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

[Glass Joe]

Get the fk in!!!!

Todd Grisham has taken over.

Where’s Smith?

Hopefully he’s been sacked

No respect from corporate there

[JC]

Just the three anthems then.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Fks same.

[paultom]

oh F off with the anthems

[gregregegg]

Even the fact they are putting the ukrain flag on there triangle tvs instead of projecting it onto the actual pyramids… just miss after miss. I might get a sneaky production job with turki, I couldn’t be worse than this.

[Controversial]

He’s a right lump

[Heldenjaeger]

Usyk is shot. Calling it now, he might beat Rico but no way he beats Agit or Moses. His legs are gone.

[Controversial]

Usyk is shot. Calling it now, he might beat Rico but no way he beats Agit or Moses. His legs are gone.

What you basing this on?

[Ricky]

These misfits fights are comical, this Rico fella is bouncing around like Baloo from the JungleBook.

[gilgamesh]

Rico Verhoeven just won the 1st round.

[Heldenjaeger]

Usyk is shot. Calling it now, he might beat Rico but no way he beats Agit or Moses. His legs are gone.

What you basing this on?

The three minutes of zero spring in his legs. Am I watching a different fight? Maybe?

[Zubrei]

Please don't drag this out

[gilgamesh]

Usyk won the 2nd round.

[Heldenjaeger]

Usyk gets pushed back to the ropes way too often.

[Zubrei]

These misfits fights are comical, this Rico fella is bouncing around like Baloo from the JungleBook.

It's the ksi style. Kangaroo boxing

[Glass Joe]

Usyk in first sparring gear.

[johnmanchester]

Usyk is shot. Calling it now, he might beat Rico but no way he beats Agit or Moses. His legs are gone.

What you basing this on?

The three minutes of zero spring in his legs. Am I watching a different fight? Maybe?

Lol are you mad? Usyk is static because he doesn't need to waste any energy.

Thirty seconds of R1 was enough to show him Rico has nothing for him

He doesn't need to waste energy, he's just going at half speed here letting Rico hop around wasting energy

If you remember how Mayweather carried Conor Mcgregor for six rounds to make it look respectable before switching on and beating him up - this fight will be similar

[gilgamesh]

I f*cking told you all that Rico wasn't the joke you were all making him out to be!

[johnmanchester]

Holy fornicate did Usyk buy that outfit in a Halloween sale bin? As already mentioned, how do you spend millions and millions and end up with the production value of a school project?

Agree, production is B-movie dogshit. Tacky and underwhelming.

[Ricky]

I reckon this Rico fella has ran his race, felt a few shots and instantly went into a shell there.

[gilgamesh]

2-1 Rico

[Heldenjaeger]

What you basing this on?

The three minutes of zero spring in his legs. Am I watching a different fight? Maybe?

Lol are you mad? Usyk is static because he doesn't need to waste any energy.

Thirty seconds of R1 was enough to show him Rico has nothing for him

He doesn't need to waste energy, he's just going at half speed here letting Rico hop around wasting energy

If you remember how Mayweather carried Conor Mcgregor for six rounds to make it look respectable before switching on and beating him up - this fight will be similar

Yeah, we’re entering the classic GGG “he gets hit on purpose” myth territory here. Every time a favourite isn’t dominating instantly, suddenly it’s all part of some master plan. Rico’s won at least 2 of the first 3 rounds for me, arguably all 3.

[SeanBrennan]

Usyk carrying a few rounds then will end it when he wants

[Ruthless-RKO]

Usyk putting it on him a little Now.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Rico landed a nice right cross