Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Tyson Luke Fury & Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis II - RBR.

Top 50, absolutely. I don't think anybody in those lighter divisions is breaking the 3k barrier, though. Let alone 4 or 5.

Inoue vs. Nery didn't even hit a thousand.

 

Interesting. I did not watch the British telecast. According to the official Compubox figures, the totals after two rounds were :

Fury 28.6%, Usyk 52.2%.

Your 52% to 18% was likely an error on the British telecast, as Usyk's % you reported after 2 rounds was identical to his Compubox % landed figure after 2 rounds, but Fury's was indeed 28.6% instead of your 18%.

In terms of the number of landed punches after two rounds : it was a mere one punch advantage in landed punches for Usyk 23-22. With Usyk being outjabbed by Fury 17-9 and Usyk with a power punching landed advantage of 14-5.

 

Round 11

Usyk is following Fury around the ring, rapping him across the upper jaw with a right hook now and then. Usyk jabbing his way inside behind a high guard. Fury leaning back, wiping blood from his eyes, jabbing sporadically. Fury catches Usyk with an uppercut, prompting an appreciative grin but not a backward step. Usyk ducks the Fury one-two and is grabbed and pushed down upon.

10-9 Usyk, slow and ugly round but still no doubt about who won it.

107-101 Usyk

 

"If he continues his success, Usyk, we could well see a draw here!"

This bias is crazy. I can't wait to hear their reaction in a few minutes...

(also how does a draw work, when there was a knockdown, unless they feel there was a clear 10-10 in there? )

 

Round 12

Usyk is nagging with the jab and left hand reaching up and across. Fury sways out of the way of an Usyk right hook, then drills Usyk with a nice right hand. Usyk blocks some jabs and moves in to flurry but is grabbed low and their heads butt incidentally. Right hooks by Usyk now backing Fury into the ropes. Left hand for Usyk. Fury flicking jabs, then putting his hands behind his back playfully. Fury gives Usyk a forehead kiss.

10-9 Usyk

117-110 Usyk

 

Richie Woodhall does have it a draw, and indeed scored the 10th 10-10.

 

Same scorecard as you, IB. Fury winning 4 through 6 and looking like he was en route to a decisive victory before Usyk turned things around. Every other round, I preferred Usyk's work. Although I'm fine with people who had Fury edging a couple more rounds.

 

There you go. The good ol' British even round.

 

Awesome work! Just out of interest did watching it second time round tally with how you felt the fight was going watching it live?

I rewatched it a second time and saw it almost exactly how you did. However watching it live I thought it was much closer than it really was (felt like Usyk won by 1-2 rounds plus the KD but I was most likely influenced by the heavily pro fury commentary/crowd).

 

This was my first time. I was hanging out with my son yesterday. We actually got home and tuned in at the very end and then watched some highlights of the knockdown in R9.

(that's when I popped in to make the following post)

 

Rounds 1-3 and 12 are the ones where I’m in, if not disbelief, then disappointment at how many people think Fury won them. I know we all have our biases and it might not be deliberate, but you really have to be not fully comprehending Usyk’s work to not see he’s winning those rounds imo.

 

Ah cool, so this is how you saw it with the luxury of being able to focus and score properly without getting too caught up in the drama of the live event. The commentary was so biased hey, really struck me watching it back.

I had my son with me too yesterday so wasn't really able to score as he's only 3 and was jumping around the living room throwing fresh air punches at the screen every time the crowd noise amped up. Haha. Had to watch again when he was in bed to have a stab at scoring it.

 

That's not me. Shania Twain, maybe?

 

I am away from home visiting with relatives. I was at a birthday party and missed the big fight. It sounds like it was a really good one. I hope to catch it on a replay soon. OLEKSANDR FREAKING USYK! Wow!