Official: Bradley Vs Provodnikov & undercards Discussion and RbR thread

[Hougigo]

Respect to both guys, looked like Bradley boxed enough rounds to get the win. Bradley didn't deserve those boos though. Bradley gave too an entertaining a performance, showed too much heart to receive that. Great fight

He does what people wants, stands and trades and gets badly hurt. He boxes Ruslan and mushes his face up.
Bradley then proceeded to hop out of the ring, approached all three judges and replaced his name with Ruslan's.

Nothing much he can do at this point. He'll be hated regardless of what he does.

[New England]

Anyone know what Ruslan got paid for this fight?

not enough.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Well phuck you then bro....if I met you in real life righ now, I'd phuck you up, no kidding dude...you kind of rub me the wrong way anyhow but you don't know me, I'd phukkin murk you with all my might about right now...yo ua punk *****, little kid...you are lucky I'm a man who values his privileges and rights....you walking a thin line lucky boy.

I'll leave it at that

Wtf?----

[kiaba360]

This is the most entertaining fight I've ever seen Bradley in. He fought slightly out of character, paid the consequences throughout the fight and got the victory anyway. He seemed to have prepared physically and mentally to have a strenuous night (12lb rehydration, Reyes gloves) and that's exactly what Ruslan brought to the table. He pulled Bradley's cards and forced him to dig DEEEEEP to win.

There was no loser tonight imho.

[New England]

That's just his style.

He's the kind of guy who get's into these fights. He's not a defensive fighter.

[Hougigo]

This is the most entertaining fight I've ever seen Bradley in. He fought slightly out of character, paid the consequences throughout the fight and got the victory anyway. He seems to have prepared physically and mentally to have a strenuous night (12lb rehydration, Reyes gloves) and that's exactly what Ruslan brought to the table. He pulled Bradley's cards and forced him to dig DEEEEEP to win.

There was no loser tonight imho.

And yet he'll still be called a boring runner

[Dazzaman]

Respect to both guys, looked like Bradley boxed enough rounds to get the win. Bradley didn't deserve those boos though. Bradley gave too an entertaining a performance, showed too much heart to receive that. Great fight

Yeah, I think you're right. Provodnikov was strong in a few rounds whilst Bradley clearly outpointed him in the majority. Top fight & good scores too.

I guess the favoured fighter can't be impressive all the time & kudos should be given to Provodnikov for his strong showing...wish Bradley had boxed from the outset but then it would've been a boring showing & Prov would've been shown up for the limited, albeit strong, fighter that he is.

A rematch would be warranted for sure.

[kiaba360]

That sums it up.


World class win? Ruslan is a ESPN level fighter.


Yeah I think he let the aftermath of the Pacquiao fight get to him so he got in the ring trying to make a statement. That almost cost him his title and his undefeated record.


He was out on his feet, literally. Until he hit the canvas and woke up.




He looked like Juanma against Mtagwa, just fighting on heart alone. Those kinds of fights can ruin a fighter.

This is what I'm worried about. As Bradley moves forward, he's gonna have to tuck his pride away and fight in a safer manner than he would actually want to. He took some BOMBS tonight and probably lost some brain cells in the process. He came out with something to prove to himself, hopefully he proved it and can move on. He should take a 4-5 month break and come back around September.

[Dazzaman]

He was boxing intelligenty against Cherry, Peterson, Abregu. He CAN box when he wants to, he just decided to **** with the worst type of opponent you wanna **** with if you ain't got power.

That's about the size of it...

BTW, has Provodnikov been stopped before?

[kiaba360]

That's about the size of it...

BTW, has Provodnikov been stopped before?

Nope, hasn't been stopped. Lost a close fight to Herrera though.