The only round AJ won clearly today was the 9th.

[Baerbock]

AJ did better in this fight. Those body punch did really well.

[BodyBagz]

Rounds 2 and 9 were all AJ. Rounds 10-12 were all Usyk. Neither guy dominated the other rounds that hard, but Usyk had the edge for the most part.

The 9th rd was mostly AJ being busy.
If you watch the slo mo reply, 95% of his shots miss.

[alexguiness]

I had Joshua winning no more than 3 rounds. He looked lost most of time TBH, really stiff and awkward. His conditioning did look better, but likely only because he was only throwing single shots.

The notion that a split decision was fair is ridiculous. He was totally outclassed.

[famicommander]

I gave him 2, 8, and 9.

Maybe one other round was close. Maybe.

[Toffee]

The 9th rd was mostly AJ being busy.
If you watch the slo mo reply, 95% of his shots miss.

95% missed? 100% fake stat.

[BodyBagz]

95% missed? 100% fake stat.

Eyes don't lie and I have 20/20
I had no horse in that race
I am a fan of both guys (leaning more toward Usyk).

If you saw AJ CLEANLY landing more than 10% of his punches in rd9, you may need an eye test.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Yep, he tried to KO Usyk in 9th round, but in last 3 rounds he fought a very safe fight again.

After two fights we can probably say Usyk is just better. the first win was no fluke.

[786]

The 1st half of the fight was meh.
Neither guy really pushing it.
Usyk was doing better but no one was dominating.

AJ's 9th rd was very busy but not effective.
Same with GGGeezer vs Nelo in their 1st fight, a lot of punches thrown, very little landing.

Seemed as if AJ expected Usyk to fold, and when he came on strong, AJ was lost.

Basically this, Usyk seemed to struggle to get on the inside, find his range and establish any sort of rhythm until around the 6th/7th. Some of those early rounds could've gone either way, neither guy had much success. Usyk took over in the 2nd half though.

[BodyBagz]

Basically this, Usyk seemed to struggle to get on the inside, find his range and establish any sort of rhythm until around the 6th/7th. Some of those early rounds could've gone either way, neither guy had much success. Usyk took over in the 2nd half though.

It was Usyk's jab vs AJ's body blows
Then a fight broke out in the 9th.

[jaded]

I don't think thin AJ WON the 9th...I think Usyk GAVE him the 9th with the intention of letting him empty his tank, which is what he did. Usyk was comfortably ahead at that point and used the 9th to be able to dominate 10-11 & 12 strong and maybe find a KO. He was never hurt and obviously not tired. AJ got baited like a newby and blew his load.