if bradley could fight at a lower weight he'd be almost perfect

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  1. WhamBam

    WhamBam Keeping Cool Full Member

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    being 5'6 and having short arms doesnt go down very well when your fighting guys who tower you and have longer reach, i doubt bradley would ever consider moving down a weight but if it was possible i'm sure he'd be a whirlwind for guys between 130-135, i think a top guy up at 147 would give bradley a difficult time, he doesnt really have the power to trouble the top guys in his own weightclass it wouldnt be much better at 147. bradleys a top fighter but if alexander who's only has 2 inches of height over him caused him trouble imagine the hell he'd find himself in if he fought mike jones, if it were possible to turn back the clock on his career, i think he'd be a very difficult 1 to beat at 135, his power would be more pronounced at that weight then any of the above weights
     
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    Mike Jones is **** first and foremost and i think Bradley would enjoy someone who actually threw punches with aggressiveness like Jones rather then negative Alexander. Look at Abregu fight for example...although Abregu not as quick as Jones. Jones loses his technique very quickly and unravels from what i seen.

    Secondly he said before the fight he can make 135lbs if he wanted to. He seemed pretty sure of that way he spoke. I see him going up not down though.
     
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    oli Boxing Junkie banned

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    I agree with most of this. Alexander DIDNT trouble him tho. Dont believe he could do 135 now. But yeah if this was the case he would be awesome at a lower weight. He will have trouble with Khans long reach and height i think
     
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    WhamBam Keeping Cool Full Member

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    from re-watching khan-maidana you'd think those 2 guys were both the no.1 and no.2 of the division not bradley or alexander not that i'm suggesting it but i just think it was a sub-par performance from tim,
     
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    True but flu and a negative opponent. Doesn't really help..southpaw and quick...i think he negated anything Alexander wanted to do very quickly and Alexander had no idea and his joke of a trainer was exposed for lack of idea's.

    If you put Bradley in with Maidana i think he does the job safer then Khan. So it's all swings and roundabouts.
     
  6. Lazarus

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    I'd love to see Bradley at a lower weight.

    His power, speed etc would work well for what it is if he went to 135 pounds.

    He said he can make it if he works super hard, and he should be able to, but he feels strong at 147, so going to 135 could seriously effect his punch resistance ala Khan.
     
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    Yep, I think it was just a bad day at the office against an opponent who wasn't that keen to fight.
     
  8. Scotty321

    Scotty321 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bradley would not do much at lower weights as he would lose his best asset the headbutt..
     
  9. D-MAC

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    Bet you would.:smooch
     
  10. izmat

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    He will be weaker at lower weight..he is going to have to lose alot of muscle!
     
  11. Uncle Rico

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    People are thinking just because Bradley didn't do anything extraordinary (he never does!) against Alexander, it means Khan will take him.

    :verysad
     
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    Not impressed wiv bradley 1 bit.khan will destroy him.
     
  13. Scotty321

    Scotty321 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I said I'd fancy Khan to beat him on points before the Alexander fight and what I saw this weekend just confirmed it. :smooch
     
  14. Uncle Rico

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    Well you're an exception, Scotty. :hey
     
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    Aaron Pryor suggests otherwise. He was a midget with short arms, and arguably the greatest ten stone fighter of all time.