Former WBA, IBF world champion Denis Lebedev gave his prediction for the fight between Ruslan Provodnikov and Ali Bagautinov in the Open FC tournament in Moscow.
“The match between Provodnikov and Bagautinov is interesting for me because I want to see how Ruslan is in shape now,” the press service of the tournament quoted Lebedev as saying. OpenFC. – This is a spectacular fighter who fought with the strongest opponents. I want to see what is left of him, how much he is today the Provodnikov who was. In the career of Provodnikov and Bagautinov, both got a crumpled end. Therefore, both of them will have the same motivation – to win, to prove that he is stronger, and not his opponent. The duel should be on the verge of a foul, as they say
Provodnikov is the Siberian Rocky. We grew up on the movie “Rocky”, we saw perseverance, work, overcoming difficulties, all obstacles, all these qualities are concentrated in his nickname in the professional ring. Siberian Rocky is our guy, from the outback, who proved who anyone can become if every day you give 100%, the main thing is to give yourself to the whole process, as Kostya Tszyu says, “to the point of fatigue and 5 more times” – this is in Ruslan style.
Ali is a trained fighter, he has something to fight, something to box. Ruslan, of course, has more experience in boxing. But, given the long pause, my opinion is that the fight will be approximately equal with a slight advantage of Provodnikov. I don’t think that Ruslan will destroy Ali, no, but still he will probably kill him. I look at their “thrashtalking”, so peaceful, good-natured, without insults, my opinion is that Provodnikov will win. But if there is an opportunity to finish off Ali, Ruslan will by no means do this. If Ali wins, then it seems to me that he will finish off Ruslan. The duel will of course be 100% spectacular, it will start with a swing, but with each round it will grow and grow. I will definitely root for Ruslan.”
Fight Provodnikov – Bagautinov will be held on December 19 in Moscow at the stadium “VTB-Arena”.
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