Press Scores for Provodnikov vs. Algieri. Interesting.

[Check_hooks]

To be the champ you have to BEAT the champ

Pretty much everyone is saying it was a close fight. Did Algeiri do enough to BEAT Prov after getting dropped twice? No way

[Greed.]

To be the champ you have to BEAT the champ

Pretty much everyone is saying it was a close fight. Did Algeiri do enough to BEAT Prov after getting dropped twice? No way

You beat the champ, by winning the fight like usual, which is by winning rounds. The champ doesn't get extra points for being the champ and the challenger shouldn't have to win in any specific manner. Algieri outboxed him and again highlighted all of Ruslan's flaws. Deserved the win and deserved the belt

[Bushbaby]

Still bitterness abound ey?! Provo was damn near (lucky) to have landed that big shot in round 1. Because if it wasn't for the damage he caused in that round, he may very well have not won any.

[-PBP-]

To be the champ you have to BEAT the champ

Pretty much everyone is saying it was a close fight. Did Algeiri do enough to BEAT Prov after getting dropped twice? No way

He beat the champ. He won 8 rounds.

[Da Boxer]

as you can see it could have gone either way. im a Provo fan, yet i saw Algeri walk out with the victory.


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[Da Boxer]

To be the champ you have to BEAT the champ

Pretty much everyone is saying it was a close fight. Did Algeiri do enough to BEAT Prov after getting dropped twice? No way

i missed your post, good point and i agree you have to beat the champ.


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[Mr. Philadel]

I scored it for Provo.....I give Chris props for going 11 rounds with one eye but IMO the champ did enough to retain

[Dr Rumack]

I think it just demonstrates the importance of volume yet again. Algieri looked to be controlling the pattern of the fight and he threw a huge volume of punches. I had it narrowly for Provodnikov but it's not hard to see why the judges would have liked Algieri.

Algieri has decent snap on his shots too. He's not just a pitty-pat merchant. The point about Ruslan scoring all the best shots is well taken though. He probably landed the best shot in every round.

[Loque-san]

Still bitterness abound ey?! Provo was damn near (lucky) to have landed that big shot in round 1. Because if it wasn't for the damage he caused in that round, he may very well have not won any.

If Algieri won every round except the first, how do you explain the press scores? Are they all bitter Provodnikov fans? They have to be impartial if they want to stay credible.

[Bushbaby]

If Algieri won every round except the first, how do you explain the press scores? Are they all bitter Provodnikov fans? They have to be impartial if they want to stay credible.

Didn't say Provo lost every round except the 1st. Why don't you go read that again and get back at me.