This week in big time boxing is one of the few times where boxing vs kickboxing meet in Usyk vs Rico.
For the undisputed heavyweight boxing championship of the world.
Sure, there’s many MMA and UFC fighters that continue to move to professional boxing all the time.
And we’ve seen Mayweather do exhibition’s against well known kickboxing champions and so on, but this is a proper heavyweight title fight on Satruday.
Some notes on the two sports that should be taken into account ahead of the boxing match this weekend between champion Usyk and challenger and kickboxer Usyk:
- Boxing permits punches only above the belt.
- GLORY kickboxing permits punches, kicks, and knee strikes.
- Boxing matches use 8, 10, or 12-ounce gloves for heavyweights.
- GLORY heavyweight fights use 10-ounce gloves.
- Boxing rounds are 3 minutes.
- GLORY rounds are 3 minutes.
- Boxing is scored on a 10-point must system.
- GLORY uses a similar 10-point must system with different criteria for kicks.
- Verhoeven’s primary weapons in kickboxing are low kicks and right hand.
- Usyk’s primary weapons are straight left and footwork.
- Boxing bans clinch fighting beyond 1 second.
- GLORY allows limited clinch with active striking.
- Usyk competed under AIBA amateur boxing rules.
- Verhoeven competed under GLORY unified kickboxing rules.
- Both sports are overseen by separate international federations.
The above is also important for boxing people to give you an understanding of the difference between both sports.
It puts into perspective as well how much in deep water Rico really is in with Usyk as the two sports are completley different sports.
It’s apple and oranges and the way kickboxers throw punches is totally different as they do some from different stances, have different footwork, different guards and defenses completely.
Here’s a look at the Usyk boxing record going into the fight which makes for ominous reading for Rico it must be noted.
