By James Allen: This was not a fight Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) was supposed to win. How is it that a man who has never been past ten rounds in his life had the audacity to go up against the destroyer of the division and take his title away?
Ruslan Provodnikov earned his reputation as an undeterrable force in March of last year in a losing effort against a then undefeated Timothy Bradley. That night, Ruslan was just there to make up the numbers, having jumped up a division to keep the champ busy. He fulfilled his objective, visibly shaking Bradley almost every time he landed a significant attack and walking through whatever came back at him. Bradley out-boxed the challenger for large stretches in between, and despite taking a knee under immense pressure in the twelfth round, scraped through with the decision.
By Chris Williams: While trainer Freddie Roach still insists that his fighter Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) should have been given a decision victory over challenger Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) last Saturday night at the Barclays Center, the well-respected commentator Paulie Malignaggi, who was working the fight for the UK television company Sky Sports, said that he saw Algieri beating Provodnikov by a comfortable margin by out-boxing and outclassing him in their New York fight.
By Chris Williams: If trainer Freddie Roach gets his way, WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) will need to prove himself for a second time by beating Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) again before he feels that he’s earned the right to fight Roach’s No.1 fighter Manny Pacquiao in the future.
By Daniel Hughes: #13 WBO Chris Algieri (20-0, (8 KO’s), overcame not just a torrid first round to claim the WBO light-welterweight title from champion Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) by beating him by a 12 round split decision in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center on Saturday night.
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach is having a hard time coming to terms with his fighter Ruslan Provodnikov’s loss to Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) from last Saturday night, as he’s insisting that Provodnikov should have been given the decision by the judges at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Chris Williams: Joe Deguardia, the promoter for newly crowned WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s), says that he’s open to giving the beaten Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) a rematch for later this year if they don’t get a big fight against Manny Pacquiao in November. 
By Dan Ambrose: HBO commentator Max Kellerman brought up a good point about WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) perhaps needing guys that are tailor-made for him in order for him to win following his 12 round split decision defeat last night to Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Chris Williams: Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) still hasn’t come to terms with the fact that he was out-boxed by a master boxer last night in his 12 round split decision defeat to Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Brandon Rios, a fighter with a very similar style as Provodnikov, predicted a head of time that Algieri would beat him last night because he saw him as being too skilled for Provodnikov to deal with. As long as Algieri stayed on the move, he’d beat Provodnikov, Rios said. And he turned out to be correct, because that’s what happened last night.
By Allan Fox: HBO commentator Jim Lampley and unofficial HBO judge Steve Weisfeld both had WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) easily beating Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision last night by the score of 117-109 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. However, two of the three judges disagreed with them in giving Algieri the win by the scores 114-112 and 114-112. The third judge had it scored the same as Weisfeld in giving Provodnikov the win by a 117-109 score. 
By Chris Williams: Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) lost something much bigger than his WBO light welterweight title last night in his 12 round split decision defeat to New Yorker Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) at the Barclays Center in New York; Provodikov’s defeat erased any chance that he had of getting matched up against Manny Pacquiao for a huge money fight for November.