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

[thuggery]

Alvarado is a good boxer but hes not close to Tim Bradley

And Bradley has heart but he was saved by the bell. He admitted after the fight that he was still dizzy. If that round had 30 more seconds, Prov would've won by KO

Prov won by KO in the 2nd round imo

The ref ruled it a slip even though Bradley was busy doing the chicken dance.

[Ringlife]

I like this match up. I would to go with Alvarado by decision in this fight. If Alvarado stands in front of Provodnikov and trades shots with him Alvarado gets KO. I think Alvarado boxes his a** off if this fight happens. This fight has FOTY written all over it. I hope Arum makes this fight.

[lefthook2daliva]

I think Alvarado, having seen the Bradley fight, will manage a well earned but maybe close UD by stubbornly clinging to a boxing gameplan and relying on his good chin in a pinch.

Provodnikov KO 9 or 10 Alvarado would not entirely shock me either.

Any fight either of these guys are in will find an avid viewer here.

[mlord]

I predict pain

[Ray*]

Alvarado is injured and the reason why he couldn't fight Pac in October or Nov.

[thuggery]

Alvarado is injured and the reason why he couldn't fight Pac in October or Nov.

Pretty sure that was a preemptive excuse only mentioned by Bob Arum so he'd have an excuse to make Pacquiao-Rios. I haven't heard Alvarado mention the severity of his hand injury, but I may be wrong.

[thuggery]

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=603532

Everything appears to be agreed upon on Provodnikov's side. Just waiting on Mike Alvarado to agree.

[JoeKidd]

Pretty sure that was a preemptive excuse only mentioned by Bob Arum so he'd have an excuse to make Pacquiao-Rios. I haven't heard Alvarado mention the severity of his hand injury, but I may be wrong.

That sounds about right. Alvarado does not have the same ring as Rios, esp after fight 2 where we saw his sprinting speed!

[mathed]

Alvarado tries to trade with Provid and gets hurt. Ruslan via KO in 3.....

[Mikhnienko]

Alvarado tries to trade with Provid and gets hurt. Ruslan via KO in 3.....

No he won't do that. He'll "box" Provodnikov in his running man style and if Ruslan doesn't use more intelligence he'll lose. Can't just follow Mike around letting him pot shot you like he did against Bradley. If they stand on slug i think Ruslan wins it like you.