The guy that beaat Aj and Fury is gone.
Sanchez probably veats this version. Kabayel beats him by a stoppage.
Usyk's cardio sucks and he doesn't take body shots well.
This is one of the many reasons I ****ing hate these gimmick crossover fights. Theres always a risk it ends up making the boxer look bad.
We are now in a position where the two best HWs of their era have BOTH been in contentious arguable robbery situations against a guy from a different ****ing sport. Its just ****ing embarrassing and I think will always cloud the division when its looked back on.
And while Usyk may have gotten old, he was fighting a guy less than 2 years younger than him who has almost 80 fights worth of mileage from kickboxing.
Definitely doesn't look good for the sport when someone from a different sport can walk in and perform like that vs the #1 fighter in the world.
It's slightly nuanced as Rico CAN fight. He's trained boxing with Peter Fury for 15 years. He kick BOXES.
But of course, your point still stands. It's why I'm with you on not being a fan of them.
Think it was a combo of Rico being a better boxer than expected and Usyk lookin like soft play dough (not taking his training seruously). In the end, Rico was going to get ktfo, after beating Uysk pretty handily. Ref stoppage was garbage. Just like his stopping acting after Rico got his mouthpiece knocked out
Usyk was countering and throwing loads of punches against Chisora, if he Usyk was able to pull the trigger against Rico like he did Chisora then Rico would’ve been out of there in 5-6 rounds.
Issue is that he couldn’t throw his punches because he’s faded.
No, the reason he started landing counters is because Chisora is bulbous and hasn't had good stamina since his 20s.
When Chisora had gas early, Usyk looked like a bedraggled rat exactly the same as he did for 10.5 rounds tonight.
He cannot do his fancy Dan routine if a big man is crashing the pocket and mauling him, he needs time and space for all that.
This is one of the many reasons I fucking hate these gimmick crossover fights. Theres always a risk it ends up making the boxer look bad.
We are now in a position where the two best HWs of their era have BOTH been in contentious arguable robbery situations against a guy from a different fucking sport. Its just fucking embarrassing and I think will always cloud the division when its looked back on.
And while Usyk may have gotten old, he was fighting a guy less than 2 years younger than him who has almost 80 fights worth of mileage from kickboxing.
My record, personal info.
Of course it matters. YOU brought it up :lol1:
You randomly inserted an argument from authority here, nobody else.
If you're going to do that you damn sure better show us your credentials.
So how may pro fights have you had?
I'm not threatening you I am simply saying we can spar or fight, its not a big deal. My record could be 0-80 and my name Joe Bloggs or Cynthia and I still know I could beat your ass and you're too much of a coward to **** with me and I'd be right. Why you asking it changes nothing, you can type whatever and be a smart arse, take whatever roids, do all these things but know you're a hoe that would never step to me in person.
OOOOOoooOOOOO you're hard mate. Nails aint ya you :lol1: What do you think you sound like, honestly?
You just said you're not threatening me and proceeded to threaten me in the very next sentence ya daft fool :lol1:
Are you drunk? Lay off the shandys pal. You've had enough for one day and now you sound like an idiot.
I don't care for being a boxing scholar or internet scholar or whatever, I learned many years back respect in the boxing community not that I even class this as such is earned from not going against the grain or telling the truth but merely by saying what people want to hear.
You do care, that's why you're crying about it.
Sadly for you, like I said, nobody considers you that.
I'm saying anyone with proper money has influence in boxing or any sport. Everyone has a price these days, most peoples isn't even much.
So who wrote the scripts out for Usyk and Rico, is what I'm asking.
How could they have discovered the earth was any shape back then with no telescopes, rockets or advanced technology?
You don't need "advanced technology" to know that the Earth is not flat but again, not discussing something as patently obvious as the Earth not being flat on a boxing internet forum.
Look up the name "Aristotle" on google and how he observed the fact that Earth cannot be flat as early as 350 BC and you'll get some answers there. Amongst an almost never ending plethora of other demonstrable evidence since.
I am genuinely kinda curious.
So I buy one of these telescopes then what, what do I point it at that proves the earth isn't flat?
What you'd do is you'd take your new telescope to any number of observatories in the UK and you can observe the other Planets that we know exist from there and you can see they are objectively not flat and deduct that the Planet we are on isn't either combined with the mountains of evidence to conclude that that could fill 100 Olympic swimming pools probably.
