I live in the past and still say Hatton is the best! There's only ooooooooooooonnnnne Ricky Hatton! Oooooooooonnnnnnnnne Ricky Hatton! Walking along singin' a song walkin' in a Hatton Wonderland! (Repeat x 100) All seriousness though Bradley is the best until proven otherwise in the ring and at 140.
:yep :good (they still sing that ****ing song on near every British boxing card...do they think it's like chanting "encore" at the end of a concert, he's going to suddenly walk out mid-retirement bedecked in his ring trunks and ready to sub in for someone on a random ****ing bill? )
I favor Bradley in the matchup, but Khan has his advantages too. He's faster, taller, rangier, bigger frame, etc... Although he has a tendency to throw arm punches, Khan's got some pop when he turns his shots ever. If he can get the respect of Bradley from the outside with a hard, clean shot, then things can change. We see how fighters sometimes get more reluctant to come in when they're hit with hard, crisp shots. Bradley also has a tendency to wing wide shots, and Khan can come straight down the middle. Khan, of course, has a lot of improvement to do with his footwork, defense, and in-fighting. If he doesn't get the respect from Bradley with some hard clean shots from the outside, then things get much harder for him.
Top dog??? They have to fight and settle it. Winner unifies 3 belts . . . plus the ring belt and rating maybe?
How did Bradley beat the number 3 in the rankings, and end up falling below Khan in people's opinions on here? Khan goes life and death with guy he was expect to box circles around, and goes up in people's eyes.
Ummmm.... No. Bradley was unimpressive with a limited punch arsenal, less hand speed, worse footwork and caused several of the headbutts. All he did was plod forward, inch closer, throw a few punches, repeat. Alexander had impressive hand speed and did a good job keeping Bradley off him by fighting off the back foot but didn't have the power to make his punches count. I thought the fight sucked overall, and neither of those guys impressed me. Alexander has tremendous hand speed and boxing ability but zero power. Not good enough to be unified world champion. Bradley is tough. Applies good pressure. Throws occasional explosive combinations, but lacks power and amazing hand speed compared to Alexander, Khan, Mayweather types. He's only going to have the belts as long as he avoids Khan.
I'm going with Khan because he showed a much better performance against Maidana than Bradley did against Alexander.
I dont think either one is until they fight each other but i think it is between the two of them, both have their good and bad points and it would be a good fight, id also like to see alexander v maidana as well, both interesting fights