Snapshot · The Joe Rogan Experience
Jason Statham, a friend of Rico's, first showed Rico's highlight videos to boxing promoters and personally introduced him to the network that led to the Usyk fight.
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With the Usyk-Wilder fight reportedly being targeted and no rematch officially signed, Rogan and Rico dissect the politics of Usyk's next move [1] — Joe Rogan "With the Usyk-Wilder fight stalling and Fury-Joshua coming too late, the real fight the world wants is the rematch. Rico is a free agent. U…" 08:00 . Rogan points out that Usyk shifted his dance card from Fury and Dubois to Wilder immediately after the Verhoeven fight — a clear sign the fight was harder than anticipated. Rico is careful not to demand a rematch for its own sake; he wants it because there's a real story, real unfinished business, and real justice to be served. He's a free agent, he has offers from major organizations across every combat sport, and he's taking his time. The WBC interim champion Ajit Kabayel also entered the ring after the fight, adding more chaos to the landscape. But the Usyk rematch, Rogan argues, is the obvious commercial and narrative choice.
Rico texted Jason Statham during the Canelo-Crawford fight. Statham showed Rico's highlight videos to promoters. Two days later, Rico was on a call about fighting Anthony Joshua. When Joshua pulled out, Rico pitched Usyk himself — Undisputed vs. Undisputed. Usyk said yes in two weeks. The whole thing started with one text.
Thomas's wife is already ranked in the top 2,000 CrossFit athletes in the world — roughly the top 1% — and Thomas wants her to pursue the sport professionally now that he is graduating law school.
Research shows athletes who mentally imagine practicing basketball or soccer have better performance than those who do not include imagination in their training.
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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