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. Csonnyliston

    Csonnyliston Sam Langford P4P GOAT Full Member

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    Dubois is one of the most protected fighters in recent memory.
     
  2. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Plenty of dodgy refereeing, judging and British stoppages on Matchroom cards over the years favouring the A-side fighter, not exclusive to Queensberry at all.

    Dubois is also the B-side fighter again, as he was against Usyk the first time in Poland, and against Joshua at Wembley, and the refereeing was fine in both fights.

    So I’m wondering if you’re genuinely worried about Usyk receiving unfair treatment (which has never happened to him when fighting in the UK) or if you’re just pushing sly pro-Matchroom propaganda.
     
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  3. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    I’m not pro-Matchroom, but I’ve seen far worse officiating on Fish Eyes’ events. I do like Joshua more than Dubois, because he never resorted to dirty tactics.

    I remember in Hatton-Tszyu, Hatton deliberately hit Tszyu in the stones as hard as he could in front of Fish Eyes’ crooked referee, who just smiled and didn’t even deduct a point.
     
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  4. Mutant Risk

    Mutant Risk Member banned Full Member

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    Don’t forget McCann vs Baluta at York Hall in August 2023. Watch what happened in the final round and with the scorecards. It looked shady AF what happened with the scorecards before they were read out. @CST80 you must remember what I’m talking about I know you got a good memory.

    Talking about Dubois vs Joshua is a terrible example as that was a Riyadh Season show. Of course Joshua was the A side who His Excellency wanted to win but that’s completely different to the logistics for Usyk vs Dubois II. I’m interested to see what ring size they have chosen for the rematch.
     
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  5. rolzone

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    I’d be very surprised if usyks team didn’t have significant leverage in the negotiations
     
  6. Philosopher

    Philosopher Active Member Full Member

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    ? **** me man, he's fought Joyce, Usyk, Miller, Hrgovic and AJ and was an underdog every time. Protected? Even on the way up, the Gorman fight was considered a 50/50 domestic bust up, and fighters like Lartey were no walk through...
     
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  7. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    Will Dubois? Is the ref gonna ignore punches to the belly button if Usyk claims they're low? Will he tell Usyk to not ride his trunks as high as a pilgrim's?
     
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  8. MorvidusStyle

    MorvidusStyle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This could honestly come unstuck for Usyk.
    He's definitely rolling the dice. Getting overconfident like a lot of these EE's who keep showing up and getting hustled because they want the money.
    His team was smarter the first time, put it in Poland.

    I'm confident he'll be robbed if he lets it get too close, absolutely.
    UK is utterly corrupt and boxing is the most corrupt 'sport' in the world.
    UK is so corrupt and agenda-based they were even clearly going to rob Groves against Eubank if he hadn't dominated that fight. And Groves was a big 'brand' himself.
     
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  9. peter_uk

    peter_uk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'd like to think Usyk will be OK; he is not one of the comparative unknowns that come to the UK and get screwed. Usyk has clout, and hopefully Alex Krassyuk has done his job and insisted on foreign judges and a foreign referee. Anyhow I'm not sure the judges will be needed, but you never know.
     
  10. catchwtboxing

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    He hasn't yet so why would he now?
     
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  11. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Because he's fighting on a Queensberry card in London. Mainland European boxers have been robbed many times in various ways on Queensberry cards.

    Fish Eyes is a very dishonest man, far worse than Hearn, who admitted Usyk defeated Joshua.

    Old Fish Eyes says Usyk lost both fights against Fury and the previous fight against Dubois.
     
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  12. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Better hope it ain’t the same ref as the Hrgovic fight.
     
  13. Jacques81

    Jacques81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nope ...

    I predict we will have it 8-2 Usyk, judges will have it 7-3 DDD before ...

    Usyk uncorks a deadly check jab on DDDs shaky jaw and gets the KO...
     
  14. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    The bloke has no shame :lol:
    The awesome thing about Usyk is that he does not give AF anyway he never complains and just gets on with it and wins that is why he is the greatest fighter of the last 25 years IMO.
     
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    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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