Who won more rounds against usyk: Rico or Aj

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won more rounds

  1. Rico

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  2. Joshua

    18.5%
  1. Blg Man

    Blg Man Member Full Member

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    Rico or joshua (counting both usyk fights)
     
  2. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rico.

    Joshua needed two fights to win 5 rounds total on my card.

    It's hilarious that people reference Joshua's performance in the second fight as some ATG showing. He got dominated by a smaller man.
     
  3. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rico won more rounds in one fight than AJ managed in two fights.

    Of course, people will point to the official scorecards to dispute this, but imo they were far too generous to AJ.
     
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  4. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Brilliant AJ ! Whilst getting dominated off Usyk,il never forget that .
     
  5. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    In two fights? AJ did

    Bait thread
     
  6. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Angel Fernandez is a terrible trainer that set AJ back at that point

    The guys cheating a living
     
  7. Bigplatts

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    AJ won five rounds in the first fight, four in the second. Rico won five against Usyk (across 11 rounds). So Rico. But AJ did fight a much better version of Usyk, and Rico did go to the canvas and was about to get splattered.
     
  8. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I honestly don’t think Joshua improved at all after leaving Mcracken .
     
  9. kirk

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    Rico.

    He also fought a worse version, got put down hard and was likely going to be finished in the 12th, so a bit of a pyrrhic victory.
     
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  10. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    On the flipside, it was his 2nd ever pro bout at the age of 37 whereas AJ was supposed to be in his prime.
     
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  11. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Yeah that's a fair assessment
    Wasted alot of time and money on this aspect of his career
     
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  12. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Officially


    AJ I) Got 13 of 36 possible rounds. 4,4,5
    AJ II)Got 16 of 36 possible rounds 4,5,7
    Rico)Got 16 out of 30 or 33 possible rounds 5,5,6
     
  13. kirk

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    True, but doesn't make his performance that much better imo. It was prime AJ but a near prime Usyk too.

    That prime AJ beats the 39yo career heaviest sluggish Usyk that Rico fought, imo.

    McGregor arguably won more rounds against Mayweather than Canelo did.
    Its similar levels of significance, imo.

    Not saying Rico didn't do good, I just think comparing how he did to how AJ did is a bit of a impotent comparison.
     
  14. Negenewen

    Negenewen New Member Full Member

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    Rico won more rounds in 1 fight then joshua in 2 fights
     
  15. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I had Rico winning at least 7 rounds in his fight again Usyk. You can argue he won 8. So more than AJ won in each of his fights (2-3 in the first; 4-5 in the second) and maybe even more than he won in both fights combined. You can also argue he won the same amount of rounds that Fury won in both Usyk fights too.
     
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