Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

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Total votes: 45

MightyWarrior
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by MightyWarrior »

Soon as he said Bomac in his corner I’m thinking well, I hope you told him how to duck a right-hand …he didn’t

everybody trying to be Terence Crawford
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by joshj909 »

Sanchez doesn't often get early KO's against half decent guys. Torrez's defence there was lazy
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by JC »

A bit like Marquez’s KO of Pacquiao
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by gilgamesh »

Devastating shot from Sanchez. He's back in the mix.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by MightyWarrior »

Tough loss for Richard. Got to feel for him. Same thing happened to him in the Olympics
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by gregregegg »

Won 90 bucks but feel a bit sad. I knew torrez had been slept in the ams so never thought he had a golden chin. But that absolutely fucked him.

Couldn’t quite understand why coms were already talking about Sanchez next opponent befor this.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by rd350lc »

First time I've seen Torres.

Ituama would destroy him.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by SeanBrennan »

rd350lc wrote: 23 May 2026, 14:59 First time I've seen Torres.

Ituama would destroy him.
I think there’s not many people he wouldn’t destroy tbf
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by MightyWarrior »

Crazy really, it was child’s play for Frank.

The American heavyweight hopes are falling by the wayside
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by gregregegg »

Sanchez has been a bit of a waste of a career. I have always thought he was over rated… but then very suddenly he was underrated.

This is his first good win since efe nearly 5 years ago.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by Kilburn »

Sanchez back in the game, but was probably flattered by that. Still has much to prove going forward.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by CaptainSpacerod »

Gutted by that as I’ve really enjoyed Torres’ fights up to this point and thought he could move right up the ladder

The manner of that defeat to a non elite opponent makes it unlikely he’ll reach genuine world level,
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by Ruthless-RKO »

Damn!!

He was getting a lot of hate on our Boxrec top 15 rankings.

Where the haters at.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by Ruthless-RKO »



Controversy
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by joshj909 »

So now the IBF need to set up the second eliminator. Sanchez Vs Itauma/Jalolov/Hrgovic/Wilder/Riakporhe for the shot at Usyk or the vacant belt
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by Zubrei »

I guess catterall is next. Nap time incoming
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by gregregegg »

Ruthless-RKO wrote: 23 May 2026, 15:08 Damn!!

He was getting a lot of hate on our Boxrec top 15 rankings.

Where the haters at.
I’m his number 1 hater… and he was getting hate because until this point he has one good win, efe… and that was nearly 5 years ago.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

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Zubrei wrote: 23 May 2026, 15:10 I guess catterall is next. Nap time incoming
Official nap time was scheduled for during the women’s fight pal
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by rd350lc »

SeanBrennan wrote: 23 May 2026, 15:00
rd350lc wrote: 23 May 2026, 14:59 First time I've seen Torres.

Ituama would destroy him.
I think there’s not many people he wouldn’t destroy tbf
Yes, it's looking that way.
Only the generational great Usyk gives him trouble.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by SeanBrennan »

Zubrei wrote: 23 May 2026, 15:10 I guess catterall is next. Nap time incoming
It wasn’t nap time vs Ekow. I think he stops this fella
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by Heldenjaeger »

CaptainSpacerod wrote: 23 May 2026, 15:12
Zubrei wrote: 23 May 2026, 15:10 I guess catterall is next. Nap time incoming
Official nap time was scheduled for during the women’s fight pal
Best fight so far, by a mile.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by Kilburn »

When you see Efe at number 8 in the world, you realise the heavyweight division isn’t that deep.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by joshj909 »

Kilburn wrote: 23 May 2026, 15:15 When you see Efe at number 8 in the world, you realise the heavyweight division isn’t that deep.
It's the top 5 and then everyone else
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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

Post by handsofstone »

Giyasov flatters to deceive, hope Catterall doesn't go down to his level
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