Comments Thread For: Matthysse's Trainer: I Hope Provodnikov Comes to Attack!

[General STRUGG]

Im calling it.
FOTY bar none.

[SeekDaGreat]

If Ruslan gets inside and lands his bombs. It's bye bye baby for Mathysse. He gets stopped for the first time. I'm confident of that pick. If Lucas can keep his calculated distance and land his hard shots at a controlled boxing pace, he boxes Ruslan ears off, with ease and hurts him. If they go toe to toe though, Mathysse is getting sc****d. Book it! My predictions have been A- solid this year. Almost perfect.

yeah I think provodnikov gets stopped too. You can say both guys are facing the biggest puncher they have faced so far. But I think lucas will try to do a lil more boxing and has a better chin. Seeing as how Freddie himself said in the corner that he was gonna stop the fight against Bradley (I forgot what round.....or I may have dreamt that). Fuc ken Bradley! lol I love Bradley but hes not exactly the biggest puncher. Idk those are my two cents. What outcome do you predict?

I laid it out in my OP. That's my prediction.

[SeekDaGreat]

In general. I think Matthysse has superior skills with more versitility which I think will enable him to set up Provodnikov for his power shots. Ruslan has walked through fighters that don't have the type of power Lucas has because that's the only way Provonikov knows how to fight. But he'll pay a price for that in this fight.

Of course Matthysse can't afford to fight a reckless ****** fight but I don't think he will.

I agree Lucas is the more rounded boxer. That's why I said if he can keep his calculated pace he should win. But if Ruslan gets inside, and often. I got Ruslan for the TKO. Should be a good fight. I'm looking forward to it!

[Dr Rumack]

If Matthysse can keep enough of the fight at mid-range he can land some serious bombs on Provodnikov.

Matthysse's biggest weakness in fights has been initiating offence against guys who weren't very active. That's not going to be what he's up against with Ruslan.

I don't see Ruslan showing anything new from a boxing standpoint. It's just a question of whether his punch resistance is truly godlike or whether he can be broken down like everybody else.

[ugly2000]

Matthyse ko's Provod in one or two rounds. The way Ruslan attacks face first, I just cant see any other outcome.

[taste]

If Ruslan gets inside and lands his bombs. It's bye bye baby for Mathysse. He gets stopped for the first time. I'm confident of that pick. If Lucas can keep his calculated distance and land his hard shots at a controlled boxing pace, he boxes Ruslan ears off, with ease and hurts him. If they go toe to toe though, Mathysse is getting sc****d. Book it! My predictions have been A- solid this year. Almost perfect.

I kinda like this pick. Obviously Lucas is the more well rounded fighter. But he's not going to be playing to his strengths in this brawl.

Provo will be coming forward. He will do his thing. It's Lucas, who seeks and destroys, who's going to be more out of his element from the pressure of Provo. I'd say even tho Lucas is the more skilled fighter and he's around -125 right now, this is a very even fight. Could be a chance to make some money. Big fan of both dudes.

[Bushbaby]

Ohhh don't worry. That's all he knows.

[Mike D]

Matthyse ko's Provod in one or two rounds. The way Ruslan attacks face first, I just cant see any other outcome.

No f**king way. Ruslan is a f**king bear. I don't give a **** how much power Lucas has, he's not stopping Provodnikov in 1 or 2 rounds, lol.

It's going to be like chopping a f**king oak tree down...if it happens at all it will happen in the late rounds

[Suavecito80]

I got Lucas in this one. Provo's face will look like it went through a meat grinder by the time the fight ends. I don't think he gets KO'ed but a corner stoppage because he will look like swamp thing by the sixth round. Should be an epic fight though.