Is Bradley No.2 at 147

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  1. J.BULLA

    J.BULLA Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Like him or hate him

    Should Bradley currently be ranked No.2 at 147Lb based on who he has beaten ( regardless of dodgy decision v Pacquaio ) and the fact he is still unbeaten

    You can pick holes is ANY fighters record, but you look at the names he has beaten so far, and he ain't done much wrong

    Witter, Holt, Campbell, Peterson, Alexander, Pacquaio, Marquez

    It wont happen, but based on the above, is Bradley more deserving of a Mayweather payday than anyone else at 147 ?
     
  2. boxing_master

    boxing_master Loyal Member banned

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    He is number 1 he took the number 1 spot when he "beat" PACman
     
  3. anthbrown

    anthbrown Active Member Full Member

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    rightm, if you want to count his BS decision against pac then yes.... until the rematch is over and then pac takes that spot without question

    people act as if pac is some irrelevant figure because he got KO'd and lost a BS decision
     
  4. P.M.

    P.M. Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is what's confusing about boxing logic, Bradley beats Pac but doesn't get credit. Ok fair enough as we all know details here. Pac gets ko'd by JMM, comes back and beats Rios. Now pac was considered #2 even when he took to straight losses then beat a guy coming off a loss?
     
  5. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I must have missed the last few years of bradleys career, exactly which WW had he even fought, never mind beat
     
  6. boxing_master

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    he "beat pacquaio who at that time was rated p4p number 1 and also beat ruslan and jmm the guy is number 1 now:deal
     
  7. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    paq was NOT close to p4p #1 when he beat bradley. get real kid
    rus is now a ww and a 40 yr old jmm is now a ww ?
     
  8. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    #1 Keith Thurman
    #2 Floyd Mayweather

    Featherfists Bradley is 140...nothing suggests he is #2 welterweight, Mayweather perfect defense allowing him to win good fights in every division he goes to...Keith Thurman is the only Welterweight that beats down Mayweather as of 2014
     
  9. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    obviously floyd is #1 but i completely agree the floyd v thurman fight in 2015 is going to be very very very dangerous for a way past it floyd.

    thurman will probably be the one to finally take a 38/39 yr old floyd down
     
  10. eltirado

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    The only reason it can't happen in 2014, is cause Floyd is taking Maidana & Khan...I am certain Mayweather will retire undefeated without fighting Thurman :think
     
  11. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    No question he's number 2. If he's #1 then Floyd must be super champion.
     
  12. boxing_master

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    ok for the sake of argument where was pacquaio when he "lost" to Bradley in the p4p rankings im interested to hear this:lol:
     
  13. eltirado

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    #1 Keith Thurman
    #2 Floyd Mayweather
    #3 Shawn Porter
    #4 Timothy Bradley
    #5 Manny Pacquaio
     
  14. The Mongoose

    The Mongoose I honor my bets banned

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    Pac was in fact RING #2 P4P in the Bradley fight. That is close to #1.
     
  15. JeanGrey

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    not sure how you would have porter in front of bradley.. true that bradley didnt do much yet in WW but he came in and won (on record) Pac and won Marquez (on paper at the time 2nd/3rd in ww). Porter defeated alexnder who was 10 top and you made in 3rd? and Thurman over mayweather? i agree that mayweather is not active in WW since Guerreo but this is ridicolus...I may be a bit bias on your a personal favorites fighter order.

    I would order it:
    Mayweather
    Bradley
    Porter
    Marquez (since he is ranked now in WW)
    Pac
    Maidana
    Thurman

    me reasoning is: mayweather is undefeated in WW, and pretty much is solid so no argueing here..His next fight is in WW as well... Bradley came in and defeated then rank 2 pac and rank 2 or 3 marquez. (after marquez defeated pac) Porter is ahead of marquez and pac becuz of his activity and marquez losing to bradley..we can argue here that he has not faced a top 5 and with maridana and thurman's activity and should be place lower or with them..but leave that later.. Pac has not fought a ranked WW since his lost to marquez and fought light welterweight rios...so no change in ranks.. Maidana defeated Broner who defeated Paulie who was ranked 8th i think, but since Maidana defeated a top 10 ranked i placed him higher then Thurman, who is waiting for a chance at a belt..I also placed Thurman lower because he has not been in a championship match for a legitiment world belt, and interm does not count or a match wit ha top 10.

    for my favorite/personal ranks:
    1. mayweather
    2. bradley
    3. pac
    4. thurman
    5. porter/marquez