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April 18th, 2015 HBO Doubleheader: Matthysse vs Provodnikov and Co-Main of Crawford vs Dulorme
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Why Provodnikov-Matthysse could be the best fight this year
By Kevin Iole 23 hours ago Yahoo Sports
His workout had ended at least a half hour before, but Ruslan Provodnikov was pacing around the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, the rivulets of sweat rolling down his face a testament to the effort he'd given in his training.
He greeted a familiar face with a grin and a bow, then walked over to a heavy bag and belted it. It sounded like an explosion.
It caught the attention of his trainer, Freddie Roach, who, startled, glanced in the direction of the sound.
"Oh, it's Ruslan," Roach said with a chuckle. "He sure can punch."
That he can. And so, too, can Lucas Matthysse, whom he'll face Saturday in a highly anticipated catch-weight fight that will be the main event of an HBO broadcast that opens with 2014 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year Terence "Bud" Crawford.
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Provodnikov-Matthysse is not for a title. There isn't anything obvious on the line.
It's simply a can't-miss fight pitting two of the most powerful men in boxing against one another.
"It's the greatest match up in the world," Roach said. "You've got two guys who love to fight, two guys who are great punchers. It's going to be a very exciting fight, that's for sure, and it's the best fight and the best is what we need.
"This is what's going on in boxing right now and that's why everything is really happening in boxing bigger than ever at this point because of fights like this."
Matthysse told Yahoo Sports he wanted to fight Provodnikov because of the respect he has for him. Both men have been frustrated frequently in the past by opponents who were unwilling to engage and would use their legs to keep themselves out of danger.
Matthysse doesn't have to worry about that with Provodnikov. And Provodnikov knows he doesn't have to worry about that with Matthysse.
It's going to be bombs away, man-to-man, power-against-power, Matthysse said.
"It's a very dangerous fight, of course," Matthysse said. "Both of us hit extremely hard and we are the kind of fighters who love to get in and fight. None of this [expletive]. We're fighters who come to fight? Do you know what I mean?
"I am confident I can knock Ruslan out. I don't say that [to criticize him], but I know how hard I hit and what happens when I hit someone the right way."
Great punching power goes both ways, and every heavy puncher knows he has to be able to take it as well as dish it out. Matthysse has been down three times in his last three fights, including twice against John Molina and once against Danny Garcia.
Given how hard Provodnikov hits, Matthysse won't be able to simply throw caution to the wind and stand in the pocket and trade, though he defiantly insisted he won't go down on Saturday.
But Provodnikov, who engaged in a spectacular 2013 battle with Timothy Bradley, suggested he's willing to do just that. He served a long time as Manny Pacquiao's sparring partner, and often found himself in the midst of crazy slugfests. He's never been off his feet in a fight, his manager, Vadim Kornilov, said.
He expects a repeat of that against Matthysse.
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"Looking at his record, he seems to be one of the biggest punchers of this decade, you know?" Provodnikov said. "He's probably one of the biggest punchers right now. Does it bother me? Not at all. It only makes me more excited because I know that this is going to be a real fight, and I know that either I take him or he takes me. And it's going to be toe-to-toe, it's going to be a real fight. For me that's only a positive."
It's only a positive and a continuation of boxing's big year for this fight to get made. It's the kind of old-fashioned fight-in-a-phone booth that turned so many people on to the sport, but which is far too rare these days.
Coming only a few days after the 30th anniversary of the epic battle in Las Vegas between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns, the Provodnikov-Matthysse fight could be the first in a series of bouts between them.
If Saturday's bout turns out like all those involved expect, it would not be a shock to see them meet against at least once more and maybe several more times in the future.
Matthysse said that would be fine with him.
"Every fight is important, but these kinds of fights, where everyone is interested and talking and there is a lot of importance, that's the kind of fight I want to be in," Matthysse said.
And that's the kind we all want to see.
By Kevin Iole 23 hours ago Yahoo Sports
His workout had ended at least a half hour before, but Ruslan Provodnikov was pacing around the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, the rivulets of sweat rolling down his face a testament to the effort he'd given in his training.
He greeted a familiar face with a grin and a bow, then walked over to a heavy bag and belted it. It sounded like an explosion.
It caught the attention of his trainer, Freddie Roach, who, startled, glanced in the direction of the sound.
"Oh, it's Ruslan," Roach said with a chuckle. "He sure can punch."
