Comments Thread For: Ruslan Provodnikov: No Motivation To Return To The Ring

[sammybee]

No need to return. He has already paid his dues to boxing.

[Disturbed]

It's a good choice man was in some WARS

Boxing needs fighters like this, to attract new fans. He did bring a lot of entertainment for lots of people watching but fighters like that tend to have short careers. And its for the best for him not to continue. I felt bit bad for him to lose the Algieri and Bradley fights, he did a lot of damage to both of them but it just wasn't enough in the eyes of the judges. Hopefully he got paid a decent amount in his career, he deserves it

[Bronx23]

he's also dished out hell of lot of beatings too! he took years off tim bradley's life.

Definitely he was must see boxing. Wish he would have learned some defense and stuck around a little longer

[vitruvian]

Him and Brandon Rios was THEE fight I wanted to see for quite awhile. Two guys with C- defense, granite chins, and neither guy knew how to take a step backwards.

[JakeTheBoxer]

That guy had a very fan friendly style, but he took far too much punishment.

Molina, Bradley, Matthysse, Algieri, Alvarado, all great wars.

[Ant1979]

Good to read, the guy could stop cars with his face. Will always remember the Bradley fight, absolutely tremendous!

[Combat Talk Radio]

Because he took punches from Shawn Porter? He’s a tough kid no doubt but Shawn doesn’t have KO power. Ruslan ate over 300 punches from Lucas Mattyhsse and walked forward all night.

The same Lucas that could barely touch Manny and got dropped by Danny Swift while failing to drop him in kind.

Meanwhile, Formella took all sorts of leaping hooks and body shots that would have caused Keef to take a knee - yet never went down and was never really hurt, still throwing, still landing.

Formella is at the top of the Toughness Totem. If Horn wasn't at the end of his career that'd be a fight I'd want to see for sure.

[whollisboxing]

considering how many times the ropes kept Bradley from being knocked down in their fight, Provodnikov deserved the win.

No, he deserved major props, which he received, but not the win. Provodnikov even said so himself after watching the fight. It was a tremendous performance though.

[IceTrayDaGang]

stay retired brah!! with that fighting style, it's not a good idea to return.

[IceTrayDaGang]

No, he deserved major props, which he received, but not the win. Provodnikov even said so himself after watching the fight. It was a tremendous performance though.

nah i got ruslan winning.. or at least a draw!