Comments Thread For: Ruslan Provodnikov on Possibly Facing Mike Alvarado

[Evil Abed]

Awesome fight, that I see Alvarado winning. Provo with too low of a work-rate to beat Alvarado. Mike busts up Provo's face and stops in in 8.

[THE REED]

I've got Mike... he's a good boxer with more power than Bradley... Though, it will be a ****ER!

[deanrw]

only diffrence is Goldenboy fighters fighting the winners not the losers outside of bradley vs marquez

As long as they are interesting matchups, it is all good. Provodnikov fighting Alvarado is very interesting. Great fight on paper.

Even Pacquiao vs Rios is interesting. Both coming off losses. We do not know where Pac's head is at and Rios definitely will not run from him. Good comeback fight for both.

[THE REED]

As long as they are interesting matchups, it is all good. Provodnikov fighting Alvarado is very interesting. Great fight on paper.

Even Pacquiao vs Rios is interesting. Both coming off losses. We do not know where Pac's head is at and Rios definitely will not run from him. Good comeback fight for both.

Pacquiao will be timid for about a round or two, but then he will find that he is just too fast and Rios is just too easy to hit.... I'm looking forward to a Pac-Margarito type showing. An absolute annhilation, I don't think Rios goes the distance.

[deanrw]

I've got Mike... he's a good boxer with more power than Bradley... Though, it will be a ****ER!

I'm on the fence with it myself. I can see Alvarado winning if he fights smart. He does not always fight smart though and that Provodnikov has some cannons for fists.

[deanrw]

Pacquiao will be timid for about a round or two, but then he will find that he is just too fast and Rios is just too easy to hit.... I'm looking forward to a Pac-Margarito type showing. An absolute annhilation, I don't think Rios goes the distance.

Yeah I can see it going that way but I still want to see how it all goes. Pac is older and will be coming in from not only a devastating loss, but a long layoff to go with it. Rios is a one trick pony but a tough one trick pony.

[King_]

only diffrence is Goldenboy fighters fighting the winners not the losers outside of bradley vs marquez

Well at least Top Rank is giving non-top rank fighters a chance to come in and win their fighters belts.

Provodnikov isn't wit TR

[MJ223]

Cool match up that I'm looking forward to....

[THE REED]

I'm on the fence with it myself. I can see Alvarado winning if he fights smart. He does not always fight smart though and that Provodnikov has some cannons for fists.

Agreed, however I think Prov is a smaller less active version of Rios with a bigger punch... if Prov doesnt knock him out I see Alv by decision or tko via cuts.

Yeah I can see it going that way but I still want to see how it all goes. Pac is older and will be coming in from not only a devastating loss, but a long layoff to go with it. Rios is a one trick pony but a tough one trick pony.

I just think Pacs footwork is still way too much for Rios.... if Alvarado could use his legs to keep Rios at a distance and from working, Pac certainly can.. He will be in and out before Rios can really amount any type of combination. He's also not a sharpshooter like JMM, he wings his shots... He'll hit Pac but won't hurt him... Like I said I see Pac being timid at first, but once he's in the groove, Rios is going to get shredded imo

[Jack Napier]

got Bradley beating an old piss drinker
hoping Ruslan gets a chance to rematch him, fight was great
Ruslan-Alvarado is pretty even, might favor Alvarado slightly
didn't know about Ruslan before the Bradley fight
he's a welcome addition on the radar, any fight he's in should be good