Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven

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  1. BOSS

    BOSS TBD

    Usyk sure got hit a lot for such a good draft dodger
     
  2. winner by choke

    winner by choke Undisputed Champion

    this is just like ngannou fury. great showing by rico but usyk almost stopped him in 4th and for whatever reason backed off. bs stoppage and rico was probanly winning but if he fights a dubois or wardley or joshua dont be surprised if he gets knocked out early.
     
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  3. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Hw is such a shit division
     
  4. Azazel

    Azazel "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    Haha, so much for all the clowns claiming Usyk was some kind of all time great hw. He's a gatekeeper at best in a good era. Verhoeven is awful, even in kickboxing (yeah I know he's dominant but just as boxing,.it's because the talent pool is beyond shit) and the whole thing is just sad
     
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  5. Neil

    Neil The Merchant of Venom

    Usyk is 40
     
  6. Azazel

    Azazel "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    Tye Fields is at worst 50/50 vs Verhoeven and I'm not even joking
     
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  7. Flo-Raiden

    Flo-Raiden Undisputed Champion

    I think it’s clear as day that Inoue is P4P#1 right now.
     
  8. BOSS

    BOSS TBD

    Usyk's heavyweight resume

    Ultra competitive points win against Chisora
    2 decision wins over Fury. One of them a SD
    2 decision wins over AJ. One of them a SD
    1-1 against Dubois
    Outboxed by and should have lost against 1-0 kickboxer

    Oh ya and stopped Chazz Witherspoon

    All time great heavyweights no?
     
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  9. Neil

    Neil The Merchant of Venom


    :Jest:
     
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  10. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Terrible terrible stoppage. But it's a bit of karmic justice after Rico used the old lame tactic of spitting out his mouthpiece to gains some time. The rules really needs to change,cause this bullshit can really change the outcome of a fight (rico gained at least 15 extra seconds to recover, and wasnt even penalised). They should let the fighter who spit it out continue without it, and only allow him to put it back between rounds
     
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  11. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ


    I tought he lost pretty clearly the first Fury fight, though I can see an argument for him. And lets not forget that it was an old coked up Fury that barely beat a MMA fighter in his fight before....

    Fuck the HW division is so pathetic
     
  12. ILLUMINATI

    ILLUMINATI Roberto Duran

    Richard Ron Jeremy Torrez career is in tatters that is the story of tonight card....
     
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  13. Neil

    Neil The Merchant of Venom

    Kiki Torre:zzzzz
     
  14. El Sparko

    El Sparko Scrub

    Damn, that stoppage was terrible. Rico couldn't miss with his right hand.

    Don't think Usyk-Itauma will happen now.
     
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  15. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    Usyk could not see Rico's right hand all night. He really did a good job of not telegraphing it. Not surprised the ref bailed Usyk out.
     
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  16. puerto rock

    puerto rock WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Usyk slowing down but he’s been getting overrated in recent years. He was fortunate the ref stopped it.
     
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  17. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Cards at the time of the stoppage were 96-94, 95-95 and 95-95 in Verhoeven favour.

    That's after 10 completed rounds.

    If you complete the 11th, it's 10-8.... Usyk

    That leaves it at 104-104, 105-103,105-103 going into the 12th.

    So, Verhoeven was probably not getting the decision anyways.
     
  18. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    Oh ok. Then corrupt stoppages are fine.
     
  19. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    No I'm just saying that Verhoeven was getting fucked anyways.
     
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  20. BOSS

    BOSS TBD

    I'm looking forward to Usyk winning a split decision against the #1 bowler later in the year.
     
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  21. Azazel

    Azazel "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    Btw, does someone know what is going on with Jalolov. One of the few hw that seems not to be total garbage
     
  22. Deasil

    Deasil Leap-Amateur

    I'd seen him fight before this and couldn't understand the hype, he'd only beaten cans and looked terrible. The commentators were all over him during the fight, even though he looked as uncoordinated as fuck. He was crouching down at waist level facing away at 90 degrees to Sanchez when he got hit by that right, he practically blindsided himself. Plus he had his hands down around his knees - totally goofy.
     
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  23. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    And his chin seems very suspect. He wont amount to much
     
  24. Dog Jones

    Dog Jones WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Would Olympic Silver medalist Torrez beat Rico Verhoeven
     
  25. Deasil

    Deasil Leap-Amateur

    Probably less chance than Olympic Gold Medallist Audley Harrison.
     
  26. Neil

    Neil The Merchant of Venom

    that guy was so good
     
  27. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

  28. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

  29. Neil

    Neil The Merchant of Venom

    Fury looks different and terrible there. Was unwatchable! Does he have gyppo AIDS ?
     
  30. whiskey

    whiskey Czarcasm

    Cokezempic
     

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