Official Matthysse vs Provodnikov Fight Thread

[HanzGruber]

Swift is heavy handed and has the GARSH. He's a much bigger puncher than anyone Ruslan has fought.

I think both guys have fought beasts.

Point is those are the only guys and they both dropped his ass. Lucas got iron chin doe

[joesaiditstrue]

how do you figure that? based on herrera, bradley, and algieri being murderous punchers?

lucas has proven he has one of the best chins in the division against harder hitting opponents. provo's chin is still up for debate.

its funny because hes only been dropped once to a legal punch on the head and it was a temple shot

I still havent found any head shot landes by garcia when he was tangles in the ropes but lets assume it was a body sho...how does that rate his CHIN lol

molina 2nd KD was clearly behind the head

[Tay Roc]

Point is those are the only guys and they both dropped his ass. Lucas got iron chin doe

I don't see why getting dropped is such a bad thing. Bradley gets dropped but has an iron chin. Froch got dropped by Groves, and he def has an iron chin.

The dsg kd was questionable at best. Molina had one legit kd, the other was a rabbit punch. I think Matthysse still has a great chin, maybe not made of "iron" but we don't know if ruslan has a better chin yet (unless you rate an unmotivated Alvarado as heavy handed). I suspect he may have a better chin, but we won't know until tonight.

[Hype job]

Damn y'all Lucas fans gonna be on suicide watch if he gets ko'd.

I just see Matthysse falling into a war he doesn't have the footspeed and agility of Bradley and Algieri, his power is good but overrated he couldn't KO Judah ffs.

[Dean_Razorback]

Kendall Holt literally put Bradley's lights out. Look at it, Bradley was out and somehow managed to wake up when his head hit the canvas.

wtf are you talking about? holt never hurt bradley, what are you smoking dude

[Skip Bayless]

im going back and forth on this fight, i really dont know who will win. it all depends on lucas power, if he needs to get ruslan respect early and stop him from charging in. if he does that he win ud or late tko. lucas is a more dynamic puncher and better defence.

ruslan chin is unknown quality, dont know how it would hold up to that type of power. if he eats lucas punches then he wins by stoppage.

i really dont know who to go for

[jmc90]

I've got a feeling Matthysse loses this one. His fight against Molina made his chin suspect and a war like that might have taken something out of him. I've got a funny feeling Prov hits harder than Lucas (despite their records)(Mike Alvarado said he's never felt anyone punch so hard), and if the fight is a brawl which I believe it will be, Prov could stop him around the middle rounds if not earlier.

[Left Hook Tua]

Yea because they have faced the same caliber of punchers...

People like you kill me. I rather you say Provodnikov by KO just cause you feel like it than a weak ass argument about "better chin".

whoa relax.

it's just a pick. didn't hate on matthyse. it's a 50/50 fight to me.

lucas is better i just think ruslan has the better chin and power.

don't take your anger out on me, you were home on a friday night.

[Skip Bayless]

after giving it some more thought im going with lucas ud. i think ruslan is a tough sob so it would be hard to get him out of there

[Left Hook Tua]

after giving it some more thought im going with lucas ud. i think ruslan is a tough sob so it would be hard to get him out of there

it's a pick em.

i picked ruslan cause i love slow plodding power punchers.

i don't think it'll go the distance.

i like ruslan by ko. if not lucas tko. ruslan cuts.