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

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  1. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  2. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Big right hand from Rico

    Awkward ****er
     
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  3. GoodBot

    GoodBot You can like, just forget your password. Full Member

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    Rico moving around Usyk like Usyk moves around other heavyweights, damn.
    Usyk finally landed some good shots at the end of the 3rd.

    Can Rico maintain this pace after the 4th round?
     
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  4. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Do we have a Fury-Ngannou situation here? Don't think I've ever seen Usyk this flat-footed
     
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  5. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Round 1 Verhoeven 10-9
    Round 2 Verhoeven 10-9
    Round 3 Verhoeven 10-9

    Rico still looping in and landing rights Usyk landing some counters here and there, but getting outworked.
     
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  6. DoctorJones

    DoctorJones Member Full Member

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    Never seen Usyk so fat
     
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  7. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    I don't see rico keeping enough stamina for the latest rounds. There is every likelihood he will have stamina problems at the end of the fight. And usyk is a slow starter, he always ends the fights with high pressure.

    Let's see.
     
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  8. drenlou

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  9. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member

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    Cone on Rico, the upset is possible
     
  10. UmarIFLUmar

    UmarIFLUmar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk needs to let his hands go. He's struggling to get a foothold.
     
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  11. 117-112 Hagler

    117-112 Hagler Member Full Member

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    1st to Verhoeven, 2nd Usyk. Third is a tossup with less than a minute remaining but I am leaning Dutchman.
     
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  12. Camps

    Camps Active Member Full Member

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    I didn't expect it to go this far.

    But as we know, Usyk ages well into the later rounds.
     
  13. leftsmoke

    leftsmoke Member Full Member

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    See it 2-1 Verhoeven, hope Usyk doesn't bank one just one shotting him cause that's a big mother****er.
     
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  14. Aydamn

    Aydamn Dillian Da Dissappointment Full Member

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    Good work and gameplan from Rico here

    Rico moves so well for such a big guy
     
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  15. Glassbrain

    Glassbrain Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Another close round, again edging it to Usyk for the cleaner work but could easily be a rico round.

    I think however, Usyk has made a switch and Rico will start to feel the pace. Usyk is setting his feet after he gets caught and looked like he stunned Rico in that round.
     
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