That he can. And so, too, can Lucas Matthysse, whom he'll face Saturday in a highly anticipated catch-weight fight that will be the main event of an HBO broadcast that opens with 2014 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year Terence "Bud" Crawford.
.
Provodnikov-Matthysse is not for a title. There isn't anything obvious on the line.
It's simply a can't-miss fight pitting two of the most powerful men in boxing against one another.
"It's the greatest match up in the world," Roach said. "You've got two guys who love to fight, two guys who are great punchers. It's going to be a very exciting fight, that's for sure, and it's the best fight and the best is what we need.
"This is what's going on in boxing right now and that's why everything is really happening in boxing bigger than ever at this point because of fights like this."
Matthysse told Yahoo Sports he wanted to fight Provodnikov because of the respect he has for him. Both men have been frustrated frequently in the past by opponents who were unwilling to engage and would use their legs to keep themselves out of danger.
Matthysse doesn't have to worry about that with Provodnikov. And Provodnikov knows he doesn't have to worry about that with Matthysse.
It's going to be bombs away, man-to-man, power-against-power, Matthysse said.
"It's a very dangerous fight, of course," Matthysse said. "Both of us hit extremely hard and we are the kind of fighters who love to get in and fight. None of this [expletive]. We're fighters who come to fight? Do you know what I mean?
"I am confident I can knock Ruslan out. I don't say that [to criticize him], but I know how hard I hit and what happens when I hit someone the right way."
Great punching power goes both ways, and every heavy puncher knows he has to be able to take it as well as dish it out. Matthysse has been down three times in his last three fights, including twice against John Molina and once against Danny Garcia.
Given how hard Provodnikov hits, Matthysse won't be able to simply throw caution to the wind and stand in the pocket and trade, though he defiantly insisted he won't go down on Saturday.
But Provodnikov, who engaged in a spectacular 2013 battle with Timothy Bradley, suggested he's willing to do just that. He served a long time as Manny Pacquiao's sparring partner, and often found himself in the midst of crazy slugfests. He's never been off his feet in a fight, his manager, Vadim Kornilov, said.
He expects a repeat of that against Matthysse.
.
"Looking at his record, he seems to be one of the biggest punchers of this decade, you know?" Provodnikov said. "He's probably one of the biggest punchers right now. Does it bother me? Not at all. It only makes me more excited because I know that this is going to be a real fight, and I know that either I take him or he takes me. And it's going to be toe-to-toe, it's going to be a real fight. For me that's only a positive."
It's only a positive and a continuation of boxing's big year for this fight to get made. It's the kind of old-fashioned fight-in-a-phone booth that turned so many people on to the sport, but which is far too rare these days.
Coming only a few days after the 30th anniversary of the epic battle in Las Vegas between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns, the Provodnikov-Matthysse fight could be the first in a series of bouts between them.
If Saturday's bout turns out like all those involved expect, it would not be a shock to see them meet against at least once more and maybe several more times in the future.
Matthysse said that would be fine with him.
"Every fight is important, but these kinds of fights, where everyone is interested and talking and there is a lot of importance, that's the kind of fight I want to be in," Matthysse said.
And that's the kind we all want to see.
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ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
Axum Ezana
Driving in the fast lane
crawford n Thomas get a lil heated lol
Blows my mind why ppl are thinkin Prov has a legit chance here?
WhodatWhoadi
Naw
Ruslan look like he just feasted on raw wolverine meat, he ready
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Lucas looking like a cool,calm assassin ready to collect on a hit.
shyt going to be fire...
I think mathysse chin is shot
Knicksman20
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Because of this article which I said some of the exact same things:
http://www.fighthype.com/news/article20106.html
When the fight first got announced, I was leaning towards Lucas, but I did a little bit of research after I was asked to give a breakdown on this fight and there is a reason why Matthysse kept losing to Marcos Maidana when trying to come out of the regional area in Argentina. I think that Lucas, as good as a fighter as he is, I think that Golden Boy has a great marketing machine behind him. He lost to Danny, he lost to Zab, and he lost to Devon. And the Devon and the Zab losses got, not overlooked, but because they were controversial, he had like this uncrowned champion type of moniker behind him. He is extremely heavy-handed, but I think in a fight like this, he may not fight with the sense of urgency as fans would like him to. I think that the reason why Maidana was able to keep beating him as an amateur is because Maidana fights with a different sense of urgency than Lucas does. Lucas kind of has one gear. It's a hell of a gear, but nevertheless, it's one gear.
