Daaaamn, look at Provodnikov's face....

Well Bradley was landing some good combos and shots himself so Provodnikov took some damage himself no doubt about that much respect to both fighters they put it all on the line and gave the fans a great fight

^ this exactly,some guys take it better because of their features,provonikov has those high cheekbones they look like they'll swell up easily i like to say his face is built frail like a china doll,but he has a good chin. Ali said that was whay his face never gor really cut up or busted too bad in all his big wars cuz he had an oval face and smooth features. Guys with pointy boney features that stick out alot bust up worse than guys that dont have those for the most part.

Good chin bad face its like linares

"Cumulative effects of concussions are poorly understood. The severity of concussions and their symptoms may worsen with successive injuries, even if a subsequent injury occurs months or years after an initial one. Symptoms may be more severe and changes in neurophysiology can occur with the third and subsequent concussions.Studies have had conflicting findings on whether athletes have longer recovery times after repeat concussions and whether cumulative effects such as impairment in cognition and memory occur. Cumulative effects may include psychiatric disorders and loss of long-term memory. For example, the risk of developing clinical depression has been found to be significantly greater for retired American football players with a history of three or more concussions than for those with no concussion history. Three or more concussions is also associated with a fivefold greater chance of developing Alzheimer's disease earlier and a threefold greater chance of developing memory deficits." ^^You'd rather have that than a bruised up face? And I'm the dumbass. :lol1: Moron 1st find out what Cumulative means if Provodnikov's face gets rearranged like that on regular basis he would have those same serious long term side effects getting concussed is the same as getting wobbled in a fight just different wording and I was not talking about major concussion and lose consciousness like what happened to Pacquiao

lol wut? CT Scans can't really determine if you had a concussion. His negative CT Scan meant there were no visible signs of physical brain damage. Even neurological studies such as CT scans or MRI scans cannot determine if you had a concussion since the damage to the brain frequently cannot be visualized using this technology. It is important to know that you do not need to be knocked out or become unconscious to be diagnosed as having a concussion. source Missed this post, thought a concussion resulted in brain swelling. I disregard the facts anyways, he is superman and can survive anything for he is the Desert Storm. :boxing:

Facial swelling and marking does not mean you're getting hurt by the punches. Or are you just retarded? No, just means your face will burst open in round 3 instead of round 8 due to the excessive scar tissue. Peope talking concussions still.....maybe I need help understanding what a negative CT scan means?

Just watched the fight,bradley beat him no doubt about it..he boxed well and threw more punches..yes the Russian guy gave him a few good ones during the fight but bradley stayed calm..moved nice and threw plenty of good punches.

he took a beating, this is what funny when people say this guys would give any decent puncher a promblem, his face wont hold up pass 4 rounds with rios, garcia, berto etc Rios is B grade and would get koed !

did he use plaster ? That's not from his punches, but from his head, he also made the cut on Provodnikovs face with headbutt

Yet he didn't feel Bradley's punches lol Facial swelling and marking does not mean you're getting hurt by the punches. Or are you just retarded?

That looks very exaggerated. Easy bruiser. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Bradley hits very hard apparently. Looks like someone swung Margarito's gloves at this guys face for a 24 hour period. Wonder how he looks now...

Bradley is RELATIVLY feather fisted Anyone who defends with their face is going to end up looking like this...

ha that reminds me of ricky hattons face after lazcano! i bet bradleys face isnt that bad even tho he was eating the harder shots.

if bradley had the type of skin that provided such a stark contrast to the bruising then he'd look the same. both fighters took hellish punishment. his face looked jacked the hell up during the interview in the ring with kellerman. anybody who has ever gotten a bruise knows that it becomes darker and more pronounced in hours and days immediately following the incident. that's about as much damage as i care to see. i like bradley, and i wanted to see that fight stopped more than once.

Being swollen under the eyes is not something that generally has residual damage...it's something that heals up and goes away. It just looks bad. He has no problems with his orbital bones nor eyes that I've heard about. However the shots to the head that Bradley took may not have changed his immediate appearance...but are far more dangerous and likely to have left permanent damage to his brain. I'm not at all concerned over Provodnikov's face. He will look and be fine in about 10 days. I really don't think that Bradley could take a beating like that again and not end up with serious problems if that hasn't already happened and it's to late. agreed......ruslan seemed to only take superficial damage. but bradley suffered a concussion in the first round and still continued to take punishment in the subsequent rounds. in the post fight interview you could clearly see that bradley was still out of it whereas ruslan seemed fine. imo bradley took the worst of the beating..the kind of beating that shortens a fighter's career.

I'm laughing at those in here who are calling superficial skin damage and bruising worse than having your brain bouncing around in year head for an entire fight. After that fight I was actually afraid for Bradley. I still am worried a bit about his future in the sport. Those kind of traumas take something from you and you almost never get 100% of what you had back. Exactly. Dude had amnesia if I recall!? That's NOT good. Ever.

I'm laughing at those in here who are calling superficial skin damage and bruising worse than having your brain bouncing around in year head for an entire fight. After that fight I was actually afraid for Bradley. I still am worried a bit about his future in the sport. Those kind of traumas take something from you and you almost never get 100% of what you had back.

Yea but some "trainers" have said heart doesn't matter in boxing, only skill and technique..... Dude is a warrior.

anyone got pics of Bradley ? thats crazy but i honestly think thats more of his facial features genetically than of what Bradleys power indicates. Not down playing Bradley at all though