Maybe the earth isn't flat, I honestly haven't a damn clue but I would be interested in seeing for myself one way or the other. Frankly it doesn't make any difference to me what shape the thing is but I am not one of those that find it potentially being flat as laughable, I simply don't know.
Well, it's beyond laughable. It's outright retarded and it takes Key stage 2 level Science to understand.
My record, personal info.
I'm not threatening you I am simply saying we can spar or fight, its not a big deal. My record could be 0-80 and my name Joe Bloggs or Cynthia and I still know I could beat your ass and you're too much of a coward to **** with me and I'd be right. Why you asking it changes nothing, you can type whatever and be a smart arse, take whatever roids, do all these things but know you're a hoe that would never step to me in person.
I don't care for being a boxing scholar or internet scholar or whatever, I learned many years back respect in the boxing community not that I even class this as such is earned from not going against the grain or telling the truth but merely by saying what people want to hear.
i would have to see the weighin before i place my bets :D
Does what matter?
I just asked you what your credentials are. What are they? Who are you? How many professional fights have you had?
Your threats are pathetic. You're embarrassing yourself and I'd quit while you're behind if I were you.
Honestly, buddy, I really hate break this news to you because I know it will genuinely hurt but not a single soul considers you some boxing scholar.
I promise you they don't.
My record, personal info.
I'm not threatening you I am simply saying we can spar or fight, its not a big deal. My record could be 0-80 and my name Joe Bloggs or Cynthia and I still know I could beat your ass and you're too much of a coward to fuck with me and I'd be right. Why you asking it changes nothing, you can type whatever and be a smart arse, take whatever roids, do all these things but know you're a hoe that would never step to me in person.
I don't care for being a boxing scholar or internet scholar or whatever, I learned many years back respect in the boxing community not that I even class this as such is earned from not going against the grain or telling the truth but merely by saying what people want to hear.
I'm saying anyone with proper money has influence in boxing or any sport. Everyone has a price these days, most peoples isn't even much.
How could they have discovered the earth was any shape back then with no telescopes, rockets or advanced technology?
I am genuinely kinda curious.
So I buy one of these telescopes then what, what do I point it at that proves the earth isn't flat?
Maybe the earth isn't flat, I honestly haven't a damn clue but I would be interested in seeing for myself one way or the other. Frankly it doesn't make any difference to me what shape the thing is but I am not one of those that find it potentially being flat as laughable, I simply don't know.
some clever clogs in ancient times as sitting on a beach & he saw the top of a ships sail first and as it got closer he saw more and more of the ship, therefore the earth is not flat
What Mafia are you referring to here, the Italian Mafia? You are now saying the Italian Mafia have an influence on boxing in 2026?
So who exactly set up this scripted play we just watched? Do Usyk and Rico practice the moves in a secret underground lair?
I am genuinely not arguing with someone on why the Earth isn't flat which is something that was objectuvely discovered over two thousand years ago. I don't have the time or patience for that. Pigeons and Chess boards and all of that.
I'd strongly recommend you go and invest in a Celestron StarSense Explorer Telescope and have a gander. They're less than £200 on the Argos website.
I'm saying anyone with proper money has influence in boxing or any sport. Everyone has a price these days, most peoples isn't even much.
How could they have discovered the earth was any shape back then with no telescopes, rockets or advanced technology?
I am genuinely kinda curious.
So I buy one of these telescopes then what, what do I point it at that proves the earth isn't flat?
Maybe the earth isn't flat, I honestly haven't a damn clue but I would be interested in seeing for myself one way or the other. Frankly it doesn't make any difference to me what shape the thing is but I am not one of those that find it potentially being flat as laughable, I simply don't know.
Does it matter?
Does what matter?
just ends up with oh let me look at Boxrec, oh you lost to so & so, you could literally be p4p and they'd still just claim your resume lacked or something lame, there is no winning from saying who you are or what you have achieved online.
It doesn't mean or prove anything. If you have any doubt about my credentials you literally live down the road don't you? I am happy to meet you at any gym or even in the street right now, literally now and show you what I know but you won't cause you're a coward. You will say anything but name a spot
I just asked you what your credentials are. What are they? Who are you? How many professional fights have you had?
Your threats are pathetic. You're embarrassing yourself and I'd quit while you're behind if I were you.
Hey even those who sparred their pal in a local boxing gym are more authorised to talk boxing, its more than you've done ain't it?
But I will give you that a lot of guys who have competed know absolute nothing about the sport and it will never not blow my mind how they achieved so much despite knowing literally nothing or how they get continual employment
Honestly, buddy, I really hate break this news to you because I know it will genuinely hurt but not a single soul considers you some boxing scholar.
