Khan and Bradley - set to go their separate ways.....

Very good post.

 

The timing is wrong for Bradley is all. Doesnt mean hes scared. Why should he have took the fight if for one reason or another ( managerial contract) It doesnt make sense for him?

As far as them going in different directions, what diference does it make? They are hardly going to be finished if they lose to the top 2 p4p fighters in the game. A loss on either record is not the end of the world at super elite level.

Khans come back better from a confidence shattering KO. Tim is still unbeaten. Im sure the fight will happen. Doesnt really matter if its after a loss or further down the road

 

I can deal with this analysis. But as for climbing up for the challenge I admire Khan more since he really wants to go the natural way by facing Bradley first for JWW unification, even offering his UK purse for it. Unfortunately Bradley prefer the easiest route, declining, going for more money hoping to face Pac, gambling everything the consequences of what his future would be as for the outcome.

 

I think they would. I doubt they're concerned about whether their opponents are deserving of a fight with them or whether they came up the proper way. If they're an easy nights work and the public are reasonably happy with decision, they'd pick them.

The only way I can see Bradley accepting the fight, is if he acknowledges the huge gap in time from now and when he'd actually be able to fight Pacquiao or Mayweather (12 months or more). He'd probably come to the realization that there's no way he can spend that time fighting bums and getting away with it.

 

This.

 

It makes more sense than going back on his word, forcing Shaw to begin legal proceedings, and sitting out of the game for the remainder of the year. Pacquiao - the most likely of the two prizes - wouldn't have been available for a fight until the middle of 2012. What on earth was he planning on doing in the mean time?

It makes a difference because it means we have unsettled business at 140. Two of the best, while they're at their best, won't be facing each other. Surely as a fan you can understand this?

And the losses that these guys are likely to face against Mayweather and Pacquiao, won't be as forgiving. These two guys have a reputation of ruining fighters.

 

Well put. :good

 

It was a small dig but there is some truth in my post.

 

Yup, I agree. :good

 

Out of curiosity Rico, which do you think is the bigger mismatch?

Khan/Mayweather or Bradley/Pacquiao

 

I disagree.

It's ALL to do with being scared - scared of losing.

Both fighters obviously want the big fight with Pac or May, that is obvious. I'm sure they're both equally desperate for those fights. However . . .

Khan appears to be 100% confident that he'll beat Bradley. He obviously wants a Floyd fight, yet he offered Bradley a career high payday to fight him on Saturday. No doubt that same offer will on the table for him late in the year/early next year.

Yet Bradley wants no part of Khan at all. The reason is plain and simple - he's scared of taking the fight in case he loses. His own statements confirm as much. He's afraid that he may lose to Amir and blow his shot at Pac or May.

I don't see how anyone can say that 'it's nothing to do with being scared' and then put forward the risk/reward reasoning, when the very nature of risk/reward is being scared of the risk involved with any particular fight.

So basically you have one fighter who is 100% confident of fighting and beating the other top guy in the division and then facing Pac or May, while the other fighter is scared to fight the other top guy in his division in case he loses and blows his shot at Pac or May.

If a fighter wants to play it safe and look at things from a business perspective then that's fine by me, they're braver men then me, it's a short career and it's their livelihoods. But please, when we see a spade we should just call it a spade.

 

khan cld have agreed to timbo's demands and the fight would have already happened..........no?

 

Khan offered Bradley a 50:50 split and a career high payday.

 

Bradley fought some good challenges on his climb up to be a top Jr WW. From Witter to Holt to Campbell to Peterson to Alexander. So I won't be to hard on him for trying to jump right to Pac.

Its disappointing that we don't get the Khan-Bradley finale that we were looking for. But the most disappointing part would be that Mayweather-Pac wouldn't be made in favor of Pac-Bradley &/or Mayweather-Khan if that did happen.

But just because they end up losing to Pac or Mayweather doesn't automatically mean that there future fight ends up being a dud. I think they match up well enough with the edge to Khan that it will be a good fight no matter when they fight.

 

Bradley is ducking Khan imo. Show some balls Tim.