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

[Doctor_Tenma]

So wait, if I see that a fighter's legs aren't under him, I can simply push him down and that can be called a K.D? Please explain cause I'm not understanding this. A K.D is when someone goes down as a result of a punch, jus' because he did a little chicken dance and rolled over like a puppy does not make it a K.D.

[Curtiz]

This on 2nd viewing was NOT a knockdown.

[FlatLine]

Clearly a knockdown, why don't you make a video of Bradley stumbling around the ring doing the chicken dance after he tried getting up.. It was so obviously a knockdown, why try to put together a badly edited video which doesn't even show him going down and his reaction after the knockdown.. the lengths some people go to in order to hide the truth is crazy.

[josenoway]

I'd favor a KD ruling, it was obvious that overhand right took his legs, Tim didn't throw a single punch after that sequence, he tried to grab and hold but when Ruslan didn't let him lean, Tim collapsed. He was on ***** street, couldn't get up and literally rolled backwards, then stumbled to his feet, and the first thing he did was move to hold again.

[SUBZER0ED]

Bradley was hurt badly enough in the first round for it to be 10-8 Provodnikov, if the ref had properly called a knockdown. The ref told Bradley to get up, yet he was so hurt, that he fell backward while trying to do so. At that time, the ref yelled at Bradley to get up! As Bradley sat on his stool, the ref came over and had a look at him because he knew he had been hurt. Sure, Provodnikov gave Bradley a little push, but only after hurting him badly w/ punches! Lennox Lewis gave Mike Tyson a bigger push when he refused to fall after being hurt badly, and it was ruled a knockdown (Of course we know Tyson said screw it and stayed down, but you get my point). Provodnikov brought it hard. Bradley has heart, and refused to fall, but his time is coming. Bradley can't punch, and eventually he will run into someone else who can and will finish him, if he fights more than once a year! I just don't think he is a true champion- He only "beat" one champion; a faded Pacquiao who didn't lose, but just didn't win as we're used to seeing him win.

[Pain~Lucy]

shouldve told bradley dont hug on ruslan's nuts

[THE REED]

It doesn't matter if Bradley was hurt when he went down... he didn't go down because of a punch.

[HeroBando]

It doesn't matter if Bradley was hurt when he went down... he didn't go down because of a punch.

of course he did. 3 seconds earlier his legs are steady. he takes a punch, legs give out. you look at his attempt to stand up, fighters have been stopped for less, for their own safety.

[Bossy]

There's no way this was a KD.

After the punch was thrown:



Yes, it hurt Bradley, but he is clearly leaning on him.
He did not throw another punch.



He's still leaning on him as Bradley goes down.

Not saying Bradley wasn't hurt, but there was no immediate punch thrown before he fell.

[josenoway]

He definitely went down because of the punch, it's not like he tripped or got tangled up, his legs were gone, he tried to grab to stay upright but without Ruslan to lean onto, he went down.

It doesn't matter if Bradley was hurt when he went down... he didn't go down because of a punch.