Who had a better career, Timothy Bradley Jr or Ricky Hatton?

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Who had a better career, Timothy Bradley Jr or Ricky Hatton?

Poll closed Feb 18, 2023.
  1. Timothy Bradley Jr

    57.0%
  2. Ricky Hatton

    43.0%
  1. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Finally the "General" forum poll pulls through with some sense. Bradley UD :dancer2:
     
  2. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I’m not sure Bradley is more popular in US than Hatton. Bradley might be more known
    but he certainly is not more liked.
     
  3. Mr Applebee

    Mr Applebee Active Member Full Member

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    I’d pick Bradley to win, but it would be an ugly fight too watch. Never enjoyed watching hatton fight except maybe for the atmosphere of his fights.
     
  4. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Were talking career-wise. Not h2h.
     
  5. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Gotta go Ricky Hatton.
    He is still loved & respected by all his country men …”TO THIS DAY!” (Barked like Deontay Wilder)

    Nobody’s checking for Timbo… nobody.
     
  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Bradley wasn`t a big name in the US.
     
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  7. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You are entitled to your opinion but I totally disagree. Hatton's only claim to fame over here is being the man who got knocked out by Mayweather and Pac. That's it. Never seen him on a sports program or nothing else. He is a British commodity, bottom line.
     
  8. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not only was he, he still is. He is respected and liked as well as not liked. He is well known. That's why he's commentating.
     
  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Thought he was commentating cause he beat Manny.
     
  10. Manfred

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    You thought wrong.
     
  11. JimJim00

    JimJim00 Northerner banned Full Member

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    Bradley probably achieved a bit more on paper, cause of carefully selected fights and that robbery decision over Pacqauio, and getting out at the right time. And he might have won at 147 cause Hatton never looked as effective up there.

    But head to head at 140 in their primes it's not even up for debate. Hatton was a ****ing beast in his prime at 140. The Hatton that beat Tszyu and Castillo beats Bradley every day of the week. Ability wise he was a level above Bradley.
     
  12. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    You have no way of knowing that. Not one person Hatton beat at 140 Bradley couldn't.
     
  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    What percentage of sports fans in the US know who Bradley is?
     
  14. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    He knows boxing and is articulate. Who would you rather have Foreman and Larry Merchant's drunk ass back?
     
  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He is a patreon on Fouts boxing theory and copies stuff Fouts knows about boxing without really understanding Fouts logic.