I just watched this fight for the first time today and a few things came to mind 1. bradley is one heck of a fighter 2. Pacquiao won the fight but it wasn't easy 3. Bradley is the most similar to Mayweather than any of pacquiao's past opponents On the first point. A lot of Pac haters are diminishing Bradley for obvious reasons - Pac beat him twice so if Bradley is overrated then Pac isn't that good. Well, i ask these trolls, who are you comparing Bradley to? Maidana? Khan? JMM? WHO do you guys have in mind when you come to the conclusion that Bradley is not a top p4p? Maidana had 3 unimpressive losses, Khan has lost 3 times; Thurman is not proven yet; JMM has 7 losses AND got beat by Bradley. So, WHO are you guys measuring Bradley against? cause Bradley is up there with ANYONE in WW division, right below Pac and Mayweather. Bradley was undefeated before he faced Pac, is quick, is technical and has a strong chin. HE IS A P4P best. Who cares about that Diego Chavez draw, most thought be won and it's a draw, not a loss. Andre Ward himself has said that Bradley is a heck of a fighter, he knows him from amateurs. On the second point, Pac won the fight. Lampley stated that out of 50+ ring side reporters, 50 scored it for Pac and 3 for bradley. This is in stark contrast to JMM vs Pac III where out of 100+ reporters and observers, it was pretty even, with like 60 scoring it to JMM and 50 for Pac. Now one important thing which leads to 3rd point is how many punches bradley threw. Even though Pac landed many more, Bradley threw more; he was very busy and this may have fooled two of the judges. On the third point. Bradley is quite similar to Floyd in that he's fast, smart and a great technical boxer. In that first fight, Bradley was pretty quick, was not easy to hit, threw many different punches and fought a smart fight. Anyone who watches that first fight has to admit Bradley is a complete skilled fighter. Most thought he lost because Pacquiao was in form, connected more and Bradley's inability to show Pac he has power was a problem. If you don't scare Pac with power, he is loose, confident and this usually results in a Pac win. To me, Bradley is definitely similar to Floyd with Floyd being a bit more defensive and a bit faster but Tim is FAST. Floyd is slightly more skilled and smarter. They are also similar in that they lack power but i think Floyd has a bit more. What this fight showed though is that unless you are busy by throwing a lot, your chances of beating Pac are slim. Bradley through a ton of punches; he threw 839 punches. In contrast, Mayweather only threw 426 vs Maidana. Lacking power and not throwing a lot is a LOSING proposition so i simply DO NOT see Floyd winning by throwing less than 700 punches. Also if he doesn't show pac early on that he can hurt him, it will be even tougher. The floyd that fought maidana, canelo simply LOSES to Manny Pacquiao.
I see where you're coming from, and i agree that Bradley is an excellent fighter, but come on, he's not near the same league as Mayweather. Compare Bradley's performance against Marquez to Floyd's, it's a serious difference, even though he tried to kind of fight like Mayweather that night. Like the man always likes to say, there's levels to this.
Bradley doesnt fight like Floyd smh. Stop being stupid ok? Bradley is a good skillful fighter but his style isnt close to floyd. Bradley gets hit alot which the prov fight kind of proves it and bradley last fight which i think he got hit clean alot as well. Bradley is a good skillful fighter but he unlike floyd is very reckless which bradley throws combination but he tends to be open to get a counter shots.
Bradley actually doesn't get hit a lot. He only got hit a lot in one fight in his entire career and now everyone thinks he gets hit a lot? Floyd got hit a lot in the Cotto fight. So what?
Not may or pac level. But Bradley is top notch. The only one I could see beating him at welter weight (besides may and pac) is amir khan. Would be a close fight but think khans speed would be the difference.
Bradley gets hit alot lol. I watch alot of bradley fights which i know he gets hit alot. Remember when bradley fought holts? Was bradley knockdown more then once? lol.
bradley is fantastic opposition and i don't think he gets hit alot but still be a whole different animal being in the ring with mayweather
the differences between these fighters is little. Floyd is probably little faster, a little smarter.. that's it. To say 'in a completely different league' is like comparing an amateur to an all time great. That's a bit of an exaggeration. The margins are small but as in most sports, little differences here and there can make a big difference over an entire game or fight. If Floyd is just a little bit smarter and a little bit faster it separates him from Bradley but when i see them fight, i don't see Floyd being in a completely different league. Go ahead and watch Bradley vs Pac I and the put on floyd vs canelo or maidana, you'd be surprised to see Bradley looked even better. The problem is that looking better isn't necessarily being better. Floyd elusiveness wins judges over. How many times have seen rounds where ABOSULTELY NOTHING happens yet Floyd wins them? In the canelo fight, there were rounds where Floyd didn't so SH%T with punches but made Canelo look slow by making him miss... Floyd wins a lot of rounds like this, barely throwing or hitting opponents just making them look silly. So defensively he is wiz but this is not only raw skills, it's boxing IQ. I don't see a glaring difference in skills when i see Floyd and Bradley, subtle things here and there but they add up and again, Floyd is so elusive... but what i argue is that being elusive without throwing punches against Pac will not work. Floyd is elusive against guys with bad footwork who are slow... Pac is actually faster with his feet than floyd. Pac is crazy quick with his feet... Floyd WILL HAVE TO BE BUSY AND THROW A LOT MORE PUNCHES THAN USUAL or he'll be 47-1.
He was a good tune up for a fight with Floyd. He's fast and slick. Bends his body at the waist to avoid punches a lot like Floyd. And he's a better fighter than Maidana, that's for damn sure.
If you are going to fight Floyd, and have to fight somebody first, there's nobody better to fight around WW to get you ready than Bradley
Bradley is sloppy, wreckless, and not as strong mentally as he pretends to be. He is nothing like Floyd, his emotions where out of control against Manny and Provo, in neither fight would he stick to the gameplan. Bradley will and does fight stupid at times.
maybe but one thing i know for sure is bradley is much more tough than mayweather if mayweather just suffered a fraction of what bradley suffered in the hands of ruslan and pac he would of been knocked out