Did Dubois get an extra 10 seconds in the first round?

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It's true. They ended the round 10 secs earlier. I can't decide which was worse, early end of R12 in the first Joshua-Usyk fight or this. Typical British BS.

[Quercusalba]

Ha, ha ha, I saw what you did there.

Hehehe...but no. You give me too much credit. I'm the least clever person ever. Only after BustedKnuckles responded to my post did I realize I had made a joke. What's worse than a pun? An accidental pun I suppose.

[Rockybigblower]

Full fight is up here:

The bell rang 10 seconds early. Very dodgy!

Not only that...the final 2 punches..which actually put Lerena back on the ropes...came after the bell.

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It's hard to say exactly what it is that Joe Joyce did to Daniel DuBois in their fight, but whatever it was, it seems to have had a profound effect on the young heavyweight.

DuBois, who had been on an impressive run up until that point, looked tentative and hesitant in the fight, and was eventually stopped in the 10th round.

Whether it was something Joyce said to him in the lead-up to the fight, or something he did in the ring, DuBois hasn't looked the same since.

[STREET CLEANER]

Full fight is up here:

The bell rang 10 seconds early. Very dodgy!

Very dodgy indeed. Weird fight.

Thanks for the clip!

[ShoulderRoll]

It's hard to say exactly what it is that Joe Joyce did to Daniel DuBois in their fight, but whatever it was, it seems to have had a profound effect on the young heavyweight.

DuBois, who had been on an impressive run up until that point, looked tentative and hesitant in the fight, and was eventually stopped in the 10th round.

Whether it was something Joyce said to him in the lead-up to the fight, or something he did in the ring, DuBois hasn't looked the same since.

In defense of Dubois he might have injured his leg here.

Still, that's no excuse to allow cheating on his behalf.

[kafkod]

Very dodgy indeed. Weird fight.

Thanks for the clip!

You're welcome!

Daily Motion is a good place to watch fights that YT won't host for copyright reasons.

[kafkod]

It's true. They ended the round 10 secs earlier. I can't decide which was worse, early end of R12 in the first Joshua-Usyk fight or this. Typical British BS.

The 12th round of AJ vs Usyk 1 didn't end early.

The broadcaster's timer, which you see on the screen during the round, was off. The confusion was caused by the ref, imo. For some reason, after the bell rang and the fighters came out of their corners, the ref stepped between them and kept them apart for nearly 5 seconds before telling them to begin fighting. The broadcasters must have started their timer on the ref's signal, but the round was already 5 seconds in by then.

Put a timer on it and see for yourself. 3 minutes exactly between the bell to start the round and the final bell.

I'm not condoning favouritism in UK fights. I hate that shit wherever it happens, but it's not just a UK problem. It happens all over the world, and anybody who isn't plugging an agenda will admit that.

[kafkod]

In defense of Dubois he might have injured his leg here.

Still, that's no excuse to allow cheating on his behalf.

He did injure his leg, and NO, that's definitely not an excuse for cheating!

[Superbee]

The 12th round of AJ vs Usyk 1 didn't end early.

The broadcaster's timer, which you see on the screen during the round, was off. The confusion was caused by the ref, imo. For some reason, after the bell rang and the fighters came out of their corners, the ref stepped between them and kept them apart for nearly 5 seconds before telling them to begin fighting. The broadcasters must have started their timer on the ref's signal, but the round was already 5 seconds in by then.

Put a timer on it and see for yourself. 3 minutes exactly between the bell to start the round and the final bell.

I'm not condoning favouritism in UK fights. I hate that shit wherever it happens, but it's not just a UK problem. It happens all over the world, and anybody who isn't plugging an agenda will admit that.

Even if (and only if) you're right about the first round, the stoppage with Dubois ****ing it after the bell should have been a standing count and Dubois deducted a point, if not a DQ... At the very least make it a no contest...