Bradley gets two gifts in a row. How in the ****.

I disagree... The fight could have only gone 2 of 3 ways, Draw or Bradley win

Provi didn't win

 

Typical American decision, it's very corrupt over there. Provodnikov deserved better.

 

Than why come here

 

KD should have been counted. Even then, Bradley wins by 1 point to me.

 

The charmed life of 'desert Sturm' continues.

 

When Ruslan said Bradley wasn't hurting him with the swollen face Bradley should have said look in a mirror, but that would be Mayweather like.

 

Ruslan won this fight easily. Those judges should be suspended.

 

had it a draw also , but scorecards werent too far off. Not a bad decision, it was a close fight.

 

This fight reminded me of Hearns/Kinchen. Hearns was hurt in a few rounds (not as hurt and Bradley) but Tommy and Bradley won the other rounds with boxing and controlling the pace. It was a matter of could the opponent land and hurt them enough to knock them out, and like the Kinchen fight, Bradley was not hit as cleana second time right after the first punch to knock him totally out.

 

I don't see this. He lost many of the middle rounds and he was outpunched by 130 punches I think. That is not easily winning the fight.

 

Kill yourself

 

hehe, look at Bradleys's bambi legs after the left hook from Prov. Bradley was seriously hurt. It was KD.

 

I don't think I've ever seen a fight with Pat Russell where he didn't give at least one "blown" or controversial call.

Provo did push down on Bradley's back when he went down the first time, so I think the ref was justified in not initially calling that a KD. But I think he should've ruled a KD when Bradley wobbled and crashed to the canvas after rising from that "push."

There were also a couple instances in the fight where Bradley fell into the ropes and the ropes kept him up, which probably also could've been called KDs under the rules.

Having said that, I think the real criticism should be focused on the judges rather than the ref's call, since Provo should've gotten credit for at least one, if not two other 10-8 rounds regardless of whether the ref actually acknowledged a KD. I've seen rounds scored 10-8 for far less - look at round 2 of the first Ayala-Adams fight, for example.

It was a very close fight and not a "robbery" by any means IMO, but I think it's still a valid point that Bradley has required sympathetic officiating to win both his WW title fights so far. Regardless of how much heart he might have, he is simply among the most unconvincing titleholders in the sport right now IMO.

 

It looked like a draw to me.