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

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  1. Austinboxing

    Austinboxing British Boxing fan Full Member

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    The fight wasn’t close. Usyk got battered and the ref stepped in to save the face of boxing.
     
  2. Tyson379

    Tyson379 Active Member Full Member

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    Stoppage didn’t really matter Usyj won 6 rounds with a KD means he would have won on the cards
     
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  3. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    Let the people see that then.

    Not this blue balls, crap stoppage.

    End him rightly in the last round without the ref ruining things.
     
  4. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ref shouldn't have worried about the mouthguard either

    Bad performance
     
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  5. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    lol caught your ass hating again
     
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  6. 117-112 Hagler

    117-112 Hagler Member Full Member

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    That right-upperhook scrambled his brains.

    I understand it's for the HW championship and the bell was near, but still. You take a shot like that and go down the way Verhoeven did, you're on a thin line of borrowed time credit and if you start eating more consecutive shots lots of refs are going to jump in.

    Commentary saying it's "terrible" is just face-saving after them asking like the miracle upset was inevitable. That was an "okay" stoppage. Many refs would've let it go, and some would not.
     
  7. VOXDEI

    VOXDEI Heavyweight only weight Full Member

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    The bell had gone, ridiculous stoppage.
     
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  8. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is ****ing disgusting, Rico Verhoeven has just been robbed of the WBC and lineal heavyweight championship
     
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  9. elrond_buggard

    elrond_buggard Member Full Member

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    Ooof, that was dirty. 5 seconds or less left in the round and you call it off? Rico literally threw a punch as the ref stepped in!
     
  10. ash234

    ash234 Ash Full Member

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    Spat his gum shield out to buy more time and was wobbling.
     
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  11. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    Peter Fury taught Rico some dirty tricks, like spitting out the mouthpiece and fumbling to put it back in to give Rico time to recover.

    Poetic justice. Let's give Usyk credit for that beautiful uppercut that knocked down the tough as nails Verhoeven.
     
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  12. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm disgusted by that stoppage.....

    Yes Usyk probably would have finished him in the last round but give the guy a chance he fought his heart out.
     
  13. gollumsluvslave

    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They talking rematch? ffs but Rico probably deserves it after that effort, but Kabayel should go SUPER SAIYAN if that happens
     
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  14. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Really good fight!!

    Rico belongs in boxing now.
     
  15. Homericlegend03

    Homericlegend03 Active Member Full Member

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    So he doesn't deserve the chance, cmon man thats a bull**** excuse
     
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