Outside of this biased place everyone knows that the Russian won the fight. Boxing in the USSA lorded over by the likes of Don King and Bob Arum is the most corrupt in the world. That's why it is so unpopular in the USSA.
Let's be clear, as soon as Bradley decided to follow the game plan, he was winning pretty clearly. This fight says a lot about the greatness of Bradley's heart, his chin, and when Bradley took over, it showed that his ability is clearly a tier above Ruslan, as was originally assumed before the fight. Bradley has also done well to utilise whatever power he has. I wouldn't be surprised if I saw some TKO's in the future. Bradley beats all (apart from Pac and May) at 147. 115-112
My score of the fight R1. Provodnikov 10/9 R2. Provodnikov 10/9 R3. Bradley 10/9 R4. Bradley 10/9 R5. Bradley 10/9 R6. Provodnikov 10/9 R7. Bradley 10/9 R8. Bradley 10/9 R9. Bradley 10/9 R10. Bradley 10/9 R11. Provodnikov 10/9 R12. Provodnikov 10/8 I think the first round should possibly have been scored a 10/8 to Provodnikov, but scored it as a 10/9 for arguement sake. Making Bradley a 114/113 winner. A draw would have been a fair result as the first round and possibly the second could have been called 10/8 rounds
You talk like the guy across from you has no impact on how a fight turns out. And I like it. I'm positive Tim decided he'd get a hospital-visit inducing beating because he had no other plans for the rest of the night. Plus, he cares about us fans enough to allow himself to be flogged by Ruslan repeatedly to absolve him of the Pac robbery and win us back. Makes total sense.
Dont know how so many of your scored the 2nd round 10-9 when clearly Bradley was being beaten unmercifully and was literally out on his feet. That was a complete domination of a round with Ruslan scoring a bunch of massive shots that had Bradley on ***** street. When Harold Lederman gave a score during that broadcast of that round, Max Kellerman questions why he did'nt score it 10-8, and Lederman was silent on the issue. Lederman may have said something down the line about Bradley doing just enough not to warrant making it a 10-8, but that was nonsense. Its sad that the judges are selective on who to give 10-8 rounds to when there is'nt a knockdown in a fight. I think had Bradley had that type of round, he'd have been rewarded a 10-8. Rounds like that where you have an opponent on the brink of being stopped should be rewarded, instead they reward a fighter for a trip or a flash knockdown of little significance thats ruled a knockdown.
Bradley could'nt have been more dumber. He has zero power and from the start he crouches and goes toe to toe and shoulder to shoulder with big puncher who's only chance is at victory is a toe to toe battle.
Exactly so. And round 2 was also clearly 10-8. Pat Russel strikes again. All props to Bradley, but Prov won this fight.
Really could have gone either way, a draw verdict would have been justice. I'm only dissapointed that none of the three judges scored the 2nd round 10-8, had they done so, the fight would have calculated to a draw which Bradley still would have retained his belt.
i had it 113 113 with provodnikov 2nd rd 10-8. thus i can see a 114 113 score. either way...easy fight to score and bradley barely won.