Mike Alvarado vs. Ruslan Provodnikov: Your thoughts & predictions?

Some interesting analysis.

Alvarado quit on the stool..its gonna haunt him till he dies..but non the less he showed heart trough out the fight

This has to be the worst weekend in Alvarado's life. First he gets TKO'd and his Broncos lose the next day.

Both guy gave everything but Provodnikov imposed his will on Alvarado and would not be denied, this guy is a monster. Ruslan is one of best pressure fighter around right now, very few fighters can keep him off. Any one think that Alvarado needs a long rest, been in some brutal wars and might not be the same afterwards if you know what I mean, but like Roy Jones said "He took it like a man" Great fight!

poll is still open too, the rest of em will probably start picking prov by ko. i didn't vote for some reason, but i got posts saying prov by ko. I originally had Mike but switched after I saw the weighins and heard rumors of Mike going back to his partying ways.

Definitely Ruslans time. Worked hard, played hard, and got the results. @3:30, damn

lmao, just looked at the poll a ****load of Danny fanboys picked Alvarado newsflash: boxers don't always win broz. poll is still open too, the rest of em will probably start picking prov by ko. i didn't vote for some reason, but i got posts saying prov by ko.

When I saw round 2 and 3. I knew Mike was going to lose. He was using his legs and there was just no way he would be able to go at that pace for 12 rounds. Ruslan effectively pressured him. I don't think there is anyone in the game today that can pressure you like Ruslan can you imagine prime margarito vs this ruslan at 147? oh man

lmao, just looked at the poll a ****load of Danny fanboys picked Alvarado newsflash: boxers don't always win broz.

I had Alvarado up before the first KD..Prov really hurt Alvarado and he never recovered and lost all the rds after..Alvarado was a beaten man.. I was wrong about this fight,and I give full credit to Prov..Great fight last night..

When I saw round 2 and 3. I knew Mike was going to lose. He was using his legs and there was just no way he would be able to go at that pace for 12 rounds. Ruslan effectively pressured him. I don't think there is anyone in the game today that can pressure you like Ruslan

Damn, I had it 4-3 Ruslan after 7. Other than the 2nd and 3rd, he was doing all the eye-catching work. I had it 4-3 Alvarado, but with just about every round close. Gave rounds 1, 4, and 5 to Provo. Gave rounds 2, 3, 6, and 7 to Alvarado.

I was really surprised at Ruslan when he went inside, and would turn Mike and try to land left hooks at the same time.. very smart. His defense could be sharpened up, but his fundamentals have certainly increased. Alvarado was doing exactly what got him in trouble in the first Rios fight, but Provo took better advantage of it than Rios. His eye was swollen because of the several left hooks that Provo was landing on the inside. Mike wasn't adjusting his defensive stance quick enough and kept getting hit with the hook over and over.

To be fair, Ruslan's not exactly Gennady Golovkin when it comes to cutting off the ring. Alvarado's not the slickest ever, but it wasn't expected he had to be. I felt Alvarado was winning the fight easily until a big Provo punch that landed at the end of the 7th round (had him up 5-1, with 1 even at that point). Damn, I had it 4-3 Ruslan after 7. Other than the 2nd and 3rd, he was doing all the eye-catching work.

What a fight that was last night, great stuff from both men. In my opinion, Ruslan was surprisingly up on the cards, he seemed to completely negate any of Alvarado's work, which isn't easy to do. Provodnikov proved last night that he is a world class operator. Bradley rematch? Or why not a fight with young Matthysse or Garcia, sadly network disputes may get in the way. And easily up on the cards, too. Alvarado looked scared to death to punch most the fight. I guess Ruslan really hurt him in that first round.

What a fight that was last night, great stuff from both men. In my opinion, Ruslan was surprisingly up on the cards, he seemed to completely negate any of Alvarado's work, which isn't easy to do. Provodnikov proved last night that he is a world class operator. Bradley rematch? Or why not a fight with young Matthysse or Garcia, sadly network disputes may get in the way.

I had it identical to Lederman's card, and i rarely agree with him judges also had it fairly wide towards ruslan (98-90, 97-90, and 96-92), obviously the KD's had a lot to do with the points being as wide as they were I didn't have alvarado winning easily, but there were some rounds that could've gone either way Yeah, I didn't really phrase that correctly. There were definitely some close rounds but when I added up how I scored them I had Alvarado easily ahead (and I wanted Provodnikov to win). I think if Mike could have stuck to the gameplan he would have won or even if he had got hurt a couple of rounds later. But for whatever reason, whether through lack of stamina or lack of discipline he went toe to toe too often.

To be fair, Ruslan's not exactly Gennady Golovkin when it comes to cutting off the ring. I felt Alvarado was winning the fight easily until a big Provo punch that landed at the end of the 7th round (had him up 5-1, with 1 even). I had it identical to Lederman's card, and i rarely agree with him judges also had it fairly wide towards ruslan (98-90, 97-90, and 96-92), obviously the KD's had a lot to do with the points being as wide as they were I didn't have alvarado winning easily, but there were some rounds that could've gone either way

yep, a lot of guys here who favor "slick boxers" all swarmed to Alvarado saying easy money, except they forgot that Alvarado is a very basic average boxer, dude was getting his ass kicked against BREIDIS PRESCOTT lol only reason he beat Rios in the rematch is because it's ****ing brandon rios, the guy who was outboxed by another AVERAGE boxer Richard Abril To be fair, Ruslan's not exactly Gennady Golovkin when it comes to cutting off the ring. Alvarado's not the slickest ever, but it wasn't expected he had to be. I felt Alvarado was winning the fight easily until a big Provo punch that landed at the end of the 7th round (had him up 5-1, with 1 even at that point).

im suprised how many people on here know nothing about boxing. ruslan inside distance was the easiest money i ever made. like my post last night said, soon as ruslan hurts him its over yep, a lot of guys here who favor "slick boxers" all swarmed to Alvarado saying easy money, except they forgot that Alvarado is a very basic average boxer, dude was getting his ass kicked against BREIDIS PRESCOTT lol only reason he beat Rios in the rematch is because it's ****ing brandon rios, the guy who was outboxed by another AVERAGE boxer Richard Abril