Usyk v Verhoeven: Fight Night Review
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What happened in the controversial Usyk vs. Verhoeven fight?
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How did the fight unfold leading up to the 11th round?
We stayed for the camels. And you know what? Let's stay for the fight. Rick Verhoeven, the greatest kickboxer of his generation against Oleksandr Usyk. Not just the greatest boxer of his generation, but one of the greatest boxers ever. It was meant to be a mismatch. It was meant to be a walkover. But Oleksandr Usyk won with one second left in the 11th round. Was he lucky? Not necessarily lucky, but it was the fight of his life. I'm Steve Bunce and this is Five Live Boxing. And at 3.26 in the morning after a night like that, in the shadow of those three illuminated giant pyramids, this has to be the ideal place to talk about what we watched in the ring. Now, it wasn't just a fight. It was a fight with dozens of stories, especially in the end, the conclusion.
That was full of stories and full of opinions. And I want to drag all those opinions out of you, Richie Woodle. But first of all, as a spectacle, Not the fire, where do you start with what we've witnessed over the last four or five days? What an event, Steve. What an all-round event from our camel riding at the start of the week.
What were the judges' scorecards after 10 rounds?
But the actual event itself, that was unbelievable in terms of the ring walks they were really glad is it gladiatorial gladiatorial is that the right word saying that though Usyk might have just mixed up his reigns because I think he was a little bit more he was a little bit more Roman centurion but it doesn't matter it doesn't matter you get the theory Yes. So it was incredible. Yeah, with the fireworks. I thought the ring walks were absolutely spectacular. And it was really, really fitting. And obviously with the pyramids in the background, yes, it was. It was sensational. Well, if you didn't listen to our commentary on Five Live, which was exceptional, which I will say that.
What did Rico Verhoeven think about the referee's decision?
Basically, the venue is about 800 metres away from the three main pyramids here on the Giza Plateau, where those pyramids are, the two highest pyramids in the world, side by side there. Now, the actual ring... was built on sand but not really on sand because it's built on a whole raised six or seven foot or eight foot platform the entire thing and at two o'clock in the afternoon on the afternoon of the fight they were still putting the serious final touches in I don't mean dusting off the throne that certain people sit on at ringside I'm talking about basic things like runways toilets everybody involved with this needs to pat themselves on the back they did an incredible job brilliant and then
A fight happened that nobody, and I don't care what you say, even if you're inside Rico Verhoeven's camp, you didn't think we were going to get what we got there. Oleksandr Usyk and his people, they had no idea what, they did not expect what they got. The fight finished with one second left in the 11th round. That means that Rico Verhoeven was three minutes and one second away from going the distance with the world heavyweight champion, one of the best modern fighters there has been, one of the best heavyweights there's been in the last, well, one of the best heavyweights period. And what's so amazing about that, and I'll give the stats out before we talk about the boxing, is I went over to the ringside official once Mark Lyson had stopped the fight.
Mark Lyson of Liverpool, one of the best referees in the world. And I got the official score, they call it the main sheet.
How did Oleksandr Usyk perform against Verhoeven?
And I took a picture of it and I've looked at it. And one judge had it a draw after 10 completed rounds, Richie. One judge had it to Oleksandr Usyk by two points after 10 completed rounds. And the third judge had it... to Rico Verhoeven after 10 completed rounds.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the controversial Usyk vs. Verhoeven fight?
0:00–0:58
2
How did the fight unfold leading up to the 11th round?
0:58–2:14
3
What were the judges' scorecards after 10 rounds?
2:14–2:55
4
What did Rico Verhoeven think about the referee's decision?
2:55–4:38
5
How did Oleksandr Usyk perform against Verhoeven?
4:38–5:39
6
What were the highlights of the fight night event in Cairo?
5:39–6:32
7
What did Peter Fury say about Rico Verhoeven's performance?
6:32–7:34
8
What are the implications for a potential rematch?
7:34–36:48