Yes, this. People tend to forget about the 4 or 5 rounds that Bradley won widely, with Provodnikov uncharacteristically hardly swinging for a couple of them.
You can't be for real? If you was a ref and someone was in that state you would've lost your boxing license he would've likely been killed with the very next free shot-and free it would be- after Dawson couldn't even lean forward- and don't give me the **** earlier because he's laid back guy -, nor raise his hands when asked too? I think you could make the argument too an extent for Khan vs Garcia but Dawson vs Stevenson Ref asks Dawson to do two to put his hands up after the eight and after asking him if he was alright twice. He fails miserably. 4.45. Look at the ref view 7.20. Is that a man you think can continue fighting? [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSsfTnQlsfo[/url] If anything the ref gave him too much time to recover. And you show me boxer who failed to raise their hands when asked to allowed to continue if you've seen so many worse?
Provodnikov Vs. Bradley. Provodnikov was cheated out of a knock down early by Bradley's referee. Provodnikov left Bradley on the canvas at the end of the fight. Bradley was in bad shape for a long time after that fight.
Provodnikov was robbed for sure. Even if you give Bradley 8 - 4 in rounds the 4 rounds he lost were so brutal that there was at least 1 moment in each of the four where the fight could have been stopped. Froch got a stoppage over groves and Groves was never as hurt as bradley was at least 3 times against Provodnikov. I hope bradley will man up and do the rematch.
Even if you give Bradley 8 -4, then what? The brutality of the four rounds gets Provo the win? Does he get extra "brutality points"? How much are those worth?