Bigblackted4
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None of the above
Essential The Official Boxing Random Thoughts Thread...All boxing heads ENTER.
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Ruslan Provodnikov is Still Leaving The Door Open For a Return
By Luke Furman
Former world champion Ruslan Provodnikov of Russia has not yet decided on the continuation of his career.
The last time the Provodnikov saw action was back on June 11, 2016, and since that moment that boxer has not yet announced his retirement. And he continues to leave the door open for a potential comeback.
"At the moment I'm officially taking a break, but for how long - I don’t know. You need to understand why there should be a reason to risk your health. When you are hungry, you don’t ask yourself this question. But when you are full - for the sake of money and fame, you should never go to the ring. So right now I'm involved in a slightly different activity, motivating young people, engaging in political public activities," said Provodnikov to tass.
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During the last Provodnikov entered the ring, he lost a unanimous decision to John Molina on points.
This defeat was the fourth for the Siberian puncher in his last seven fights.
He won the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight world title in October 2013, after defeating beltholder Mike Alvarado by technical knockout in the 10th round.
But he lost the belt in his very next fight, losing to another US representative, Chris Algieri, on points, in a major upset at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Provodnikov received the greatest amount of fame after he moved up in weight to fight for the WBO welterweight title with Timothy Bradley, who lost on points. It was the Fight of The Year, with Bradley nearly getting stopped at more than one moment in the contest.
As far as the record of Provednikov, he has 25 wins (18 by KO), and 5 defeats.
man ruslan needs to stay retired..dude did his thing and he became a champ but man did he absorb some punishment..unless hes getting urge with all the money thats being thrown around lately
Comeback and get that rematch work from #AlgieriAssassins
but yeah dude needs to stay retired. His punch resistance is prolly worse now from being gone.
reservoirdogs
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Yall think it’s acceptable to have like 3 dull US/UK boxing weekends in a row with the amount of dates and money Fox, ESPN, DAZN and Showtime have combined?
Don’t think so
Don’t think so
i mean it can happen...im even fights on paper that are good can turn dull..but we cant put that madness in the air..with that being said im not expecting anything above average out of this weekend..even with cards on espn+, fs1, showtime, and dazn..if it happens though..great!
Who living in the internet age when you have to make fans of something daily. Only boxing at least make fans of the sport every week.
People forget easily. people is an example of a 2 mm swimming never amount to anything in MMA but their efforts friend fans to MMA:
And with so many outlets now ... And many of them charging, it's almost inexcusable to have some of you fighters not being highlighted.
Bigblackted4
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Every sport has a lull in it boxing fans are spoiled because boxing is year round but 52 weeks is hard to have great content for no matter how much money is in it.
Boxing has already been average as fukk this year and this dry spell of jobber fights ain't helping.
Yeah lulls happen, but they ain't as bad when you've actually been having a great year. The worst the year, the worst the lull appears. A fukking women's boxing match is the best fight this weekend. That should tell you everything.
Yeah lulls happen, but they ain't as bad when you've actually been having a great year. The worst the year, the worst the lull appears. A fukking women's boxing match is the best fight this weekend. That should tell you everything.
he's blowing hot and coldMunguia’s latest opponents
he annihilates sadam ali
then he goes life and death with liam smith
he annihilates that canadian on the ggg-canelo 2 card
then goes life and death with the random unknown asian
he will prolly annihilate this jobber this weekend lol
right for example...if you were posting on here in 2013..the first couple of months was a serious lull due to cancellations and reschedules and shyt...until bradley vs provodnikov set shyt off which no one gave 2 shyts about beforehand..it was all about alvarado vs rios 2..and once those 2 fights went off and set the tone, the rest of the year was dope
Gervonta Davis-Yuriorkis Gamboa Possible For 7/27 In Baltimore
By Keith Idec
If Gervonta Davis isn’t required to make a mandatory title defense next, he could face a former champion in search of one last shot.
BoxingScene.com has learned through multiple sources that Yuriorkis Gamboa is being seriously considered as Davis’ next opponent. Whomever he faces, Davis is expected to return to the ring July 27 in a fight Showtime will televise from Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Davis’ hometown.
The powerful southpaw has been calling for another fight in Baltimore since he became a 130-pound world champion by stopping Puerto Rico’s Jose Pedraza in January 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The 24-year-old Davis (21-0, 20 KOs) has a growing fan base, but he hasn’t boxed in Baltimore since his fourth professional fight. He stopped Rafael Casias in the second round of that July 2013 bout on the campus of Coppin State University.
In Davis’ last fight, he knocked out Mexico’s Hugo Ruiz (39-5, 33 KOs) in the first round February 9 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Ruiz replaced Abner Mares on 10 days’ notice once a doctor determined Mares suffered a detached retina in his right eye during a sparring session late in January.
Davis could use a credible opponent for his next fight, even if fans in Baltimore likely will fill the 15,000-seat Royal Farms Arena for Davis’ homecoming, no matter who he fights.
The Cuban-born Gamboa (29-2, 17 KOs) is past his prime, but the former featherweight, junior lightweight and lightweight champion has won three straight fights since Robinson Castellanos surprisingly stopped him after seven rounds in their May 2017 bout in Las Vegas. Gamboa, 37, beat Mexico’s Miguel Beltran Jr. (33-7, 22 KOs) by unanimous decision in his last fight – a 10-rounder November 10 in Miami.
If Gamboa prices himself out of a potential shot at Davis, it’s also possible Davis could make a mandatory defense of his WBA “super” 130-pound championship against Ricardo Nunez.
Panama’s Nunez was scheduled to encounter Edner Cherry in a fight Showtime was to televise March 2 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Bahamas’ Cherry (37-7-2, 19 KOs) withdrew from that bout because he reportedly lost consciousness during a training session and was taken to a hospital.
Nunez (20-2, 18 KOs) is scheduled to box Colombia’s Didier Castillo (5-0-1, 4 KOs) on April 30 in Panama City. If Nunez, the WBA’s No. 2-ranked contender for Davis’ title, is declared his mandatory challenger, Davis could attempt to satisfy his mandatory obligation rather than boxing Gamboa on July 27.
Gamboa is not ranked in the WBA’s top 15, a requirement for a title shot. He is, however, a former WBA 130-pound champion and wouldn’t necessarily need to win another bout before boxing Davis to appear in the WBA’s rankings in that division.
Andrew Cancio owns the WBA’s “world” super featherweight title and could be a future foe for Davis. The Blythe, California, native isn’t an option for Davis’ next fight because he likely is headed toward an immediate rematch with Puerto Rico’s Alberto Machado (21-1, 17 KOs), whom Cancio (20-4-2, 15 KOs) upset by fourth-round knockout to win that title February 9 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
reservoirdogs
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I don't wanna start another AJ vs Wilder flame war but that post is on point.