View Poll Results: prediction guys...... This poll will close on 06-14-2014 at 01:57 PM ruslan ko alexthegreatmc, apmil33, bandido, BetterThenYou, BewareofDawg, BoxingNL, BrendonC, ceojr, chessregress, chitownfightfan, dan4579, glovesofcrimson, Greco, houmzz, JacK Rauber, jas, LIVfor1, MrFoFody, Paperagent, Savagekat, shoe, Sug3, Theralol, tommy the hat 24 88.89% clever people, odds are slighly better than 1/2 http://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/ruslan-provodnikov-v-chris-algieri/method-of-victory
When you go through the list of Algieri's fights, most of them are pretty unimpressive. Guys he has KO'd have a cumulative record of .500 at best and his decision wins are often close against very average fighters. Algieri would have to have the fight of his life to win. I don't see this happening. I will put my vCash where my mouth is and bet most of it.
Herrera beat Provodikov. Bradley would have had a shut out if he hadn't tried to brawl. I am a big fan of Ruslan, in fact I'm half Russian, but he is not that hard to outbox. I think Algieri is just slick enough to eek out a close decision, as long as he doesn't take to much punishment.
Ruslan beat Bradley. I don't care how the judges scored it. There were two knockdowns, where Bradley was either held up by the ropes or it was ruled a slip. Ruslan beat the **** out of Bradley. It was a joke he was given the decision. After that fight, who would you rather have been, Ruslan or Bradley? Be honest.
Definitely Ruslan, but Timmy dominated 8 rounds of the fight. Provo deserved both knockdowns I agree, it probably should have been a draw. I said had he NOT brawled it would have been a shutout, Tim wanted to prove his meddle against the wrong guy but he corrected that after the 2nd round. You have to unfortunately score round by round, Ruslan won the fight, Bradley won the boxing match.
This is how Ruslan will appear to Algieri in the ring Saturday night. http://www.badlefthook.com/2014/6/1...and-chris-algieri-make-weight-for-hbo#4087501
Algieri by spinning heel kick. Don't really know much about Provodnikovs opponents watched a clip of him kick boxing and a short clip of one of his boxing fights but Provodnikov is a tough fight for someone who took up boxing late.