Comments Thread For: Provodnikov's Return Eyed For June 14, Rios is Unlikely

[Cinci Champ]

I assumed he wouldn't be able to make 140. Too bad, it would have been a very entertaining encounter. Wish Provo would move up to make this bout, but can't blame a man for wanting to defend his title.

didnt he fight bradley at 147? seems provo ducking rios almost i only say that cause all the duck talk they do

[hitking]

provodnikov pretty much has no choice put to move up to 147 where more high profile fight beckon. his like a small version of ggg

Smaller version of GGG??? That's next level ****** my man.

[Rok4]

Lots of fights at 140

I'd like to see him fight Danny Garcia or Lamont Peterson even an old Zab Judah would be an entertaining fight!

[aztec_warriors]

Ducking???

doesn't want to fight Rios due to weight and wanting to defend his title??? yet he's looking at the winner of Bradley-Pacquiao? which they're not coming down to accommodate Ruslan. He's fought Bradley at 147 so what's the problem? he can fight Brandon for a good payday $$$ above 140, AND still keep his title of he loses... sounds like ducking to me

[Senor_frogs]

Yeah he's growing feathers.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Thats BS. Rios himself said on his twitter than he CAN make 140 for the fight.

Dawson said he could make 168 too and he did... But look what happened.


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[hitking]

didnt he fight bradley at 147? seems provo ducking rios almost i only say that cause all the duck talk they do

Yes he did fight Bradley at 47. And that's probably the best performance of his career. I won't say he's ducking Rios. If he is, its pure ******ity cause he'd destroy Brandon. But I do think his people wanna proceed with caution with him. All of these part-time fight fans seem to think he's the second coming. Us real fight fans that have been watching him on ESPN for years know that while he's tough, rugged, and hard punching. He's also limited and can be outboxed. And it doesn't exactly take a Mayweather/Rigondeaux level of skill to expose his limitations. I mean, the REAL jr welterweight champ is fighting a tune-up in a couple weeks against his daddy.

[hitking]

Dawson said he could make 168 too and he did... But look what happened.


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Sooooo, you think it would have been different at 75???

[PittyPat]

even an old Zab Judah would be an entertaining fight!

I know, right? It's like, every time Judah turns in a disappointing performance, he manages to bounce back by either winning big (Mabuza, Paris) or losing in style (Cotto, Garcia). No matter how many times it seems like "Zab's done!", I still want to see him in there with these young guys.

It's for that reason I'm not about to call him a gatekeeper yet because I believe he's still capable of a title-winning upset somewhere down the line. Rather, he's more like... a strong acid test. A good win on a contender's resume, but no shame in losing to him either. So yeah, Judah-Provodnikov would be cool.

[Evil Abed]

I'm hearing DeMarco, Dulorme or Chris Algieri.