Ruslan Mikhailovich Provodnikov is a 5'6 31 year old Light Welterweight with a 24-3 17 KO's record. Born in Beryozovo, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Siberia, Russia. Born to a Russian Father and a Mansi Mother he grew up eating raw meat and had to take a 10 hour train ride to the city of Ekaterinburg to train to be a boxer, he is a born and bred tough as nails hard man if there ever as one, willing to take as much punishment as humanly possible to win and bring glory to his Mansi people and homeland. Freddie found him and has to a certain extent turned him into a Siberian killing machine, that is if you stand directly in front of him, but if you give him a little bit of movement he doesn't quite know what to do. But even with all of his limitations he's basically ended Mike Alvarado as a viable fighter, had Timmy crossed eyed after nearly knocking his brains out of his head, and had The Maestro looking like Margarito (I scored it for Herrera). While he's not by any stretch a great technical fighter he is one of the most entertaining fighter's in the sport, and if Provo Matthysse gets made it'll most likely be the 2015 FOTY. Check Out The Siberian Rocky The Russian Machine The Mansi Warrior in some of his more obscure matches, Ruslan Smash. :toney:toney:toney:toney:toney Educate Yourselves Provodnikov Vs. Herrera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmqxqPAcB1M Provodnikov Vs. Torres http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ1lHz9Cj7M Provodnikov Vs. Reynoso http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLkq9-wIFKs Provodnikov Vs. Jauregui http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wSnAhCWlG4 Provodnikov Vs. Popoca http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VoChcpepEU Provodnikov Vs. Corley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2IhQehX_9c Provodnikov Vs. Gordon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUnqP_CbC6s Provodnikov Vs. Augustus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fH0pzojPj0 Provodnikov Vs. Barrett http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lysJCyqwA6U Provodnikov Vs. Fleyshgauer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOTDeXahY5A Provodnikov Vs. Matazimov http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRHumU3d_q8
3 losses that could easily have gone his way. I scored them all for ruslan. People like to say a good boxer beats him. He lost to 3 world class boxers n sent them all to the hospital in razor close matches. Anyone saying that matthyse can outbox him is delusional. While matthyse may be the better boxer, he's not bradley or Herrera or Algieri for that matter. If matthyse tries to box him he will lose worse than if he tried slugging it out. People act as if a good boxer could easily beat the guy. Doesn't seem to be the case to me.
Good song about a monster from the Frozen Tundra fProvo should use it as his theme song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcvd6GLZEqQ
Just want to lobby again to have Ruslan's name changed to Iron Ruslan, which I love, while the Siberian Rocky bit I don't care for even a little.