Comments Thread For: Provodnikov Says Long Layoff Was a Blessing in Disguise

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NEW YORK -- Ruslan Provodnikov had a banner 2013, but he's yet to kick off his 2014.

He'll get back in the ring Saturday when he makes the first defense of his 140-pound title against Chris Algieri at Barclays Center on HBO.

But will the layoff affect Provodnikov, especially against a fighter who will pose a very different style to the two men he fought last year?
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[jas]

i hope algeri just stays down or the corner throws in the white towel so he can fight on after , he is big draw in nyc so he can bounce back once ruslan vacates

[komodo]

Algieri looks a bigger version duplicate of Carl Frampton lol.