Proof that Bradley was not knocked down in the 1st:

[Money_May]

he doesn't dip to avoid shots he falls into prov because his legs are gone. As proved by the fact he went down twice. His legs were gone it was a KD.

Ps good to have you back

[PEBBLES!]

he doesn't dip to avoid shots

have you ever watched Bradley fight before?

he does that all the time when he's fighting in that range. all the time. dipping low is a huge part of his defense in close quarters. anyone who has seen Bradley fight will tell you this.

be falls into prov because his legs are gone. As proved by the fact he went down twice. His legs were gone it was a KD.

the first time he dips low after the right hand, he's clearly doing so to avoid the follow-up barrage - it's no coincidence that a left hook goes sailing over his head.

he's returned to an upright position when a left hook swipes his jaw and he dips low again - he's on his way back up when his movement is interrupted by Provodnikov's body and he is leaned on and pushed to the floor.

it is not a knockdown. and if Amir Khan had been in that situation, i know you wouldn't be saying it was.

Ps good to have you back

Bradley-hater.

[ИATAS]

Yeah he looks totally fine. I mean he tries to stand up and falls on his back because his legs are completely gone. Maybe he did that just for laughs?

[King_]

Call me crazy or blind, (I have not even saw the fight yet) but as much as you're saying you don't see a KD, i see even less of a push. Where exactly did Bradly get pushed?

[Daddy T]

if he hadn't shipped that punch he wouldn't have gone down. He also got up AND fell back over again cause his legs were gone ... but yeah sure it was a slip/push he wasn't really hurt whatever ... Listen dude here's a little advice ... if you REALLY want people to like bradley, quit the biased talk and just stick with the facts. And the facts are Bradley put on a great show, he got badly hurt early on, but dug deep to pull it back, showing great heart and balls. THEY are the facts. You don't need to talk BS about how that was a slip/push etc. All that does is encourage the haters and give them more ammunition to hate, but whatever, I have no doubt you will barely read this and/or will simply ignore it and keep talking crap and making guys here like Bradley less.

Tim doesn't need d*ck riders like you.

[Bermuda]

even if it isn't in your (obviously biased) eyes a KD..the fact that bradley was so badly hurt, flailing around and falling all over the place would make it a 10-8 round...

also at 0:42 ruslan lands a short left hook ..not sure how cleanly it landed though but bradley looks like he felt it and that's when he buckles over and goes down. so it might have the been combination of that hard right hand and then followed up by that short left hook that knocked bradley down.

[-PBP-]

The ref made a judgement call and it is what it is. Several of my family members are boxing referees so I understand how difficult it is to get every single call 100% correct.

If the commissions don't implement an instant replay system than your going to have situations like this.

[JOM'S]

i did not see the fight and the video posted was short, my question if it was ruled a knockdown, would bradley beat the 10 count?

[IronDanHamza]

I could see it being called a KD but it definitely wasn't a clear KD.

He was hurt but Ruslan did kind of push him too.

[The Hammer]

It was clearly a knockdown.

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