Will Usyk receive fair officiating against Dubois in London?

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Will Oleksandr Usyk receive fair officiating?

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  1. No, very unlikely

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  2. Yes, Fish Eyes officials are always honest

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  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Will Daniel Dubois be permitted to use low blows (like in the first fight) and head butts (like against Hrgovic) , and other illegal tactics?

    Can Oleksandr Usyk win on the scorecards with old Fish Eyes' judges?
     
    Perkin Warbeck, May 21, 2025
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  2. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Still raging that we didnt see Bowe V Lewis Full Member

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    Think it will be similar to the first AJ fight and Usyk knows this.
     
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    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Will dubouis have a fair official is more like it
     
    AdamT, May 21, 2025
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    Indiantakeaway9 New Member Full Member

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    the first Joshua fight was officiated just fine and the scorecards were better than in Saudi for the second fight.

    So the closest comp would suggest most likely yes and anything else is baseless speculation rooted in Anti-British discrimination.
     
    Indiantakeaway9, May 21, 2025
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  5. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk will render the judges moot.
     
    hoopsman, May 21, 2025
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    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The one who would penalize him for his 10 low blows like Pabon should have?
     
    MaccaveliMacc, May 21, 2025
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    No, especially if it's a British ref. Look at what the British ref allowed Dubois to get away with against Hrgovic. If anyone actually genuinely believes he somehow managed to miss Dubois billy goat butting Hrgovic at least 22 times, and a bunch of them wee so blatant and egregious a blind man could've seen them from a mile away, they're incredibly naive. And even worse the fight was waved off on cuts which he deemed were caused by punches and not the 22 + billy goat butts.

    And look at the British refs actions for Dubois vs Lerena. Firstly, ever so conveniently the bell to round 1 rang 9 seconds early when Dubois was in desperate trouble and had touched down x 3.

    Secondly, the ref, who had allowed Dubois to touch down 3 times in round 1 and hobble around the ring like a cripple on one good leg for the next 2 rounds dived in to wave the fight off AT THE BELL when Lerena was hurt, including being hit after the bell, instead of allowing Lerena to return to his corner and give him a chance to recover during the 60 second interval

    This wasn't due to incompetence on the referee's part and neither was it in the Hrgovic fight. It was sheer corruption

    Belly was dirty vs Usyk too albeit in Saudi

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  8. Mutant Risk

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    No he won't and I reckon the ring will be smaller than the standard size too. Usyk is fighting on an away show here he will receive no favours.
     
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  9. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    I’m not anti-British.

    I’ve always found Fish Eyes less honest than Hearn, going back decades. He’s much more likely to use dodgy officials.

    The idea of a “British stoppage” favouring the home fighter originated with old Fish Eyes cards.

    Dodgy officiating on Queensberry cards rivals that of boxing cards in “Sin City” Las Vegas.
     
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  10. Mutant Risk

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    Queensberry have had two main event fighters pull out on recent shows (Whyte and Miller), and not offered refunds which I believe is standard practice is it not?

    This not being a Saudi-funded show makes me worry for Usyk in the fight.
     
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  11. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dunno. But if is Diamond Dave Parriss, Usyk is ****ed
     
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  12. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    People make too much of a huff about these things then come fight a tough judgement call gets blown out of proportion or nothing happens at all and nobody complains.

    The ref was Usyk biased against both AJ and Dubious in their fights.

    It won't be a British ref it will be american and Dubious team will vet against that one who gave AJ false lowblow verbal warnings and judged the Dubious belly button punch illegal.

    Given low lows and beltlines are all the rage no doubt the ref will give clear instructions on it and focus heavily on Usyk's crotch. Dubious does seemingly naturally tend to go low even not on purpose.
     
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  13. rolzone

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    We will see. Hopefully it’s all fair and let the better man win
     
    rolzone, May 21, 2025
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  14. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol: :thumbsup:
     
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  15. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    “:beautiful:b.. BuT iT’S moRE LiKe dUBoiS sHOulD hAVe a FaiR ofFiCiaL tHiS TiMe!”

    :facepalm::facepalm: :bash::headbash

    Anyone that actually knows the sport knows that low blows don’t have to land DIRECTLY on a guys nuts to be illegal and to cause major damage/pain to that area. And Bladder shots AREN’T fun. At all. lol
     
    CooperKupp, May 21, 2025
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