Dillian Whyte explains why he was "upset" by the loss of Anthony Joshua to Andy Ruiz Jr.

Dillian Whyte revealed he was "upset" by the defeat suffered by Anthony Joshua against Andy Ruiz Jr., who wanted to be the first to defeat his heavyweight rival.

Joshua suffered the initial loss of his professional career after being fielded four times by outsider Ruiz before referee Mike Griffin put an end to the seventh-round battle at Madison Square Garden.

The 29-year-old Briton was forced to deliver his WBA (Super), WBO, IBO and IBF belts to the American-American. Information suggests that he was also eliminated before the fight.

Whyte, who was the first to really test Joshua during their brutal confrontation in 2015, believes his rival is still vulnerable to punches on his right side.

"Listen, if you come back to this interview when I fought against Anthony Joshua a few years ago, I said that the left hook was his fall," he said. talkSPORT.

"He does not see the left hook coming, it's open on the left hook.

"I hurt him with that and Andy Ruiz did the same. It does not block punches on the right side.

"If you have a good left hook, you are dangerous for Anthony Joshua."

White, who had the upper hand on Joshua when they were amateurs, would like to be the first to end the losing streak of his tough rival in the professional ranks.

"I was a little upset because I wanted to be the first person he lost to," Whyte added.

"I was the first person he lost to amateurs, the first person I lost to professionals.

"I wanted to be the first person he lost.

"It's never nice to see your fellow countryman lose, whether we hate him or not, you know?"

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