Upset of the Midyear
Juan Carlos Burgos, Contributing Writer
Chris Algieiri defeats Ruslan Provodnikov – Chris Algieiri showed heart, guts, toughness and more importantly the ability to fight. This was an exciting fight and controversial as well.
Merissa Dyer, Staff Writer
Chris Algieri defeats Ruslan Provodnikov – Many boxing fans (including myself) had Ruslan Provodnikov winning over Chris Algieri, who could box pretty with Paulie Malignaggi-esque power. Despite Provodnikov’s power and willingness to brawl, Algieri’s style made it difficult for him in the later rounds to effectively set up his punches. Had Algieri not been sent to the canvas twice in the first round, the fight would’ve been much closer, though Provodnikov definitely had the edge.
Lou Catalano, Staff Writer
Chris Algieri defeats Ruslan Provodnikov – While there’s an argument for Miguel Cotto vs. Sergio Martinez, nobody outside of Chris Algieri’s immediate family gave him a shot in hell against Ruslan Provodnikov. While the outcome can be contested, he got the nod, and he does here as well.
Gabe Rivas, Sr. Analyst
Miguel Cotto defeats Sergio Martinez
Tony Calcara, Staff Writer
Miguel Cotto defeats Sergio Martinez
Dominique Silva, Contributing Writer
Miguel Cotto defeats Sergio Martinez – I’m sure some of my colleagues are going to pick Chris Algieri vs. Ruslan Provodnikov, but I’m not. Sergio Martinez was supposed to destroy Miguel Cotto and instead Cotto never looked better in manhandling Martinez.
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
Miguel Cotto defeats Sergio Martinez – Even though Miguel Cotto is a great fighter, I certainly did not think he could or would steamroll Sergio Martinez like he did. You can certainly claim that Martinez’s knee hindered his performance, but that first hook that Cotto landed in Round 1 was a game changer and regardless of what version of Martinez entered the ring that night, he would have been in trouble.
