Bradleys has always been a warrior

he always came to fight.

 

The post-Pac behavior gave people the wrong impression of what Bradley's made of, but I've known for years that it's his toughness and will that sets him apart. His whole fight plan isn't designed to knock guys out, it's designed to make them uncomfortable, break their will, and grind them down physically: the volume punching, the insane conditioning, the roughhousing on the inside, the willingness to eat a punch to get the last shot in despite not being a puncher, all of it.

You can't execute that kind of style well unless you've got more mental and physical toughness and heart than the other guy. When you're matched in those areas, well.....you saw the results tonight. A Pyrrhic victory if there ever was one.

 

That's all Bradley has ever had and are his best attributes


Toughness & determination

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"The post-Pac behavior gave people the wrong impression of what Bradley's made of"

Not really - Just showed his personality is assy.

 

The guy always goes out there and does whatever he has to in order to win. You have to literally kill him and it looked like Ruslan was close to doing it

 

true

 

Right but he fought like a ***** in the biggest stage of his life after promising he'd go to war. There's a reason why he received death threats AT HIS HOME. Not many boxers receive LETTERS like that to their home address.

 

Never underestimate Bradley or Russian fighters !!

 

It was tough to watch him absorb all those punches to the head. Bradley's will and determination, which people call heart, is probably the best in boxing. Tim was out on his feet twice and he refused to go down. Some say they are willing to die in the ring or call themselves warriors, but I can only think of a few...Bradley, Abraham, Rios

I would have stopped that fight to save Bradley from himself. Winning that fight caused his health more than had they just stopped it in the early rounds. Good win, but at what cost?

 

Ruslan came to fight, as well. I don't think there's anything Bradley could've done to keep it easy for a full 12, even though he was clearly in control in the middle of the fight. A rematch (which I'd love to see) would probably have a similar sequence of Ruslan winning the bursts, and Bradley controlling longer stretches while Provodnikov recovers. I don't think it's the skill of Bradley that's far advanced, but the conditioning edge.

Also, how he reacted in round two is exactly why he doesn't have it in him to pick a fighter like Provodnikov apart for 12 rounds and make it look easy. He likes to fight, brawl, and keep things physical. Usually that backs his opponent off, but Ruslan stepped up and we got a war.

 

yeah seriously, the first minute and a half of the fight, I was saying out loud stuff like, "damn Bradley's technique looks so much better. His jab is nice. His balance and movement is much improved"

and then he just say screw it and took the fight up close. And even when he was hurt over and over, he still kept deciding to do it :-(

I've always been a Bradley fan. I've been annoyed and disappointed at him at times for various things, but I never stopped supporting him. But there's no way people can't stand behind this guy. I hope he's doing ok