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Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:10
by Ruthless-RKO
Tbh..
Rico looked a little in trouble.
Then spits his gumshield out.
He looks tired.
Usyk probably would have stopped him.
Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:11
by Goz
Seemed like the ref couldn't wait to jump in
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:11
by Ricky
I hate this crossover crap.
Fair play to this kickboxer fella, he put in a valiant effort with a pretty bizarre style.
Usyk looked like he never trained a day.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:11
by deadpan
British refs eh?
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:11
by Heldenjaeger
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:10
Tbh..
Rico looked a little in trouble.
Then spits his gumshield out.
He looks tired.
Usyk probably would have stopped him.
Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.
How can you get stopped with zero seconds left in a round. Rico is known for getting dropped and coming back.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:11
by Ricky
Goz wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:11
Seemed like the ref couldn't wait to jump in
He practically fell out the rin face first, the ref was seriously close to calling it then.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:12
by SeanBrennan
Good stoppage, gobbed the gumshield and Fury pretending to accidentally drop it, good effort from kick-boxer Ken but a win for Usyk
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:12
by Ruthless-RKO
I mean. Usyk landed just as much.
Rico just looked better landing his shots.
That was mostly the difference.
I would like to see Rico fight on.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:12
by joshj909
Heldenjaeger wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:11
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:10
Tbh..
Rico looked a little in trouble.
Then spits his gumshield out.
He looks tired.
Usyk probably would have stopped him.
Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.
How can you get stopped with zero seconds left in a round. Rico is known for getting dropped and coming back.
Doesn't matter what he's known for. Should've been defending himself. Does he spit his mouthpiece out for extra time in kickboxing too?
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:12
by golden_labrador
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:10
Tbh..
Rico looked a little in trouble.
Then spits his gumshield out.
He looks tired.
Usyk probably would have stopped him.
Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.
yep, let's not get carried away. Rico was about to be properly KO'd while utterly exhausted
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:12
by CaptainSpacerod
Good stoppage
Usyk was below par but not as below par as the comms
Wouldn't fancy him strongly if the rumoured Kabayel fight is made
Great effort from Rico albeit with the proviso that he showed, questionable stamina as a behemoth of a man boxing a herky jerky style for 11 rounds
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:13
by Ruthless-RKO
Let’s be honest. Rico was in a bit of bother there.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:13
by jonp
Ricky wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:09
Peter Fury pretending to drop it as he was putting it in. The early stoppage was karma.
That wasnt peter?
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:13
by Ruthless-RKO
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:13
by MasterG
Terrible stoppage? Usyk couldn't figure the Dutch guy out. He was getting outboxed by a mover. He gassed out which isn't a surprise only fighting 5 rounders.
Touch and go though for Usyk.
Usyk would have got him in the 12th it it went on.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:13
by SeanBrennan
Turki looks like a pot bellied geek stood in the ring like he’s bought some mates to pretend to like him
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:13
by Heldenjaeger
joshj909 wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:12
Heldenjaeger wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:11
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:10
Tbh..
Rico looked a little in trouble.
Then spits his gumshield out.
He looks tired.
Usyk probably would have stopped him.
Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.
How can you get stopped with zero seconds left in a round. Rico is known for getting dropped and coming back.
Doesn't matter what he's known for. Should've been defending himself. Does he spit his mouthpiece out for extra time in kickboxing too?
I think so, yeah. He's a spitter. But that's no reason to stop a fight. Ref can take a point if he doesn't like it, not wave it off because he's corrupt. That's what really happened here.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:14
by TempleSlave
Okay. I don’t say it often but that looked weird.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:14
by Ricky
golden_labrador wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:12
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:10
Tbh..
Rico looked a little in trouble.
Then spits his gumshield out.
He looks tired.
Usyk probably would have stopped him.
Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.
yep, let's not get carried away. Rico was about to be properly KO'd while utterly exhausted
Also an arguement that the ref could've let it go without his gum shield.
I don't know why guys deserve to have valuable recovery time every time they spit it out, it's BS.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:14
by SeanBrennan
jonp wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:13
Ricky wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:09
Peter Fury pretending to drop it as he was putting it in. The early stoppage was karma.
That wasnt peter?
Apologies, his other corner man
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:14
by Goz
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:13
Let’s be honest. Rico was in a bit of bother there.
1 second left in the round. Would really have liked him given the chance to come out for the 12th.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:15
by Ruthless-RKO
I think we’re getting this reaction mostly because NO ONE saw this coming.
Great effort from Rico.
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:15
by gilgamesh
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 May 2026, 19:15
I think we’re getting this reaction mostly because NO ONE saw this coming.
Great effort from Rico.
I Saw it coming
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:15
by Ruthless-RKO
Ah. Is that his excuse.
He’s worried about his family
Re: Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026
Posted: 23 May 2026, 19:16
by Evander
Wasn't that a convinient stoppage, it's really no different than wrestling let's be honest about it.
They don't even hide the corruption any more, what a joke
