Anthony Joshua has received support from the unlikeliest of allies following his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
'AJ' was left looking deflated after the Ukrainian walked away with the belts at the weekend.
And the shock upset has all but ended talk of an all-British clash with Tyson Fury.
But John Fury, the father of Tyson and Tommy Fury, insists Joshua was not to blame for his defeat to Usyk and said his corner should take a good, long hard look at themselves in the mirror after he suffered the second loss of his professional career.
“Listen he’s a very awkward man Usyk," Fury Sr told BT Sport.
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"Obviously he’d never fought anybody like that before.
“What he did need to do is adopt Derek Chisora’s game plan because he did a better job than what [AJ] did.
“I thought if he used his weight a bit more and put a bit more devil in his work, it could’ve gone better for him.
“I was surprised because he’s a big dude..."
When asked if the drastic weight cut might have affected his performance he replied: “He might’ve lost too much weight, but what he needed to do was get all over him and put him under pressure and not let him settle.
“When your plan ain’t working, it’s up to the corner to switch it up, and they never.
“They kept saying in the eighth round, ‘Be smart behind your jab.’
“It wasn’t working because he was in front of a master technician and he played Usyk’s game from the beginning.
“They didn’t try and change it – it’s his corner’s fault.”
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Usyk improved his record to 19-0 (13 KOs) last week, by outpointing Joshua in a unanimous decision. Joshua meanwhile slumped to 24 wins and two defeats as a professional boxer.
After some reflection from Derek Chisora, Fury Sr ultimately had the final say, adding: “Give AJ a break.
“Because it wasn’t all AJ’s fault, it was his corner, they never had the brains to help him out of a sticky situation.
“You’ve got to know that the men in your corner know the fight game.”
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