Just Watched Mauricio Herrera VS Ruslan Provodnikov! Wow! What a ****ing WARRIOR!

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  1. SKS1943

    SKS1943 Active Member Full Member

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    For Herrera to take such brutal punishment for 12 rounds straight absorbing Ruslan's power punches round after round and continuing to fight on with heart and determination against all odds. I think Herrera deserved to win this fight just based on the heart and will he displayed even though he didn't do much damage on Provodnikov, he just refused to surrender and be broken down and he continued to fight with everything he had. Herrera is a ****ing WARRIOR! I don't know if he will ever become champion or if he will be forgotten in history as just another boxer but out of hundreds of boxing matches I've watched, I've never seen a fighter take this type of punishment and continue to fight with HEART! Goddamn this guy is a tough son of a *****.
     
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  2. Terminator_X

    Terminator_X Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed.

    If Herrera had some real pop to his punches he may even be a World champion or Top 10 fighter, unfortunately that's his one major downfall.
     
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  3. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, Herrera is a seriously tough dude, as evidenced by his loss to Alvarado.

    Although he's not an elite talent, with his style he can make a very nice living fighting guys like Breidis Prescott, Fedchenko, Soto, Corley etc.
     
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  4. kirk

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    Tough guy for sure.

    Sidenote, Imo Ruslan should have won that fight. I was actually surprised when they announced herrera.
     
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  5. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Herrera is the man.

    His clinic against hard hitting, yet completely one dimensional Ji-Hoon Kim was awesome. He beat the dog **** out of him.
     
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  6. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Definitely agreed! Herrera won a couple of FNF bouts I don't think he deserved, that being the more memorable one.
     
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  7. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    provodnikov definitely won.
     
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  8. SKS1943

    SKS1943 Active Member Full Member

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    It was a good learning lesson for him, it taught him to be more aggressive and go for the kill instead of throwing one or two power punches here and there.
     
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  9. robert80

    robert80 Boxing Addict banned

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    AND A VERY BAD LATER LIFE, TRYING TO FEED HIMSELF EH! Think about that when you talk about iron chins eh!
     
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  10. jcairns1

    jcairns1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Herrara has got pure granite in that chin.
     
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  11. Cletis VanDamme

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    He recently lost to Karim Mayfield, championship caliber boxers don't do that. :verysad
     
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  12. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I actually thought the Provodnikov decision was OK (wouldn't have bitched about it either way). Provo allowed himself to be out-hustled for long stretches, and lost some rounds as a result. Herrera's best win by far.
     
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  13. Drederick Tatum

    Drederick Tatum Active Member Full Member

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    Yes, I was in the house when he fought Mike Alvarado and I can say that Herrera won over much of those people I was sitting next to. Being from Denver myself I was worried for Alvarado at times as well.
     
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  14. cippi

    cippi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    solid fighter. provo learned alot from that fight and needed that experience to better him self
     
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  15. SKS1943

    SKS1943 Active Member Full Member

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    I didn't say he was championship caliber, I said he's an EXCEPTIONALLY tough mother****er, one of the toughest to ever stop foot in a boxing ring.
     
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