I looked at Provodnikov really good and I think that against Algieri, he probably edged that fight, but they gave Algieri a break because Provodnikov was walking in without really jabbing his way in. And in this fight right here, I don't think he will pay for that because both of them are shorter fighters and neither one of them are going to be moving or has the length that Algieri has. And I think that Provodnikov, though they both are punchers and are heavy-handed, Provodnikov is the more electric puncher. He is more of an eye-catching puncher. I think that he also punches in a better rhythm as far as combinations. He gives you a better rhythm as far as combinations if you are a stand still target. Provodnikov throws...some of Freddie Roach's signature training, a lot of his fighters can punch and they can do it in 5-punch combinations: Khan, Manny, Provodnikov. So you notice Freddie Roach fighters can do that. Matthysse is more of a boom-boom-boom kind of puncher and in a war, the guy that throws more shots has a better chance of winning.
I think both guys have really good chins, but I get the impression that Provodnikov is willing to go through a little bit more. I get that impression that he is a little bit crazier. I get the impression that pain and discomfort is something that he is willing to accept a little bit more. I was very impressed that Matthysse was able to come back against John Molina. He got in a war with a big puncher, but Molina was able to take him to the brink and I think that Provodnikov gets a little more wild then Molina and I think he's just a little bit better all-around fighter. So if you twist my arm...I'm concerned about Provodnikov's face breaking up. Matthysse is definitely a lights out puncher, so I'm really concerned about his face breaking up. People don't like to talk about this, but there is an A side and B side to fights, and Matthysse is with Golden Boy, which is a bigger entity than Banner Promotions, which is something we have to consider. But I think that Provodnikov got a little bit of the short end of the stick the last time he was in New York, and I'm going to go against the grain a little bit and I'm going to go with Provodnikov by a close decision. I know a lot of people picking a knockout, but I'm going to say Provodnikov by decision. I think it's going to be close, but I think it's going to be clear enough because of his punches in combination, which he tends to do more than Lucas does, and I think that's going to be a little bit more judge-friendly and eye-catching. But I tell you what, Provodnikov better have a good cut man because his face breaks up and his eyes swell up consistently during fights and Matthysse is a violent puncher. And when you got a guy punching through people like that, he's going to draw blood and puffiness. But all in all, I'm going to say Provodnikov edges it with his combination punching. Matthysse is going to be punching in 1's and 2's, and Provodnikov is going to be punching in 4's and 5's, and I think that's going to be the difference.
And I actually thought Provodnikov fought a very poor fight against Algieri. I was actually very frustrated that he wasn't jabbing his way in to Algieri. He was sort of walking his way in against Algieri and he really wasn't doing a good job of cutting the ring off. See, a guy like Pacquiao, he don't cut the ring off, but he steps into you so fast that he don't have to cut the ring off all the time. Provodnikov isn't blessed with the foot speed that Manny has, but I'm impressed with Provodnikov when you stay in a box with him. When you stay in a box with him, he can really get his hands off in vicious combinations. And I look at Matthysse, and although Matthysse is good, he doesn't draw on the trigger like Provodnikov does. Even thought Provodnikov isn't looked at as a speedster, he gets his hands off fast against guys who are not moving targets. When they are in a box and they tie each other's shoestrings to each other's shoes and they going mano to mano, I see Provodnikov as the quicker and little bit faster fighter from that area. And I think it's going to count because you talking about an old western shootout. When Gatti and Ward fought, Gatti is a little bit quicker to the draw than Ward is, so if you look at those wars, Gatti was constantly beating Ward to the punch 3 out of 5 times. And I think that in this kind of fight, that's going to count for something.
Ultimately, it may come down to who got the better beard and I think they both got good beards. Neither one of them have been stopped, but I think that Provodnikov is just a little bit more demonic. He's a little bit more sick. Pain and things like that don't bother him. He's willing to go to a dark, dark place that a lot of guys aren't willing to go, and I think it's going to count in this fight. I think we going to see a war, but I don't think we going to see a stoppage. I really don't. I think they are both going to be in tremendous shape and we are going to see a hard fought decision in Provodnikov's favor.
The last part highlighted is the EXACT reason I think Provo is gonna win & stop Matty. He looks like genuinely enjoys getting hit & inflicting pain on his opponents. Very