How do you rate Tim Bradley?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He does nothing A+, but he's a jack of all trades, good handspeed, nearly top class, solid power, good boxing skills, good work rate , good chin, i think his only great factor is his heart.

    Very tough guy to beat.
     
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  2. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    "solid power" - no
    "Good chin" - no he has a great chin


    He is #3 at WW...says it all...
     
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  3. damian38

    damian38 BigDramaShow Full Member

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    top 5 WW with amazing heart and cheen
     
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  4. Anima

    Anima Kinetic Link Full Member

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    #3-4 ww
     
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  5. Mexi-Box

    Mexi-Box Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Easily, the #3 welterweight.
     
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  6. zicas

    zicas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True. His athleticism makes up for his somewhat crude offense sometimes. Too bad his ring IQ also seems low.
     
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  7. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Ring mentality rather than IQ is bad.

    You put him under consistent pressure at a high enough workrate he starts to lose focus giving into fatique (evident in 2nd Pacquiao fight)

    Whilst against Provo he went full (can't say this word because i'll be get banned :patsch)
     
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  8. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Highly (Selassie)

    Really admire his willingness to fight anyone

    A few years back people were saying he was ducking Khan and was a dirty fighter who constantly butte de head

    He's totally turned that around

    Great guy, brave warrior, respect him Highly (Selassie)
     
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  9. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great chin - No

    TB has a cast Iron chin .

    No other current WW today could have absorbed those hellacious haymakers from Ruslan the way Bradley did .

    Any other WW would have been LIGHTS OUT .
     
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  10. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    One of the best WWs in the world .

    Very versatile fighter with an unbelievable will to win .
     
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  11. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    ...by evaluating his ability comparative to others under the rubric of his weight class and those immediately adjacent? :D
     
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  12. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    Well the only real welterweight he's fought is Chavez soooo....
     
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  13. Mr_Harry

    Mr_Harry Guest

    lopez is a real welterweight does that make him automatically good?
    plenty of fighters who are not natural ww who are levels above those who are natural ww
     
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  14. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What are you saying ?

    Do you not rate Bradley as one of the best WWs ?

    Speak your mind .
     
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  15. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    What constitutes a "real welterweight", though? :think

    Of the 147lb top fifteen, maybe a third or less are "real welterweights" in the sense of having campaigned there more than half (or hell, even a quarter) of their career.

    Mayweather was prime at 130lbs.

    Pacquiao debuted at light fly.

    Marquez was a career featherweight.

    Maidana's first 82% of bouts were fought at light welter.

    Khan spent years at lightweight.

    Bradley himself was a light welterweight from 2006 until 2011 and made his name there.

    Rios was champ at lightweight.

    Alexander, another who weighed 140lbs for most of his career.

    Malignaggi? Guerrero? Gavin? All moved up from lighter divisions, in some cases several.

    The only top 15ish welterweights you could say are "real" welterweights are Thurman, Brook, Porter, Chaves, and Bundu.
     
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