Can Bradley handle Pacquiao's best shots?

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  1. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    He already did, I dont buy the Pac wasnt motivated or lets guys make it to the cards mumbo jumbo

    He hit Bradley with some good punches and nothing happened, maybe Pacquiao finds away to land more consistently and does more damage but Bradley can take a good shot from Pacquiao
     
  2. victor879

    victor879 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pac hasn't knocked out anybody since 2009. Since *******s live in Fantasy Land, we should inform that in "reality" it is 2014. That's 5 years without a KO.

    Pac, like most men who have climbed the weight classes, is going to hurt people with his speed and accumulation of damage typically. Not a single punch. Particularly when fighting bigger guys. (Hence, the reference to the weight class rise)

    It is really getting annoying how people pretend he is just destroying guys.
     
  3. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    Manny hits hard, but hes not a ko puncher at 147. Bradley can take Mannys power no problem.
     
  4. Bald_Toad

    Bald_Toad Ring Title Full Member

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    bradley sprained both his ankles and left the fight in a stretcher after tasting pacquiao's power, the answer is clearly NO.
     
  5. Enigmadanks

    Enigmadanks Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is an interesting topic. Pacman hasn't been bulldozing opponents for several years now. But Bradley isn't a large WW himself and he's shown that he can get rocked by guys with good power punching ability (i.e. Ruslan.)

    Let's see if Pacman fights similar to how he did with Rios. If he keeps a very high punch output and decides to fight more than 60 seconds per round, I think the accumulation of punches could eventually get to Bradley and stop him late.

    More than likely though, this fight will probably end up going to the scorecards.
     
  6. Enigmadanks

    Enigmadanks Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The ankle issues though had nothing to do with pacman's power. It was just bad positioning on Bradley's part when he was going backwards and planted his foot awkwardly.

    I still think Pacman should beat him handily, but it'll be a great fight to watch especially if Bradley doesn't injure himself during the fight.
     
  7. Jaguar

    Jaguar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The difference is that Bradley won't be there for Pac to tee off on him like Rios was. Bradley is no slickster but his defense is pretty good, and with two good ankles, I think that Pacquiao has a hard time finding him.
     
  8. FloatingGhost

    FloatingGhost Some guy Full Member

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    Huh?
     
  9. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    No Pac has what it takes to get Bradley out of there... If he plants his feet and throws more hard shots I think Bradley is going to sleep. But Pac isn't aggressive as he used to be so I think a decision victory is more likely.
     
  10. FloatingGhost

    FloatingGhost Some guy Full Member

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    I think brads can take his best PUNCH. The problem comes when they get string together in combos over n over for round after round. Can PAC dish it out? Maybe. Can brads take it? Again, maybe. Hard to answer questions goin in to this fight. Lots of ifs. I think it's a great fight. Brads took some crazy shots against ruslan. Tim fought for 11 rounds possibly with a concussion. Taking huge shots in almost all of them. 2 month recovery time. I give him all the praise bein that tough but nobody has ever gained anything from a beating like that. My point is just that I doubt Tim's punch resistance is quite what it was before the ruslan fight. But I doubt Pacs punch output will be what it was in his glory days either. Floyd's fanboys love to point out Pacs lack of power anymore, citing no kos since '09. Look at it tho, he had margarito in more trouble than anyone ever had besides Shane. Broke the guys face bone and everyone knows that fight coulda benn stopped well before the end. Shane, old as he was, wanted to quit. Richardson kept talking him out if it. He had marquez just about out of there before the punch heard round world. Rios takes shots. Everyone knows that. And PAC played it safe. To say his power or ability to buzz anybody is that dimished is a bit naive and spiteful.
     
  11. FloatingGhost

    FloatingGhost Some guy Full Member

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    Exactly
     
  12. ThaWiseJester

    ThaWiseJester Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bradley already showed he could,Pac was landing all these so called bombs and he looked like he got done sparring..So either Pac was missing a lot of shots,or Bradley has a granite chin,plus he was 50% with a broken ankle..
     
  13. ThaWiseJester

    ThaWiseJester Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He threw 500 plus right,whats he need to throw a 1000??
     
  14. this_and_that

    this_and_that Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who says anything about KO-ing anyone?

    In WW he:
    KD'd Cotto twice - both one shot KD's, TKO'd him in the 12th.
    KD'd Mosley -- a 1-2 combination.
    Badly stunned Margarito -- a single right hook
    Badly stunned Bradley -- a single looping left hook
    KD'd JMM -- a single lead left

    With the exception of JMM, those are pretty tough fighters.
    So a person who has been knocking down and out granite chinned people in a division don't have good power?

    If that is true then what the hell is Bradley? What the hell is FMJ?

    BTT, yes Bradley can handle Pac's power, but what he can't handle is Pac's speed and angles and that may be enough to stun him again or worse put him on the canvas if he decides to trade.
     
  15. victor879

    victor879 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't know why I responded. Consider yourself lucky given the lack of actual substance in your post.

    Edit -- Correction, I have you blocked and I made the mistake of actually viewing your post. THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER WHY I HAVE YOU ON IGNORE. :hi: