Provodnikov kickstarted the end of Bradley

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  1. The Mongoose

    The Mongoose I honor my bets banned

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    I love Bradley. One of the best resumes out there and always a crowd pleaser even if he lacks big power. He's not damaged, not even close.

    After Prov, he picked up one of his biggest wins. Stupid argument.

    People hate him because he is top tier pound for pound fighter that lost to Pacman. Some on here lost account bets to me regarding those fights, they are butthurt still.
     
  2. hooligan

    hooligan Millionaire Bum Full Member

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    pac was the starter...if he had lost that fight, he wouldnt resort to "proving himself" against provo...he would have box provo like he did with jmm....
     
  3. Don't Sleep

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    Disagree.

    After Ruslan:

    - He beat JMM more clear than anyone other than Floyd has
    - Won the 1st half of Pac rematch, then ditched his gane plan and lost trying to knock Manny out
    - Should have won against Chavez
     
  4. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He left a part of himself in the ring when he fought Prov. Even Tim admitted that.

    What's funny is he looked great against JMM (his signature win) but in his last fight against Chaves, even though he won, he didn't look good. His speed and reflexes looked sluggish. I don't know why that is. Maybe the Prov fight finally caught up to Tim against Chaves? Who knows. Maybe it wasn't the Prov fight but the accumulation of all of his fights which contributed to his decline. But I definitely saw a decline in Tim against Chaves.
     
  5. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Definitely. It seems like he would rather go to war and exchange rather than follow a tight game plan. The only fight where I truly thought he was disciplined from start to finish was against JMM. In all of his other fights, the guy, at some point, decided to exchange when it wasn't necessary. It's who he is.
     
  6. Don't Sleep

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    Well he just went back to eating red meat in that fight after being a vegan for the last few fights. As someone in the strength and conditioning field, I know first hand that reintroducing an animal diet after consuming only plant sources, will defdinitely affect your performance. I think he also needs to move up in weight, as he doesnt seem to have year round disclpine (a la Floyd, Pac, Hopkins, etc...) . He walks around at 165/170.
     
  7. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Didn't know about the diet thing. But Tim is way too small for 154. He's even a small WW. He's even shorter than Pac, doesn't that say it all? :lol: