Why isn't anyone here lobbying for Bradley who clearly deserves this fight more than any other welterweight right now! Bradley might not win...but It would be competitive and I'm pretty sure absolutely no one would seriously object to fighting Bradley then a rematch with PAC to finish out his career. Besides Floyd..Bradley is the only one to have wins over PAC and Marquez. He and only he should get the call imo.
I have been saying Bradley is the best option legacy wise and deserving wise but he's with a different promoter and he is not going to force another Arum/Floyd combination and neither side sees enough reward or demand to sit next to one another pretending to be cordial again. Especially after the sour g****s from Pacquiao.
It probably would be Bradley if Bradley was with Hamyon & Showtime. Too much effort to negotiate that fight when he could get Khan or Thurman in a blink of an eye....or Berto
bradley is VASTLY overated. at 140 he had some great performances but after the robbery win over pac he just went downhill. floyd would play him like a fiddle. obviously he is better then berto but khan? nah id rather see that fight. also bradley is with TR. you know bob aient sending no lamb to the slaughter
bradley was tested agains pac, marquez, provodnikov. khan's opposition is lower level and did not even redeem his losses, never mind berto.
AT THIS POINT, there isn't much difference between Tim Bradley and Andre Berto. The only difference is Bradley got a couple of gift decisions (Pac and Provodnikov), whereas Berto didn't. In their last fights, Bradley outpointed Vargas and Berto destroyed Josesito Lopez (and there isn't much difference between Vargas and Lopez). If you matched Bradley and Berto against each other next, it's a pick'em fight. Actually, I'd pay to see that one.
lopez was damaged goods for fighting top oppositon early. bradley is fighting present top level opposition. although bradley is more damaged now, he deserves the fight more than fresher berto who should fight more top level fights. thurman, being a mandatory is even more deserving and we still have the champ brook.
I agree that Thurman is more deserving. I'm just saying there isn't much difference at this point between Bradley and Berto. If Bradley had lost the decisions to Pac and Provodnikov (like everyone thought he did), people would view him the same as Berto. He was lucky to draw with Diego Chaves, too, while Thurman knocked him out. Bradley and Berto occupy the same level. Khan might be faster and hit harder than both, but he's also far less durable and his chin is awful. I'd rather watch Bradley or Berto fight Mayweather than Khan, who could go out in a round or two after one hard left hook. I'd actually rate Khan lower than Berto and Bradley, simply because they can take a beating and keep fighting while Khan falls apart from single shots. Khan's KO loss to Danny Garcia looks worse the more Garcia fights.
Yeah well Khan seems to get underrated a lot I see Khan as a clear favorite in this match up and Bradley arguably ducked Khan once
Not really. None of them are "deserving" at all. In fact, Ortiz and Guerrero qualified for title shots specifically because THEY BEAT Berto in fight of the year-calibre bouts.