Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Ricardo Verhoeven & Frank Sanchez vs. Richard Torrez Jr. RBR.

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  1. drenlou

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  2. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great strategy, that is how AJ should have fought him. Use your weight and bully him. Usyk will be blowing hard. IF Rico can keep this up , this will be very interesting.
     
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  3. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    one round apiece
     
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  4. DynamicMoves

    DynamicMoves Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Rico is ****ing solid so far. I expect Usyk will take over, but I'm impressed.
     
  5. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    1-1

    Better from Usyk, but still very competitive.

    I don't think this is going to be an easy fight for Usyk. Rico is a good fighter and the knows how to box. They usually transition better to boxing than MMA fighters. Vitali Klitschko is a good example.
     
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  6. TowelThrower

    TowelThrower Y'all must've forgot Full Member

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    Have to keep in mind the amount of levels Usyk has in him to go up through all 12 rounds, opponents will find out he looks a lot different after 6, so if Verhoeven gets that far there's still more to see.
     
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  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    In the old days, Usyk would start pouring it on in the third.
     
  8. Sampneb

    Sampneb Active Member Full Member

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    Nice shot Rico tbf.
     
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  9. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    Rico has taken head kicks from 6'9" men. Not that Rico will win this but I'm not surprised he's not intimidated by Usyks power.
     
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  10. Diddy

    Diddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk will level up as this fight goes on. What you’re seeing from Rico is what you’re going to get.
     
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  11. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Usyk taking hard shots
     
  12. Lonsdale81

    Lonsdale81 Active Member Full Member

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    These crossovers are jinxed
     
  13. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wow Usyk are a clean right hand there. 3-0 Rico. what the hell is going on?
     
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  14. DoctorJones

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    I have an odd feeling
     
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  15. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    It looks like only one guy trained for this fight lol
     
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