Official: Bradley Vs Provodnikov & undercards Discussion and RbR thread

I've watch a lot of Provodnikov last night! I already seen Bradley & not gonna watch him again. Evrybody thought Bradley will win easy! Hmmm Maybe but!!! here's what I've seen so far! Bradley: Quick, Defensive, Feather fisted, Great stamina, Good Chin. Provodnikov: Great right hand( Overhand & Straight), Good left uppercut, Decent speed, Questionable stamina( but I heard he has a new conditioning coach), Good chin(Don't have to worry about that), Need head movement(I'm sure he'll improve). slower foot movement. Here's my initial prediction, Provodnikov will start early, will land some bombs & will win the 1st half of the fight. Bradley will Box early and will get caught in the corners. Bradley will be KD twice. via left uppercut & overhand right. It might end here 2nd half will be a different story, Bradley will adjust, will stay away from Provodnikov Right, will win rds, will use Jab & straight right and move a lot. Crowd will Booo but Bradley will not care. Rd 10 Provodnikov will get 2nd wind. will hurt Bradley again via body shot. Bradley's stamina will cruise the last rds. ](This might be not needed) Provodnikov By KO early! Just change my picks! I just wish Provodnikov Stamina will improve, so we can get rid of Bradley. Or Maybe Provodnikov just end it in the 1st half so we don't need that 2nd half! Oh well!! I'm just hoping for an exciting fight! Cmon Ruslan, Read this & Learn from it! 1st half is yours Go all the way!

Comments (20)

SplitSecond

I can find you pictures of Provid on the canvas too and spin you a story. Just look at Ruslan thanking Tim for not killing him in the ring and begging him for a rematch, the picture is in my sig, I have proof. Anyone can spin a tail with the right pictures. I mean Roach is even running in to save him from disgracing himself. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/image.php?u=120097&dateline=1363538805 wow, tim was huge compared to ruslan

13y ago

Slip_Stream

Such a great fight. The kind of fight where a man has to dig down deep within himself and literally will himself over the bloody finish line. Granted, I think it's terrible that fighters take such bad beatings sometimes, but as Tyson put it, "this is the hurt business" men who get in the ring know that death and physical injury are not only possible but probable. They accept this choice by their fierce dedication to training months just to fight one man. Timothy Bradley acquitted himself like a true warrior, he's won my respect.....

13y ago

katjack

That was definitely a fight of the year candidate!

13y ago

mathed

Can you guys believe I havent seen the fight yet? Im ashamed, Ive got it DVRed... I was out for a friends BDay, at this point Im waiting til the woman can watch it with me, she wants to see it... hopefully tonight. It gets better every time I watch it, great display of heart by both guys.

13y ago

THE_REED

13y ago

The_Big_Dunn

I thought tim won rds 3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11. I gave ruslan a 10-8 rd 1 and rd 12. Tim winning 114-112. great fight. Hopefully tim can recover but I have a feeling he left alot in the ring.

13y ago

LarryX

HEART http://i.minus.com/iLp2ngF7ujxaM.gif

13y ago

thuggery

Gained respekt for Bradley...though I thought he should have lost TKO1. Ref didn't know what he was doing.

13y ago

mathed

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0316/box_e_bradley_provodnikov_b3_600.jpg http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/20/42/73/4337359/3/628x471.jpg http://a.espncdn.com/media/motion/2013/0317/dm_130317_Timothy_Bradley_JR_Ruslan_Provodnikov/dm_130317_Timothy_Bradley_JR_Ruslan_Provodnikov.jpg I can find you pictures of Provid on the canvas too and spin you a story. Just look at Ruslan thanking Tim for not killing him in the ring and begging him for a rematch, the picture is in my sig, I have proof. Anyone can spin a tail with the right pictures. I mean Roach is even running in to save him from disgracing himself. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/image.php?u=120097&dateline=1363538805

13y ago

mathed

Explain how come Bradley did the chicken dance? He wasn't down? he wasn't hurt? It doesn't matter. If you slip, do the chicken dance or whatever while getting up from something that wasn't a KD, it's not a KD. was he hurt? Probably. Does it make it a KD? No. I'm just trying to explain why it possibly wasn't a KD, nothing more.

13y ago

Pacdbest

He had his left elbow on Bradley's back and was leaning on him when Bradley's knee went to the canvas. You can see it on the side view of the action, I re-watched the fight this morning and you can clearly see it from another camera angle. Explain how come Bradley did the chicken dance? He wasn't down? he wasn't hurt?

13y ago

mathed

I loved this fight, even if the 1st KD was counted Bradley would win on my card, but not by much. I have much respect for Provodnikov after the fight, and I don't buy the Bradley was fighting with a different mindset. One thing that I disliked about the broadcast was Roy's blatant nut hugging of Bradley. The man was insisting all night how Bradley was not hurt and was so amazing. I think they are doing the same thing with Bradley that they were trying to do with Pac - just building up their product. I don't agree with it either but you can see it a mile away, they need stars now that Pac may not ever fight again and Mayweather left...they need a new era. That's precisely why they hype up Broner so much.. I know you guys thought I was crazy when I said that TR scooped up Bradley because they wanted to try and make him a star but you can see HBO already flipping their stance on him since the Pac fight. Lampley hated his guts but now he likes Bradley? Kind of odd but it fits.

13y ago

boxingbrain28

13y ago

mathed

what elbow? He had his left elbow on Bradley's back and was leaning on him when Bradley's knee went to the canvas. You can see it on the side view of the action, I re-watched the fight this morning and you can clearly see it from another camera angle.

13y ago

Pacdbest

It was the elbow on the back...had he not done that, it would have been a KD. what elbow?

13y ago

mathed

It was a KD! Prov hit him with 3 punches, Then Bradley was down face 1st, Then Bradley went chicken legs when he tried to stand up. It was the elbow on the back...had he not done that, it would have been a KD.

13y ago

Pacdbest

How was this not called a knockdown by the referee? http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6599/9c703cd4c3c1f0c79a424a5.gif It was a KD! Prov hit him with 3 punches, Then Bradley was down face 1st, Then Bradley went chicken legs when he tried to stand up.

13y ago

Pacdbest

Well i predicted Bradley on points so i suppose i can take credit for that lol... Got to hand it to Pacdbests prediction though, pretty much spot on predicted how the fight would go in the face of everyone telling him otherwise. Kudos! On the fight, both have made fans of me. I was already a fan of Bradleys skills and heart but his heart rating just went though the roof. By all rights he should have been knocked out several times. Provodnikov is one tough hard hitting SOB, can't wait to see him fight again, him against Rios @140 is the fight i want to see! I had the fight 113-114 to Bradley, so the extra kd would have made it a well deserved draw for both guys... thank you!

13y ago

Pacdbest

love how no one gives ruslan any credit everyone just discredits bradley instead. sometimes i wonder if peoples opinions are based only on what they read not what they see I gave credit to both! I don't even think it will turn out boring! I was a fan or ruslan during his espn days! Now welcomr to HBO!

13y ago

Pacdbest

I think it's funny how close the prediction was and I didn't expect it at all lol. Wasn't Bradley supposed to "make a statement" in this fight? That's why I said, you guys don't understand boxing! And I take a lot of crap and insults for going against the flow! what did u say early?

13y ago