Usyk Verhoeven was a sparring session.

Was absolutely wild to see a guy that big basically put on a better Delboy-esque performance but keep it up for 11 rounds. I don't wanna cast aspersions or anything, but there wasn't any VADA testing for this fight. For a guy that big to have that level of gas tank at 37? Wild.

 

Usyk has clearly declined and it was even more noticeable against Rico who actually had a game plan going into the fight, and he stuck to it.

Signs of that decline were visible in Dubios 2, but not as obvious because Dubios is pretty basic and easier to outbox.