The official punch stats were also close with the 1-1 (1 KO) Verhoeven landing 113 to Usyk’s 112. All of the stats, then, point to those watching who were convinced that the Dutch challenger, 1-1 (1 KO), was on the brink of a stunning victory might have been influenced by the element of surprise; Verhoeven, after all, was doing astronomically better than anyone predicted against Usyk, 25-0 (16 KOs).
