The punch count does not support the narrative that Rico was far ahead.

It wasn't as wide as the scorecard that the one guy had it from Ring Magazine.

But I felt Rico was definitely ahead he was the effective aggressor and bullied Usyk along the ropes.

I think Rico being about 6-4 ahead going into the 11th round was about right.

I don't see a case for Usyk being level though after 10 rounds sorry I just don't see it personally.

Yes Usyk probably would've stopped Rico in the 12th round. But the stoppage was totally bogus the bell had already rung before the referee jumped in.

I think Rico fought his heart out and deserved a chance to see if he could see out the 12th round.

 

Ofc u don’t lol

 

Cope. Rico was way ahead. Usyk won 3-4 rounds max. (Including the 11th). He needed a stoppage to win.

 

Rico deserved to be ahead going into the 11th. Terrible stoppage too.

 

Chill no need to block it’s just conversation

 

The thing is, of course there are official criteria for scoring a boxing fight. Effective aggression, punches landed, effective defense, control of the ring, sure. But one prominent judge who I believe has been retired for a good long while though basically said "who would you have rather been in that round?" is a valid criteria. Meaning, who felt worse after the round ended? And I would think that Usyk felt that a lot more often today than Verhoeven.

 

Usyk was blocking a lot of the punches with his gloves, and Rico was missing a lot.

Notice Usyk's face is not marked up.