The Official Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri Master Discussion Thread.

[jas]

Algeri's punch output is pretty epic. He doesn't stop throwing even into the late rounds. He has insane arms muscles endurance.

[Croyd]

Danny Garcia needs to face Provodnikov.

He most certainly does.
This match up favors Ruslan.

[mathed]

Don't do it for this fight mathed.

Algeri is not natural at all. His head movement is not subtle whatsoever. And he says he boxes but he does go on the inside sometimes not to mention he doesn't have great power.

This is a fight where Algeri takes a lot of punches

just stick with your thoughts, eventually the slump will end.
Algeri is just average, he doesn't do one thing well enough to slow down Ruslan.

Alright, I'll go with my gut on this one but if Ruslan loses this fight....don't you guys start blaming me for it.

[mathed]

if algeri wins, ill send green k, tril points , and gift to everybody that commented algeri will win

not sure if posters are trollin when they say he will win but he stands no chance, he doesnt even have a identifiable style, he boxes at range with non-subtle head movement then comes inside........algeri is a warrior , i dont wanna hear he quit after the fight etc . he can do nyc fights after this ruslan fight .

I saw what Bradley and Alvarado did to him when they were able to move around the ring on him. Once Ruslan cuts the gap he makes subtle adjustments so that his left will slip past your guard. Once the adjustment is made, he lands rights and lefts at will against the ropes.

Algieri has the size and seems to move around and has some sense about him. The question for me is how long can he keep that up?

[dan_cov]

To me its a fight where one guy is massively outgunned but he does one thing not great but effectively that is the others weakness/a ***** in their armour.

Part of me think Ruslan splits this guy in half but there is something in the back of my head telling me Algieri's movement alone can give Ruslan fits.

I don't think Algieri does anything well at all but he constantly moves, always turning & pivoting - I don't think he moves fluid or his footwork is good but I am not sure it needs to be. I can't help recall Ruslan not being able to land anything when Bradley boxed. He did nothing at all but follow Bradley for a good 5-6-7+ rounds

[jas]

To me its a fight where one guy is massively outgunned but he does one thing not great but effectively that is the others weakness/a ***** in their armour.

Part of me think Ruslan splits this guy in half but there is something in the back of my head telling me Algieri's movement alone can give Ruslan fits.

I don't think Algieri does anything well at all but he constantly moves, always turning & pivoting - I don't think he moves fluid or his footwork is good but I am not sure it needs to be. I can't help recall Ruslan not being able to land anything when Bradley boxed. He did nothing at all but follow Bradley for a good 5-6-7+ rounds

Algeris movement isn't great. He's gonna jab a lot and eat many right hands from the get- go. He's gonna try to clinch but Ruslan isn't gonna let him.

[King_]

I don't think Ruslan has as much trouble with movement as everyone is saying. I think it had more to do with stamina/conditioning (in the Bfadley fight) and in the Alvarado fight it noticeably improved. He was more active then not and I also noticed a lot of improvements and adjustments to his defense, footwork/movement and the angles he created for himself were a thing of beauty.

He also seems to have a granite chin. He cuts very easily and that could be his downfall eventually. But Ruslan is going to be tough to beat.


I feel like he can get even better

[RlCKY]

The weigh-in for the fights tomorrow in 15 minutes.

http://www.barclayscenter.com/

[jas]

The weigh-in for the fights tomorrow in 15 minutes.

http://www.barclayscenter.com/

How do I watch it?

[RlCKY]

How do I watch it?

It'll prompt you to register, then it brings you to a streaming player...the feed isn't coming thru yet.