Snapshot · The Joe Rogan Experience
Despite Rico and his corner believing he was winning comfortably, trainer Peter Fury revealed after round 8 that the official scorecards had the fight completely even.
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This is the tactical heart of the episode [1] — Rico Verhoeven "Every heavyweight who faced Usyk tried to move to the right — straight into his power hand. Rico and Peter Fury identified the obvious solu…" 41:03 . Rico explains that every heavyweight who faced Usyk moved to their right — straight into his southpaw left hand — because that's what orthodox fighters naturally do. The solution was almost embarrassingly obvious: move left, away from the power. Then use his 260-pound frame to smother and work in tight. Rico didn't plan to knock Usyk out with his first punch; he planned to throw 6 or 7 punches knowing he might not land until the last one, then deliver power when finally close. Rogan adds that Usyk was effectively doing what he always does to opponents — overwhelming them with movement and combinations — and Rico flipped the script by giving Usyk something to constantly process, taking the Ukrainian out of his own rhythm. The result: a southpaw who'd never been so dominated in his career.
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Rico Verhoeven dominated approximately 10 of 12 rounds against undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk before a controversial post-bell stoppage.
Rico's appeal confirmed the fight was stopped after the bell rang, and the ringside doctor found no concussion or disorientation — yet the result was never overturned.
Glory Kickboxing uses 5 judges rather than boxing's 3, which Joe Rogan argues reduces the chance of a corrupt or incompetent minority swinging the result.
Rico Verhoeven had only one professional boxing match before fighting undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk for the WBC title.
Despite having just one pro boxing match, Rico Verhoeven had been training boxing for 15 years alongside his kickboxing career.
Rico used a full 6 months to transition from kickboxing stance to a proper boxing stance under trainer Peter Fury, calling it essential rewiring.
Rico Verhoeven has had approximately 75 professional kickboxing fights, giving him a massive combat sports experience advantage over pure boxers.
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