tweet, Anthony Joshua appeared vexed over entire situation as he went on to lash out at criticism he has been facing since being seen at protest. However, Joshua made it clear that he is least bored about his critics and people who are tagging him a “racist”. According to Anthony Joshua, if someone watches full video, it is clear that letter was written by someone else, while people were searching for a lead to reading it out publicly. Being a global icon and boxing world champion, Anthony Joshua took lead and read out letter for people. In his tweet, Anthony Joshua suggested his critics boycott racism before trying to talk to him. 

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Apart from Anthony Joshua, several or athletes have publicly appeared and raised ir voice against racial discrimination. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya came out in streets of Auckland in a Black Lives Matter protest. On or hand, Floyd Maywear has already decided to take care of all expenses in George Floyd’s funeral. Meanwhile, Anthony Joshua and his protests in England have also had a considerable impact and Joshua appears unbored about his critics, who have trolled him for standing up in protests.

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