He can stand in range all he wants against Bradley. If Maidana and Judah can't score a knock out or a knock down, then neither can Bradley. And if Bradley is not featherfisted explain this, since he stopped fighting bums, why does he only have one TKO loss to 73 year old, drugged up Casamayor? Who at that stage of his career, was classed as a bum himself. No way he could KO or even hurt Khan who will most likely be stronger at 147. And the rounds he took of Pacquiao was either at the very beginning of the fight when Pac was sussing him out (which he did so about 2.40 into the 1st round) or at the end when he'd done enough to win and took is foot of the gas (knowing full well featherfisted Bradley didn't have the power to hurt him, let alone drop him).
At this point in time, I think the blueprint for beating Khan is so evident Bradley is able to pull off the win. There's no way Khan can prevent Bradley from getting inside and making it ugly now that Joe Cortez isn't around to let him hold all night. Bradley isn't a huge puncher, but not much power is needed to rough Khan up on the inside.
How do you know this? You're just assuming this. People react differently to different punches from different people. The theory that harder punchers than Bradley couldn't take Khan out doesn't work. Was Garcia a harder puncher than Maidana? Is he a harder puncher than Judah? Timing and punches you don't see have a great effect on the power of a punch. No one at that level is featherfisted. No one stays competitive in a bout with a Pacquiao and is featherfisted. Like I said, Bradley has respectable power. Not the type of power that stops people early, but takes effect in accumulation. Also, very, very few boxers sustain the same KO rate once they reach the top level. So, that would mean you agree and he was competitive. He did win rounds didn't he? That in turn means he did enough to win those rounds, which means he was competitive, right?
It's crazy how people think Pacquiao is this amazing top world class fighter, when for the last few years he's been fighting Mayweather leftovers and weight drained opponents. So really Bradley's win is not that amazing after all. Pacquiao is very overrated, and is trained by an overrated coach.
Peterson did that, was on the canvas twice against Khan, and did not trouble Khan's chin at all. Even Peterson taking artificial drugs could not put Khan on his ass. I would say Peterson has just as much power as Bradley. But Khan needs to move up to 147 and stop trying to make 140lbs. It's best for him to not worry about draining himself, but instead to keep his strength.
I think all the delusional people who insulted others who felt Bradley would have beaten Khan have even realized that Khan is not at the same level as Bradley. Khan doesn't deserve the fight, in all honesty. Matthysse and Garcia at 140 are WAY better fights.
Pacquiao is overrated, mate. Soon as he comes up against someone who is not weight drained, that's what happens. Pacquiao might of won, but he has not been the same guy since probably ODLH or Hatton. Since then he's been fighting weight drained fighters. And the ones who were not weight drained actually gave him a fight.
I've heard he's planning to move up to 147, which I feel is better for his health. His frame is too big for 140, it must do something to the fighter when they have to drain down to 140.
So who does deserve the fight with Bradley? He's looking at Peterson and Berto as two potential options who are coming off failed drug test, Judah who Khan made quit a year ago and Provodinikov who hasn't beaten anybody. The other option- Robert Guerrero would be OK but we all know Top Rank and Golden Boy will never agree on terms, same for Garcia and Matthysee.
Name a fighter, worth mentioning, when Bradley's power has taken effect in accumulation. :think (Casamayor doesn't count). And maybe very few, but even Malgnaggi has a better KO rate at a high level than Bradley. I don't believe Bradley could hit Amir hard enough (or pretty much any fighter at the top level) regardless of the timing and accuracy to put him down. His punches will have no more effect than Malignaggi's or Koletnik's did on Khan. And no, that doesn't mean I think Bradley-Pacquiao was competitive it was completely one sided, just as much as Pacquiao-Mosley until Pacquiao took his foot of the pedal after the 9th round, by which point he'd won at least 7 but probably 8 rounds, maybe even 9 if you scored the 1st round for Pacquiao like HBO did due to his more effective punches in the last 30 seconds. Hey, I don't like Amir Khan, I think he's a cocky **** and got his just commpence against Garcia, but I think your letting your dislike for him cloud your judgment, as I can see from your avi.
Any boxer hit repeatedly over 12 rounds takes some sort of accumulative effect, does this result in a KO? Nope, I didn't say that. But he has high activity, he works hard, and he throws a lot of punches, this takes an accumulative effect. Not really a good comparison. Malignaggi's stoppages have been against who? Exactly. Bradley's recent opposition has been on a higher level than Malignaggi. The fact that Bradley has gotten to this stage with his featherfists shows he has respect in those punches. Once again, everyone reacts differently to different punches from different people. I wouldn't say one-sided at all. It was a competitive bout regardless of how many rounds a boxer picked up. Pacquiao won, but it was competitive. Oh, you think I dislike him? I don't like his personality much, but I'm somewhat a fan of his. He's always in entertaining bouts, and you can't question his heart. Don't pay too much attention to the avatar, this is just a joke that came about in a thread.