Uh Oh... Provodnikov Just Accepted Rios Offer

Just remember that when you are wrong people are going to **** all over you :happy

 

that's when he was at lightweight. i had no idea he'd jump up two divisions. i was always against that move. time for him to get back where he belongs 135-140

 

the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward :yep

 

I think Provo will win via mercy stoppage around the 9th or 10th round.

I think Rios will have the better start, he seems to be the slightly better infighter. Provo will try to stay on the outside, not going all out from the start.

I see Provo taking over in the mid rounds, Rios will still have his moments, but I don't think that he will be able to go the pace Provo will set for the full distance. He'll start to break down, getting pummeled nonstop in the later rounds until someone decides to end the fight.

I think two factors will be deciding. Despite his age, Rios seems to be on the decline boxing wise, in his last fights he looked like he lost a little step in every area.

Other factor is Provo's conditioning. The dude can go a very high pace for 12 rounds. I don't see a slightly faded Rios getting through the fight.

 

Suspension only affects China? The other licensing , and the WBA/O/C sanctioning bodies wont respect it? Not sure on the fine details of how this works tbh.

 

When has Rios ever fought Provodnikov?

 

Provodnikov will probably get the Pacquiao fight.

Unless they're setting this up so that Pacquiao gets Alvarado. Which would be very, very lame.

 

:tired

 

Yeah all **** fights! go goldenboy/showtime!

Gurerrero is a caveman and that WOULD be a war i would watch

 

Rios has trouble with boxers. Movers.....

I didnt know Ruslan was considered such a fine artist of the sweet science.

Oh wait....he's not.....he's a come forward banger, just like Rios......the bigger guy with the better beard and ressitance to cuts is gonna win.


In hindsight, this is actually a GREAT fight for Rios.:think

 

Prov was able to slow Bradley down a pretty special fighter.

Rios isnt the biggest puncher and I can see him being in serious trouble from the start.

This could be fight of the year in 2014.