Should Provodnikov have gotten the decision against Bradley?

[Box-Office]

The fight could have easily been stopped by the ref when bradley attempted to stand up and ended up doing a somersault

Haha.

It was to lure in Provo so when he steps in Bradley can catch him with a DDT.

[Ringlife]

I had him winning that fight 114 to 113 against Bradley.

[Fists_of_Fury]

It was close, but I believe he nicked it. That knockdown in Round 1 was ruled a slip and could've made a lot of difference. Even a Draw, but unfortunately Bradley doing the Standy Leg wasn't enough to be called a knockdown.

Provodnikov is a beast who only has one true loss on his record and I'm not talking Herrera. I think he won't leave it to the judges this time. Good thing Mattysse also comes to engage. I definitely think Provo got this.

However, what do you think? Should Provo had gotten it?

Did you make this thread to try and justify Khan fighting Algieri?

[GoldenGloveLove]

Listen, if someone wants to say that the ref was in his rights to call the fight a kayo for Ruslan early, I can actually understand that. But I don't get the people who thought Ruslan got robbed of a decision. I think Bradley outpointed him cleanly as hard as the fight was and as much punishment as both took. People talking about robbery? Nah.

[Box-Office]

Did you make this thread to try and justify Khan fighting Algieri?

No clue what you're on about.

Should Provodnikov had gotten the decision against Bradley?

Khan? Algieri? What?

[Box-Office]

Listen, if someone wants to say that the ref was in his rights to call the fight a kayo for Ruslan early, I can actually understand that. But I don't get the people who thought Ruslan got robbed of a decision. I think Bradley outpointed him cleanly as hard as the fight was and as much punishment as both took. People talking about robbery? Nah.

Cleanly is certainly not the word to be used. It was 114-113 on two cards for Tim Bradley. Let's assume that knockdown was called it would be a 10-8 round for Provo. All other things being equal, what would those two score cards had been in that case?

[soul_survivor]

I originally felt it was a draw or it could have gone either way by a point. No controversy here.

[The Ninth Layer]

I had Provo winning 1, 2, 6 and 12 and gave Bradley the rest, so even counting the first round KD I still felt Bradley won.

I was lucky enough to have been at that fight. It was the greatest fight I have ever seen in person!

[The Ninth Layer]

If that KD in the first was scored, that would be 10-8 1st and 10-8 12 that 4pts with 10 round left to score, so Bradley would have to win 7 rounds just for a draw. I thought the second round could have been a 10-8 Provodnikov the way his punch were landing compared to Bradley (harder, more damage) good 2 way action though.
At worst it should have been a draw (I was at Chaves draw, it wasn't even close, Bradley won), but I thought Provodnikov did enough to win.
I think thee real question is who would you have rather been at the end of the night? Bradley was pissing blood I think, had a concussion and would have gotten KO'd if they still went 15.

People remember the beating Bradley took but both guys were pretty ****ed up by the end. Roach was talking about stopping the fight in between a few of those rounds.

[Outworn]

Bradley won. Even Prov admitted it after watching the fight back.

Thanks Bradley and Prov for making it a FOTY.