Historic AI scorecard for Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury divides boxing internet: "Needs an update," "Better than 90% of real judges"

The AI judge scorecard for the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury rematch has created quite a buzz on social media. Journalist Ariel Helwani reported that the AI judge scored the heavyweight bout 118-112 in favor of Usyk, giving just the first, second, fifth and 12th round to 'The Gypsy King'.

The scorecard sparked a debate on social media, with boxing fans arguing whether the addition of AI was a good idea for the sport or not.

One individual opined that AI did a better job at scoring the fight that majority of the boxing judges.

"That's f**king better than 90% of real judges."

Another person did not seem too pleased with the scorecard and stated that the AI judges might need improvement.

"This AI needs an update."

One user agreed with the AI judge's final verdict but did express their disagreement with the 118-112 score.

"While I agree that Usyk won, there is no way this fight could have been 118-112. 118-112 implies that there were a couple 10-8 rounds, and it was absolutely not the case with this fight."

One boxing fan claimed that the AI judge correctly scored the 12-round bout.

"This AI is correct. Usyk was controlling the fight and had better power punches connected."

Check out a compilation of some of the reactions below:

Boxing fans react to the Usyk vs. Fury 2 AI judge scorecard

Usyk and Fury had their second boxing encounter on Dec. 21. The fight took place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Ukrainian got the better of Fury in the fight that went the 12-round distance. In the end, Usyk remained undefeated as he took home a unanimous decision victory. All three judges scored the bout 116-112 in favor of 'The Cat'.

With the victory, Usyk now has a professional record of 23-0.