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

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  1. shrap

    shrap Member Full Member

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    Bull****. If tonight was a sign of Usyk's decline then Kabayel will batter him and stop him.

    I'm a huge Usyk fan but even before he started getting punished he was looking old, slow and stationary tonight.
     
  2. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Usyk should retire now. He loses to Kabayel, especially if it takes 6+ months to make the bout.
     
  3. hamiltonporter

    hamiltonporter Member Full Member

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    Just rewatched the stoppage. It's now confirmed the stoppage was after the bell.
     
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  4. DoubleG95Fanatic

    DoubleG95Fanatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rico is a thoroughly nice guy.
     
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  5. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    you don't stop that 1 second before the bell...
     
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  6. Aydamn

    Aydamn Dillian Da Dissappointment Full Member

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    I know Rico has good powers of recovery. He always come back strong when hurt. He should have been given the chance to go down on his shield or the bell was supposed to have gone but timekeeper obviously doing his thing...
     
  7. sid

    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Some great fights for Rico after that,well done to him & his team.
     
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  8. Diddy

    Diddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cards are in.
    Usyk was up 2, 2 and even heading to rd12.

    so the stoppage meant nothing.
     
  9. RGBoxing

    RGBoxing Member Full Member

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    100% this
     
  10. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Easy one to take off Dubios
     
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  11. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They do for me. Brutal EVT win Verhoeven
     
  12. Rob

    Rob Boxing Addict Full Member

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    for real. He'll defintiely stay in boxing. He stands to make mega money now after that performance. Guy deserves it too.
     
  13. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If that is confirmed and he was saved by the bell it could be reversed to a NC
     
  14. GoodBot

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

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    Coppinger is a terrible judge, and the commentators focus more on podcasting than the actual fights; its not unusual for them to suddenly do a 180 on how a fight has gone according to their own commentary.
    I was dumb enough to pay for DAZN, and I usually listen to the broadcasts in a language I don't understand.
     
  15. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Yes because a 39 y/o old well past prime Usyk coming in at a far too heavy very slow and sluggish 233lbs is representative of a prime Usyk. Usyk looked terrible and much slower of both hand and foot than ever before and that makes a massive difference
     
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