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Bleacher Report - Boxing: Alvarado vs Provodnikov: Is Tim Bradley Rematch Next for Russian Star After TKO?

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Alvarado vs Provodnikov: Is Tim Bradley Rematch Next for Russian Star After TKO?
Oct 20th 2013, 05:31, by Lyle Fitzsimmons

Let the record show that HBO’s Max Kellerman did dutifully pop the question.

Moments after Ruslan Provodnikov pounded Mike Alvarado into a post-10th-round submission to annex the WBO’s 140-pound title, the neatly bearded analyst adroitly boxed the Russian into a verbal corner with the simple query, “Who do you want next, champ?”

Unfortunately for Max, the fatigue of the moment overrode any attempt at foreshadowing.

“Don’t make me give you the answer right now,” the cut, swollen and reddened new champion said, through interpreter (and co-manager) Vadim Kornilov.

“The answer I have right now is that I’m very tired.”

It was a predictable reply, given the brutality the 29-year-old had been through over 30 in-ring minutes. But rather than waiting until he regains the energy to have the requisite meetings with managers and promoters to plot the next career step, we’ll go ahead and make a suggestion.

Get Timothy Bradley on the phone, strike a deal and sign the contract.

Sooner rather than later. Because it just makes sense.

Until Provodnikov met Bradley in the 147-pounder’s first WBO title defense seven months ago, he was an anonymous commodity in Freddie Roach’s training stable whose greatest in-ring claims to fame had been sparring with Manny Pacquiao and outpointing DeMarcus Corley.

Then, upon exiting that fight in Carson, Calif.—a brutal 12-rounder in which Bradley was battered and dropped before escaping with a narrow verdict—the Russian was elevated to the top-shelf B-side status previously occupied by Alvarado himself until his upset of Brandon Rios.

Now, upon punching his way to a promotion, Bradley would make a perfect bonus.

The unbeaten Californian’s stock has never been higher, thanks to a clinical 12-round decision over Juan Manuel Marquez in an HBO pay-per-view event last weekend in Las Vegas. That match was shown on regular HBO before Saturday night’s World Championship Boxing card, a juxtaposition that, in Saturday’s aftermath, couldn’t have been better had it been scripted.

And with Bradley’s post-Marquez agenda appearing initially unclear—Bob Arum was less than optimistic a rematch with Pacquiao could even be made—no one else in the Top Rank stable would require less marketing labor to pass off as worthy of a shot at a welterweight belt.

If Bradley wins a return bout, he’s successfully vanquished the guy who pushed him closer to the brink than a pair of Canastota-bound superstars. If Provodnikov wins, he cements his place as a 21st-century Arturo Gatti and makes a third go-round with “Desert Storm” a surefire blockbuster.

History aside—considering the top available contenders within their own divisions are Keith Thurman (147) and Serhiy Fedchenko (140)—a cross-pollination of the two is a no-brainer.

Kellerman’s HBO sidekick, Roy Jones Jr., is already on board with the proposition.

“He should go for a big fish by the name of Tim Bradley,” Jones said on the broadcast, adding that Bradley’s path to recognition as the sport’s top performer requires repeat defeats of his two razor-thin pre-Marquez victories against Pacquiao and Provodnikov.

“His dream is to prove he’s the No. 1 fighter in the world. If I were Tim Bradley and I’d had a close fight with both Provodnikov and Pacquiao, I’d go back and avenge (Pacquiao) first and then go and do this one.”

Even if his sequence is off, Roy’s got the right idea.

And even if it’s a consolation prize to Manny II, it’s doubtful anyone will complain.

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Oct 20th 2013, 04:52, by Associated Press

Ruslan Provodnikov wore down Mike Alvarado all night with blow after powerful blow until Alvarado couldn't answer the bell to start the 11th round.

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Bleacher Report - Boxing: Alvarado vs. Provodnikov: Winner, Recap and Analysis

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Alvarado vs. Provodnikov: Winner, Recap and Analysis
Oct 20th 2013, 04:16, by Brian Mazique

Ruslan Provodnikov broke Mike Alvarado on Saturday night and took his WBO light welterweight championship. With powerful left hooks and hard right hands, the rough-and-tumble Siberian hammered Alvarado into submission after the 10th round in Alvarado’s hometown of Denver, Colo.

After a brutal ninth round in which he barely survived, Alvarado quit on the stool.

Provodnikov had floored him twice in the eighth round after swelling the champion’s eye in the seventh.

Alvarado’s best chance to win the fight was to make it a boxing match. He tried early on, but switching to southpaw and employing movement couldn’t keep Provodnikov off him.

When he tried to slug, it was clear which man’s punches had the biggest impact. Despite rehydrating from 139.8 pounds, per BoxRec to an unofficial 157 pounds, per the HBO telecast, Alvarado’s punches still didn’t have as much heat on as Provodnikov’s.

One difference could have been the body punching. Provodnikov was more consistent with his attack on the torso. In Rounds 7, 8 and 9, the shots to the midsection visibly affected Alvarado.

Now that Provodnikov has captured a world title, his options have opened up significantly. He could challenge the winner of the Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios which is scheduled to take place on Nov. 23 in Macao, China. 

He could also pursue a rematch with WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley. Provodnikov first powered his way into the consciousness of boxing fans when he pushed Bradley to the brink in March.

Though Bradley escaped with a slim unanimous-decision victory, Provodnikov got his foot in the proverbial door with a strong performance.

With his impressive win over Alvarado on Saturday night, he has kicked it in.

Alvarado’s future is a bit muddled. He needed this fight to solidify himself as one of the best fighters at 140 pounds. A win could have opened up possibilities for bigger paydays.

With the loss, he is now faced with trying to rebuild.

 

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