What was your score for Bradley vs Provodnikov?

[PEBBLES!]

Bullsh-t.

That first KD was clear

nothing clear about it,

and was re-affirmed by the fact that Tim was stumbling around as he got up and fell down again. He was badly hurt.

he was badly hurt in a number of rounds, 2nd, 6th, 11th. that doesn't mean a knockdown should be called when there was no knockdown.

have you ever been hurt at all? you can conceivably keep your feet and continue an activity even though your legs are weak. if someone pushes you down when you are in that state, you will stumble when you go to stand, especially if you get up as quickly as Tim did.

that his legs were weak from having eaten a couple big punches does not necessarily support that he was knocked down.

Oh wait, we're gonna give the benefit of doubt to the guy who's trying to cling for dear life with no legs under him, can't, gets fended off and falls....then gets up and falls....then gets up and can barely stand. That sure was one mighty lean-on/push by Ruslan.

we're gonna give the benefit of the doubt (if we can even call it that) to the guy who was clearly taking evasive action to avoid subsequent shots, dipping low, as he often does as a defensive maneuver up close, and was on his way back to an upright position when his movement was interrupted by the body of Provodnikov, which then leaned on him and pushed him down.

again,

have you ever been hurt at all? you can conceivably keep your feet and continue an activity even though your legs are weak. if someone pushes you down when you are in that state, you will stumble when you go to recover your feet, especially if you get up as quickly as Tim did.

that his legs were weak from having eaten a couple big punches does not necessarily support that he was knocked down.

no lean-on/push has to be mighty when an opponent is bent at the waist in front of you. if you're bent before a guy and his body weight leans down on you, you will be pushed down. period.

Oh yeah, I'm really bitter over Bradley getting that decision against Pac.

yeah, i know you are, son.

Manny gets puts to sleep in his next fight but the one that burns me up is the one that 90% of people don't view as a loss.

i know it burns you up. keep relying on the consensus to make your arguments for you, because you don't have any valid points to make, right?

No, I'm not mad at Arum for trying to kill the Pac v Floyd fight once and for all, and for the judges in getting paid off by him - but the guy who was used as a pawn for that to happen. I'm totally on board with the hate Tim has been getting since, it makes complete sense.

Yeah. OK.

yeah. ok. whether you want to admit it or not, regardless of what you may feel about Arum - 1.) as a low-level Pacturd, you're still sore about that decision, 2.) as a Khanite, you're upset at Tim because he snubbed your guy a couple years back to get the bigger fight.

you conceal your predispositions well generally, but i'm the more perceptive kind, and i've long been able to see the backhanded streak in you.

[#1Assassin]

114-113 for bradley. would have been a draw if the ref didnt fck up the KD in the first round.

bradley was lucky to get the decision, then again so would ruslan have been if it went the other way. it really could have went either way.

you feel like ruslan won because his big moments stand out in your memory, bradley didnt have as big and dramatic moments but he had far more of them. he outworked and outboxed ruslan in the majority of the rounds and was in control of the the fight for the most part.

still, could have went either way. i just hope there is a rematch, maybe bradley stays more disciplined, boxes more and wins a wide decision. or maybe provodnikov goes to the body more, throws more uppercuts or simply finshes the fight when he has the chance. or maybe its a replay. regardless of how it plays out i want to see it.

[PEBBLES!]

Ruslan Provodnikov didn't win SHIT.

Bradley fought this guy's fight and gave away his advantages in the matchup for at least half a bout, slugged with the much harder-punching fighter, took punishment and got hurt multiple times, risked it all purely to put himself in the shop window and make himself an attraction for a bigger fight.

yet Provodnikov still couldn't win with all that handed to him, and fags still want to contrive ways to discredit a real dude?

GTFOH.

Provodnikov didn't deserve to win. he's just another scary-faced, hard-punching badman, the same old story. he got outclassed for seven rounds and Bradley effectively handed him a larger portion of the scoring than he should ever have gotten on a plate by fighting the guy's fight for the sake of selling himself as an attractive opponent.


truth is, dudes just feel like some comeuppance needs to be meted out against Bradley, like the passive-aggressive TS, with his corny-ass 'action fighter' predilection.

[AnimalisticMeth]

Bradley 114-113. Very close fight.

[RockyB]

Bradley - Ruslan
9-10
8-10
10-9
10-9
10-9
9-10
10-9
10-9
10-9
10-9
9-10
8-10

113-113

[Salardo]

I had Ruslan winning 113-112

That's one the basis that the first round was a 10-8 due to the knockdown (without the knockdown, I don't think it's a 10-8 - though I do have the 2nd round 10-8).

So if I was a judge, I would have scored it a draw because I couldn't have scored the first round KD due to the ref's f-ck-up.

I thought the rounds were pretty clear - Ruslan wins rounds 1, 2, 6, 11, 12. The only one that wasn't totally clear for him for 11 - Tim did good work but still, Ruslan rocked him.

All the other rounds Tim takes.

Your scores?

I just finished watching the fight, - I had Provodnikov winning by 1 point. I scored it 5 rounds each with 2 rounds even. So with the knockdown in the last round, I got Ruslan winning.
But I can easily see a draw or even Bradley ahead by 1 point.

[Daddy T]

Bradley - Ruslan
9-10
8-10
10-9
10-9
10-9
9-10
10-9
10-9
10-9
10-9
9-10
8-10

113-113

This was my score aswell. If the ref had given the KD in the first which I think he could have then it would have been a win for the russian. I think 10-8 in the second is definately justified given how bad Tim was hurt

[Check]

Bradley by a point on my card. Could of seen it 115-112 for Bradley though. Def think Bradley did enough though.

[Porter's Dad]

yeah. ok. whether you want to admit it or not, regardless of what you may feel about Arum - 1.) as a low-level Pacturd, you're still sore about that decision, 2.) as a Khanite, you're upset at Tim because he snubbed your guy a couple years back to get the bigger fight.

you conceal your predispositions well generally, but i'm the more perceptive kind, and i've long been able to see the backhanded streak in you.

Man, STFU. Stop trying to make it personal. You're way off base and embarrassing yourself.

I mean, I'm supposed to have made this thread cos I'm butt-hurt cos Tim beat Pac and didn't fight Khan? . That latter point is especially funny.

A lot of things annoy me about boxing. Tim Bradley on both those points doesn't. He really doesn't. I've never made one anti-Bradley post on this site (cos frankly, I like the guy and he doesn't do/say things that annoy me - oh wait, you're gonna see through me again, aren't you?) and yet I seem to hate him? I don't think so.

This thread wasn't made to discredit Bradley. I gave the guy 7 rounds. Said Round 11 I wasn't sure about. Never mentioned Ruslan getting stiffed. Read the opening post again. It was made cos the scoring seemed quite clear to me and cos I've re-installed my boxing scorecard app and had the score ready and fresh.

But thanks for hi-******* this thread with your bullsh-t. This must be a great read for everyone else, us going back and forth over why you think I'm hating on Tim and me arguing that I'm not.

[Ray Corso]

I think they got it right!!! Bradley is one courage and determined man! The Russian Rocky just needs a little more conditioning to add more "work rate" to his attack and could have stopped Bradley. As it was Bradley fought on semi-unconscience, unbelieveable will to win! Ray