The Official: "Bud" Crawford vs "Siberian Rocky" Provodnikov Fight Discussion Thread

[LoadedWraps]

http://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/2016/03/11/ruslan-provodnikov-jumps-to-showtime-will-fight-john-molina-jr-on-june-11/

[Ray Corso]

Hate this match up! Total mis-match and the managers and promoters should be horse whipped!
Rocky can be a great support on a big card but he needs to be in with the right opponent. Crawford is on another level and this doesn't do Crawford any favors either. He ready to step up so fighting Rocky is moving backwards! Bad match!

Ray

[Santa_]

It's not on BoxRec yet.

[_Maxi]

Hate this match up! Total mis-match and the managers and promoters should be horse whipped!
Rocky can be a great support on a big card but he needs to be in with the right opponent. Crawford is on another level and this doesn't do Crawford any favors either. He ready to step up so fighting Rocky is moving backwards! Bad match!

Ray

It doesn't matter. We need to see Rocky more often. He's the best B level fighter out there. I think he was kind of "robbed" sometimes... you know. He deserved a draw against bradley and against Algieri, maybe against Matthysse too.

Good to see him fighting an elite fighter again.

[boxinggod101]

Hate this match up! Total mis-match and the managers and promoters should be horse whipped!
Rocky can be a great support on a big card but he needs to be in with the right opponent. Crawford is on another level and this doesn't do Crawford any favors either. He ready to step up so fighting Rocky is moving backwards! Bad match!

Ray

While I agree that Crawford is way better than Provo, I can guarantee u that Prov beats the last 3 Crawford opponent. So no, its not moving backward... Who did Crawford beat that would beat Prov?

[Motofan]

If Provo uses the Homer Simpson strategy of just letting Crawford hit him until he just cant hold his arms up anymore he has a shot.

[Ray Corso]

Rocky is going to take a beating! What good does that do for HIS career!
Who cares who Crawford fought or if Rocky can beat them. Crawford is a talent and its time to move up, Rocky is a crowd pleaser with the right opponent why make him an "opponent"? He can make good money as a semi main event and put on a great show. Not everyone has to the champ to be great, this guy can extend his career with the smart matchmaking he needs and deserves!
Ray

[LoadedWraps]

It's not on BoxRec yet.

That's because Ruslan is now fighting another body, this has been put on the backburner.