Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Ruslan Provodnikov - Saturday night fight/chat thread

[Spicoli]

Jones was reduced to silence and laugh in the 11th when Kellerman called him on "No Max hes not feeling these punches at all. They are only hitting the top of Tims head and not connecting on his chin so hes really not hurt"...Max basically shut him down off that

114-113 still after replay. Round 6th was this fight in a nut shell. Quality over quantity.

Bradley showed a lot of heart and/or cojones surviving the 12 rounds, there no question about that. I don't argue the decision, because during the middle the middle rounds Tim sucked it up and Provo let himself get outworked and outboxed. Remember Provo had little championship experience, and although Tim isn't a big puncher he was definately getting Provo's attention. (look at a replay of his face)
I would have like to see Provo get the nod, but it wasn't to be. Provo did 3 times the damage Pacquiao did, but he fell short on the cards because he got outworked. Pac on the other hand was able to outbox Bradley, there wasn't any doubt who won that fight.

Tim isn't going to be the same fighter after what happened last night. He got his ass handed to him, he simply does not have enough power, and he's too small to compete with the big dogs at welterweight.

Bradley has too much heart and chin and not enough stamina and stopping power to keep the tight boxing we saw in spots. It started with me in the Campbell fight when he got zero respect...he turned boxer at start and he looked very sound and improved but Nate stole the show with that put on about his eye etc. His heart-instinct kept him in lastnight in spots when he was literally fighting concussed (end of 2nd, 6th) and rounds 3,4,5 were his best boxing. In a way Provo learning but loosing those rounds might do him better in long run. He needs set up and a 2nd gear. Shit make Provo Rios...or Maidana Can only hope they find way to rematch! That great fight left you worn out

[Mars_ax]

Jones was reduced to silence and laugh in the 11th when Kellerman called him on "No Max hes not feeling these punches at all. They are only hitting the top of Tims head and not connecting on his chin so hes really not hurt"...Max basically shut him down off that

114-113 still after replay. Round 6th was this fight in a nut shell. Quality over quantity.

Bradley showed a lot of heart and/or cojones surviving the 12 rounds, there no question about that. I don't argue the decision, because during the middle the middle rounds Tim sucked it up and Provo let himself get outworked and outboxed. Remember Provo had little championship experience, and although Tim isn't a big puncher he was definately getting Provo's attention. (look at a replay of his face)
I would have like to see Provo get the nod, but it wasn't to be. Provo did 3 times the damage Pacquiao did, but he fell short on the cards because he got outworked. Pac on the other hand was able to outbox Bradley, there wasn't any doubt who won that fight.

Tim isn't going to be the same fighter after what happened last night. He got his ass handed to him, he simply does not have enough power, and he's too small to compete with the big dogs at welterweight.

Bradley has too much heart and chin and not enough stamina and stopping power to keep the tight boxing we saw in spots. It started with me in the Campbell fight when he got zero respect...he turned boxer at start and he looked very sound and improved but Nate stole the show with that put on about his eye etc. His heart-instinct kept him in lastnight in spots when he was literally fighting concussed (end of 2nd, 6th) and rounds 3,4,5 were his best boxing. In a way Provo learning but loosing those rounds might do him better in long run. He needs set up and a 2nd gear. Shit make Provo Rios...or Maidana Can only hope they find way to rematch! That great fight left you worn out

Absolutely a great fight, which was the last thing I expected from Bradley. I really thought Provo would get somewhat schooled and we'd see a boring UD for Bradley, who knew.

I believe Bradley was trying to show everyone that he was an exciting fighter, with underrated power in the first 2 rounds, by going for the KO, and it backfired on him. Thanks Tim, this was your most exciting fight ever.

[gest12645]

Prov would get destroyed by Maidana , Rios, Mathysse. He caught Bradley with a heavy punch early on, and Bradley never fully recovered. Prov should have won imo , but i don't see him winning a rematch with Bradley , or a fight with the guys mentioned above.

[Mars_ax]

Prov would get destroyed by Maidana , Rios, Mathysse. He caught Bradley with a heavy punch early on, and Bradley never fully recovered. Prov should have won imo , but i don't see him winning a rematch with Bradley , or a fight with the guys mentioned above.

I'm not so sure that Bradley will ever totally recover from this fight, he took a pretty bad beating. I can see why some might think Bradley would "box" his way to a win in a rematch, but Provo might be even better and he'd make another war out of it.

I don't think Bradley would want a rematch with Provo, he might be looking elsewhere for a bigger payday, this fight likely improved his marketability with casual fans.

[gest12645]

Prov would get destroyed by Maidana , Rios, Mathysse. He caught Bradley with a heavy punch early on, and Bradley never fully recovered. Prov should have won imo , but i don't see him winning a rematch with Bradley , or a fight with the guys mentioned above.

I'm not so sure that Bradley will ever totally recover from this fight, he took a pretty bad beating. I can see why some might think Bradley would "box" his way to a win in a rematch, but Provo might be even better and he'd make another war out of it.

I don't think Bradley would want a rematch with Provo, he might be looking elsewhere for a bigger payday, this fight likely improved his marketability with casual fans.

I agree . Bradley can make much more money in different fights. Welterweight is a very packed division. Bradley should move back to 140 if he can make the weight.

[Spicoli]

Provo is the literal expression of "Let sleeping dogs lie"...Bradley won't have none of it. I think Provo wins-improves his set up and pressure if it happens though and gets the win.

[IamInuit]

Provo is the literal expression of "Let sleeping dogs lie"...Bradley won't have none of it. I think Provo wins-improves his set up and pressure if it happens though and gets the win.

I don't bud. I think Bradley wins big in the rematch by simply changing his start.

[Spicoli]

Provo is the literal expression of "Let sleeping dogs lie"...Bradley won't have none of it. I think Provo wins-improves his set up and pressure if it happens though and gets the win.

I don't bud. I think Bradley wins big in the rematch by simply changing his start.

When he got clocked, he budged...and he will always fall into slug with his heart on his sleeve. Holt, Peterson, Abregu, Provo.. Its a testament to his courage but a curse to his skill. Also, hes not the only one who can adapt and make change.

[gest12645]

Provo proved he can beat Bradley, but can he beat Top Rank?

[ArawakWarria]

Provo proved he can beat Bradley, but can he beat Top Rank?

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That's about the best Quixote I've seen on here. Both Prov and Omatoso won their respective fights, but they weren't the 'features' so to speak.

Prov deserved at least FOUR 10-8 rounds in that fight... How the F*ck can ANYONE see the fight for Bradley? That's a 112 maximum score...

(Round 1, 2 , 12... & If I hit you and you SIT on the bottom rope, that's a knock down...)

Side Note: Pat Russell is currently the WORST ref in the USA... Go check any of his fights... All biased, all questionable. Quick stoppages, saving fighters, etc. How did his final 8 count take 17 seconds?

SHAMEFUL

[rosco1984]

Prov would get destroyed by Maidana , Rios, Mathysse. He caught Bradley with a heavy punch early on, and Bradley never fully recovered. Prov should have won imo , but i don't see him winning a rematch with Bradley , or a fight with the guys mentioned above.

He would beat maidana would be a very gd fight but prov looks a better boxer maidana is very crude