OLEKSANDR THE GREAT
OUTSTANDING
GOOD
FAIR
DISAPPOINTING
RUBBISH
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JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
AUGUST 20
MAIN EVENT
ATMOSPHERE
AS Oleksandr Usyk sat on his stool of his rematch with Anthony Joshua but in round nine Joshua had come on strong, hurting his opponent to the body, landing hard hooks to the head.
Usyk had seen out the round, but as his minute break was winding down, he seemed to be talking to himself, telling himself to find a way through.
At moments like this, great fighters do great things. For everything Joshua had done in round nine, Usyk did more in round 10. As well as rocking Joshua, he exhausted him. And while the fight was still in
