Very simple state who was hurt to a greater degree Bradley in his sensational fight of the year victory over Ruslan Provodnikov or Pascal in his epic slug fest with Kovalev from this past weekend.
Ruslan had also taken a lot of shots. Kovalev wasn't ever hurt, he took some
Shots though. But, Ruslan took a lot of
Shots from Bradley.
Pascal took some heavy shots
Bradley was hurt worse, but he was winning more rounds and landing some power punches himself. Pascal was getting beat, he was still there, but he was either going land a lucky bomb or he was getting KO'd, he wasn't going to see the final bell. So for Pascal's career and health it was good to stop, Bradley hasn't been the same and won't ever fight Ruslan again (smart).
Bradley was stumbling around semi-conscious right after big punches when he was still off balance and hyped up in the moment.
Pascal remained zombified for a worrying amount of time during that pause right before the ref stopped it (which I'm sure played a role in the ref's decision).
He had that look of someone who could slump over from one more punch and never wake up.
Bradley was physically hurt more but his eyes were still on Ruslan. Pascal's eues were at the back of his head.
There was a point where Bradley's eyes were glazed and rolling up, but he still was throwing punches. I don't know how he did it, the man's will is incredible.
Bradley was the more damaged of the two no question but when Kovalev pounded Pascal in the in the 8th, Pascal was on queer street, couldn't even recover after the extra time he got when Kovalev slipped
I think Braley was hurt more. He was gone. Ruslan wasn't able to finish him though. It's a testament to Bradley's heart and also Ruslan's suspect stamina.