Did Provodnikov just screw himself?

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I mean, it's not really any new information, everybody pretty much knew that Ruslan was susceptible to being outboxed as he's been in the past.

The thing is though, the three guys that beat and outboxed him (Algieri, Bradley and Herrera) took very bad punishment and had to walk through hell to beat him. He has that going on for him I suppose. However, if he doesn't improve different facets of his boxing skills then he's going to eventually get outboxed, and possibly stopped, against a guy who can do what those guys managed to do without taking any of the punishment. His approach is so basic and one-dimensional that it's evident he'll never reach the elite level unless he manages to change various factors.

[titanium]

He only screwed himself when he realizes all the major paydays that just went down the drain.

[daggum]

anyone who survives 12 rounds with prov deserves to win. pretty sure that is in the scoring criteria.

[Weebler I]

I mean, it's not really any new information, everybody pretty much knew that Ruslan was susceptible to being outboxed as he's been in the past.

The thing is though, the three guys that beat and outboxed him (Algieri, Bradley and Herrera) took very bad punishment and had to walk through hell to beat him. He has that going on for him I suppose. However, if he doesn't improve different facets of his boxing skills then he's going to eventually get outboxed, and possibly stopped, against a guy who can do what those guys managed to do without taking any of the punishment. His approach is so basic and one-dimensional that it's evident he'll never reach the elite level unless he manages to change various factors.

He arguably didn't lose any of those fights either, it's all in the scoring. What has become clear is that Ruslan has to start knocking out his opponents because he's not getting any favours.