I promise you they don't.
Right, it's not that complicated. It's two men having a fight.
There are plethora of reasons and moving parts as to why Usyk badly struggled with Rico in this fight. This isn't the first time it's happened and I highly doubt it will be the last.
Oh looky, the old "argument from authority" fallacy is here to play.
Who are you? How many professional fights have you had? I'm going to take a wild guess at precisely zero so I'd leave the argument from authority angle at the door, it's an incredibly cringe worthy look quite frankly.
There are a long list of fighters, actual fighters, world class fighters, not someone who's sparred his pal in the local boxing gym once or twice, who have the total opposite view to you on this fight so what now? Your argument implodes.
Does it matter? just ends up with oh let me look at Boxrec, oh you lost to so & so, you could literally be p4p and they'd still just claim your resume lacked or something lame, there is no winning from saying who you are or what you have achieved online.
It doesn't mean or prove anything. If you have any doubt about my credentials you literally live down the road don't you? I am happy to meet you at any gym or even in the street right now, literally now and show you what I know but you won't cause you're a coward. You will say anything but name a spot
Hey even those who sparred their pal in a local boxing gym are more authorised to talk boxing, its more than you've done ain't it?
But I will give you that a lot of guys who have competed know absolute nothing about the sport and it will never not blow my mind how they achieved so much despite knowing literally nothing or how they get continual employment
Mafia involvement and dives have been around as long as the sport has. Match fixing and inside ******** is nothing new in any sport. You just seen a 1-0 kickboxer compete arguably with the goat and umpteen of the most laughably bought title shots you're ever likely to see yet still snobbish and acting like the sports not corrupt to its core? How many thousand premature stoppages, mismatches, undeserved title shots etc do we need for you to wake up?
What Mafia are you referring to here, the Italian Mafia? You are now saying the Italian Mafia have an influence on boxing in 2026?
So who exactly set up this scripted play we just watched? Do Usyk and Rico practice the moves in a secret underground lair?
Ok so tell us why its not flat because some bought off scientist of nasa told you so
I am genuinely not arguing with someone on why the Earth isn't flat which is something that was objectuvely discovered over two thousand years ago. I don't have the time or patience for that. Pigeons and Chess boards and all of that.
I'd strongly recommend you go and invest in a Celestron StarSense Explorer Telescope and have a gander. They're less than £200 on the Argos website.
Erm yes it indeed is totally the epitome of that adjective you've gone with but I as you said you don't want to discuss boxing apparently because it's scripted and the fighters have dress rehearsals and only you're smart enough to see it and everyone else is too dumb to see it so I think you're probably better off in a flat earth forum as I suggested, infact I can almost guarantee you'd absolutely love it over there.
Mafia involvement and dives have been around as long as the sport has. Match fixing and inside gambling is nothing new in any sport. You just seen a 1-0 kickboxer compete arguably with the goat and umpteen of the most laughably bought title shots you're ever likely to see yet still snobbish and acting like the sports not corrupt to its core? How many thousand premature stoppages, mismatches, undeserved title shots etc do we need for you to wake up?
Ok so tell us why its not flat because some bought off scientist of nasa told you so
As vvank as the HW division is and believe me its proper bunk, boxing isn't all that complicated. If you think an olympic gold medallist with 350 amateur fights, the greatest CW of all-time, an ATG HW with an exceptional jab, footwork and right hook doesn't know how to stabilise some muppet circling to his left nonstop or doesn't know how to cut him off you're crackers.
Right, it's not that complicated. It's two men having a fight.
There are plethora of reasons and moving parts as to why Usyk badly struggled with Rico in this fight. This isn't the first time it's happened and I highly doubt it will be the last.
Have any of you ever stepped in a ring, genuinely? Not to be snobbish but seriously you haven't and it shows because you don't see the nuisances of the sport only the narratives being painted and bollocks off boxrec.
Its baffling to me the entire forum, a boxing forum no less buys into this then again the same lot did when Floyd let Conor work for 4 rounds.
Oh looky, the old "argument from authority" fallacy is here to play.
Who are you? How many professional fights have you had? I'm going to take a wild guess at precisely zero so I'd leave the argument from authority angle at the door, it's an incredibly cringe worthy look quite frankly.
There are a long list of fighters, actual fighters, world class fighters, not someone who's sparred his pal in the local boxing gym once or twice, who have the total opposite view to you on this fight so what now? Your argument implodes.