Bradley vs Khan.....

You would think that, I did, but it seems that a lot of black fighters seem to have a good to generous reach, even smaller guys. Apparently Qawi was 5"5, but have over a 70 inch reach.


I think in spots Khan will be be effective doing that, but im thinking what happens when he flurries, moves away, and Bradley, whilst cutting the ring down, is keeping the pressure on him? cause when pressure has been put on him(Kotelnik, Maidana) in the past, it seems to as though he looks uncomfortable when having to fight at a harder pace, that he gets himself trapped on the ropes. I take the point Bradley does not hit like Maidana, but I think you could argue he's more consistent, has a better defense when on offense, and will certainly cut the ring down better than Maidana did.

I might WANT! Bradley to win, I dont know, I am more of a fan of him, so maybe im willing him on? I do think he has a great chance though.

 

So 3 inches? not as significant as I think we all anticipated

 

Good point, I do think he looked worse cause he was trying hard to impress.




I thought he looked okay with Kotelnik whilst Kotelnik wasn't pressing him too hard, but his lack of ring generalship showed up in the last few rounds of that fight imo, as Kotelnik, realizing he was behind, started to apply more pressure, difference is, I think Bradley applies more pressure than him, will cut the ring down better, is not a defensive mid range type fighter like Kotelnik. When Bradley gets to the spot he will throw, when Kotelnik got the the spot, he would stalk, seemed content to shell up and wait for a spot to time a counter when you start punching at him. Kotelnik did'nt cut his thinking time down enough imo.

I dont know who to pick categorically, although I lean toward Bradley, I just question how Khan's limitations, his lack of an inside game, questionable footwork when under pressure, wont play a big factor in the fight.

 

You know just thinking about it, maybe Bradley doesn't have to exclusively be the one getting off first? maybe he can also cut the ring down, stalk him, maneuver Khan into vulnerable positions(the ropes), where he can bang him? cause Khan does not have the best ring generalship imo.

 

Yeah that is conceivable.

I do think Khan's jab is massively overrated though to be honest. Amir's jab looked good against Malignaggi cause (a) Malignaggi has no glove defense, he only slips punches, which is probably why he gets hit so much, as occasionally you need to parry, catch punches, as you cant just reply on slipping them (b) because he had the center of the ring.

I dont think Amir would get center ring against Bradley, and that if he does, and he does try to dominate with the jab, it wont work, cause Bradley can fight on the backfoot, as well as he can on the front foot, and because he has good footspeed, he would be able to offset that jab imo. Bradley also know how to catch, parry, not just slip.

I think Bradley would have an easier time counter punching Khan on the backfoot, than he would trying to counter him on the front foot, cause Khan fights in straight lines, and he has no head-movement to create angles in order to step off the line.

 

Yeah, tis a weird situation, as both have the ability to cause the other major problems, only Khan might have a slight head start, due to his style, and that is where I think Bradley's window of opportunity is, can he bridge the gap(head start), that Amir already has, and exploit his flaws enough! to surpass what he (Khan) can do to negate Bradley?

Early rounds might be key, cause if Khan gets too many rounds in the bank, Bradley might dig himself into a hole, but again, that's whats great about this fight, due to Khan's flaws, Bradley has a chance to dig himself out of that hole.