I only gave AJ 2 rounds, 6 and 8, here’s why: Usyk controlled the action for the majority of every round and his punch output accuracy was miles better than Joshua who was mostly landing on Usyks guard or catching him moving away. Usyk’s punches were landing crisp. I know judging has a subjective factor, but there is supposed to be a criteria of punch accuracy, ring generalship, and effective aggression. Sure those punches AJ landed on the guard may have caused damage due to AJ’s size advantage, but that doesn’t negate the fact that Usyk landed clean and snapped his head back three times for each one.
AJ’s best round was 8 when he invested in body work. He should have done more of that throughout.
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