I could not believe some of the **** he was saying. I mean he knows the basics but what fight was this guy watching??? I didn't score it round for round but once herrera stepped on the gas (round 4 to 8 or so) and started going downstairs . . . That freakshow provodonik or whatever was getting eatin up. Atlas even gave herrera the last two rounds!! Lol what a fraud! Herrera did good in the 11th but nearly gave it away at the last few seconds. Round 12 he ate too many punches but was ready to die fighting toe to toe. Herrera made a fan out of me. Ill be watching him very closely now. And pls get rid of Atlas. The dude is nuts.
I was ok with Atlas tonite and wasnt angry over the decision tho i thought ruslan took it you gave it to Herrera? i can see it he landed that jab over and over and even some good rights
I scored it 116-112 Provodnikov. Gave Herrera the 1st, 4th, 7th and 12th. There were two other rounds I thought were very close and don't think the fight is robbery status, but would have a relatively hard time seeing anything less than a draw.
Herrera did come on strong in the championship rounds, but Provodnikov had many in the bank at that point (up 97-93 on my card entering the 11th).
Canada is known for corruption. Oh wait, they gave the fight to an american fighter in the US. They should order an immediate rematch.
I've been wondering for a while how this guy keeps his job. Producers might be worried he'd go postal on them after the declaration in his book he went hunting for Lalonde with the intention to murder him simply because he was by fired by him.
I was seeing much more clean effective punches landing in favor of Herrera during the mid to 9th round. Then I started noticing atlas saying "herrera looks fatigued" but was still getting off first everytime. Prov responded well with his own body shots but his jab hardly landed. There were too many inconsistencies with what Atlas was saying and the other play by play guy didn't have much of an opinion himself other than following atlas lead. The commentating was brutally favoring the russian fighter and made it sound as if Herrera was down by a mile such as saying "herrera giving it one last shot!" Plssss prov couldn't box the man but great reflex and counter punching stole him some rounds. The commentators should kick back once n a while and actually watch the fight. Too much talking for my liking Great night for boxing nonetheless
Youre the only person I have seen that has scored the fight for Herrera. Just saying. I had it close, but I had Ruslan ahead 7-5. Both put in spirited efforts and the way Herrera more then hung in there with a bad eye and an undefeated guy like that is admirable. However, Atlas is unbearable to me... I had to put it on mute several times because I couldnt stand to hear him talk any more
Interesting. Herrera boxed beautiful. I have never seen these two fight before so I had no reason to be biased. It was Atlas inconsistency that angered me. Ill say prov won no more than 5 rounds. Prov had a second wind round 9 I believe but couldn't penetrate Herreras defense due to getting peppered with jabs and stinging body shot combinations from Herrera all night where prov would land single blows down stairs or upstairs. Gave Hererra the 11th (herrera began to drop his hands n almost gave the round away) prov winning the 12th but herrera finishing strong ready to die trying to finish the russian fighter Close fight but herrera was clearly the winner . 115-113 for Herrera was a great scoring. I applaud the judges. 116-112 guy was really feelin herrera that's kinda high. Anyways thanks for sharing I'm out for tonight. Peace bros
honestly I think you are in the minority . Hererra was very lucky to get the decsion and it is just another example of how boxing is ****ed up. seems that fighters fighting on foreign soil get poor treatment from the judges - always.
Nothing like a little home cooking and this was just one example of many going on today. By the way,would someone at ESPN fire Atlas?He is pathetic and a mean spirited *******.Thanking you in advance.:deal
