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Provodnikov: I Said I'd Force Alvarado To Fight My Fight

•12 years ago

BoxingScene.com caught up with Ruslan Provodnikov shortly after his 10th round TKO victory over Mike Alvarado. The newly crowned WBO junior welterweight champion said that even though he entered the fight as the underdog, he knew that he would leave the ring with his hand raised. "I was very confident in myself. I knew that I had a great training camp and I was very confident that I would win and it showed," Provodnikov stated. In the lead up to the fight, Alvarado said that he planned on using the same boxing style that he had used to defeat Brandon Rios in their rematch this past March. He said that Provodnikov wouldn't be able to bait him into the firefight that he lured Tim Bradley into in their fight earlier this year.

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Alvarado's Trainer: Too Defensive, Didn't Punch Enough

Ryan Burton

•12 years ago

BoxingScene.com caught up with Mike Alvarado's trainer Shann Vilhauer shortly after his fighter suffered the second loss of his career, a TKO loss to Ruslan Provodnikov. Vilhauer feels that Alvarado fought the wrong fight and that he should have made short work of his Russian rival. "It was just a bad night. The Russian kid is tailor made for us. Mike just relied on his boxing too much and he fought too defensive of a fight. He then started getting backed up in the ropes and raked with shots and he just didn't have enough to come back," Vilhaueer explained while reiterating that Alvarado simply didn't throw enough punches. "That was the key. He was just too fucking defensive. When he started jabbing and hooking it was working for him. He didn't punch enough."

Self-interested Alvarado violates keyboard warrior code

Lyle Fitzsimmons

•12 years ago

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the keyboard warriors. First, Timothy Bradley eschews the very fighting style that got him into their good graces seven months ago and elects to (gasp!) use clear advantages in hand and foot speed to make a potentially compelling slugfest into a far-less-titillating 12-round clinic over frustrated plodder Juan Manuel Marquez. “Desert Storm,” my eye. Then, seven days later, one of the guys to whom the toughies point as an example of all that’s worthwhile in a boxing ring – Mike Alvarado – gets his senses handed to him over the back half of a brawl with Ruslan Provodnikov, and (gasp!) surrenders on his stool between rounds 10 and 11 rather than prolonging the carnage for six more brain-rattling minutes. And you call yourself a fighter, Alvarado? Pshaw. In explaining his lumpy-faced sacrilege afterward, the now-twice-beaten Denver wannabe was clearly in violation of the tough guy bylaws when he said, “It was not worth taking more punishment because the damage could be permanent. It was just not my night.”

Rocky Mountain Hell: Post-War Report Card

Cliff Rold

•12 years ago

Everyone knew it had the potential. The match, the men, were too perfectly suited to think the world would get Wladimir Clinchko-Alexander Povetkin II. The fight met expectations and then some, giving us moments of incredible violence, guts, and ultimately surrender. In a year chock full of excellent fights, this was one of the best. That the winner may have been in the two very bets scraps of the year is reason to borrow the clichéd title of an old Hollywood classic. A star is born in Ruslan Provodnikov. A warrior remains in Mike Alvarado.

Provodnikov: I made Alvarado not want to fight anymore

Random Hits

•12 years ago

BROOMFIELD, CO --In a classic bout that lived up to it’s billing, Ruslan Provodnikov won the WBO Jr. Welterweight championship when Mike Alvarado did not continue after round ten of a scheduled twelve round bout at the before 7.012 fans at a soldout 1stBank Arena. The fight was promoted by Top Rank and Banner Promotions and was televised on HBO World Championship Boxing. The two slugged it out from the opening bell with Provodnikov rocking Alvarado in round one. The two fought at a fast pace and traded vicious shots which thrilled the crowd for every second of the fight. Alvarado tried to box and move to offset the relentless pressure of Provodnikov. In round seven, Provodnikov started to bleed from the nose and later suffered a cut over his right eye. In round eight the fight turned in favor of Provodnikov when he sent Alvarado to canvas on two occasions.

Video: Alvarado's Trainer Admits Wrong Strategy Used

BoxingScene Staff

•12 years ago

Ryan Burton catches up with Shann Villhauer, the co-trainer of former WBO junior welterweight champion Mike Alvarado, to discuss his fighter's ten round TKO defeated to Ruslan Provodnikov.

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Video: Provodnikov's Promoter Discusses Fight Options

BoxingScene Staff

•12 years ago

Ryan Burton catches up with Artie Pelullo, the promoter of WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov, and they discuss the stoppage victory over Mike Alvarado, the potential fight options for his boxer, the possibility of facing a Golden Boy Promotions boxer on Showtime and several other topics.

Alvarado: I'm No Quitter, Wasn't Worth The Heath Risk

Edward Chaykovsky

•12 years ago

Ruslan Provodnikov (23-2, 16KOs) is a hot piece of boxing property after stopping Mike Alvarado in ten rounds to capture the WBO junior welterweight championship at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Denver. After seven explosive rounds of action, Provodnikov began to pull away in eight - after punishing Alvarado (34-2) and scoring two knockdowns in the process. It was the first time Alvarado had tasted the canvas as a pro. After Provodnikov unleashed more punishment in the tenth, Alvarado couldn't answer the bell for the eleventh.

Compubox: Provodnikov Had Big Power Edge at The End

CompuBox

•12 years ago

Ruslan Provodnikov pushed the pace from the opening bell and eventually caught up with the outgunned defending WBO junior welterweight champ Mike Alvarado at the end of round ten. Bolstered by a devastating body attack, Provodikov had a 74-25 edge in power shots landed over the last three rounds.

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Video: Provodnikov on The Stoppage of Mike Alvarado

BoxingScene Staff

•12 years ago

Ryan Burton catches up with newly crowned WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov to discuss his title winning ten round stoppage of Mike Alvarado in the champion's backyard of Denver.

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Provodnikov: I Said I'd Force Alvarado To Fight My Fight

Ryan Burton

•12 years ago

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Alvarado's Trainer: Too Defensive, Didn't Punch Enough

Ryan Burton

•12 years ago

Self-interested Alvarado violates keyboard warrior code

Lyle Fitzsimmons

•12 years ago

Rocky Mountain Hell: Post-War Report Card

Cliff Rold

•12 years ago

Provodnikov: I made Alvarado not want to fight anymore

Random Hits

•12 years ago

Video: Alvarado's Trainer Admits Wrong Strategy Used

BoxingScene Staff

•12 years ago

Ryan Burton catches up with Shann Villhauer, the co-trainer of former WBO junior welterweight champion Mike Alvarado, to discuss his fighter's ten round TKO defeated to Ruslan Provodnikov.

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Video: Provodnikov's Promoter Discusses Fight Options

BoxingScene Staff

•12 years ago

Alvarado: I'm No Quitter, Wasn't Worth The Heath Risk

Edward Chaykovsky

•12 years ago

Compubox: Provodnikov Had Big Power Edge at The End

CompuBox

•12 years ago

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Video: Provodnikov on The Stoppage of Mike Alvarado

BoxingScene Staff

•12 years ago

Ryan Burton catches up with newly crowned WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov to discuss his title winning ten round stoppage of Mike Alvarado in the champion's backyard of Denver.

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