The Bradley/Khan saga - what would YOU do if you were Bradley.....

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Beeston Brawler, May 26, 2011.


  1. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Pretty simple question....

    There's been plenty of debate on this fight, with Khan backers such as Laz, Darni and Izmat all accusing Bradley of avoiding Khan, whereas Bradley backers such as Wallet, Mandanda etc taking the pragmatic approach and defending Bradley's decision not to go ahead with the fight.

    So - taking into account ALL the facts, which are....

    1. Khan and Bradley are #1 and #2 in the division, and we as boxing fans like to see these fights happen. We could say the titles will be unified - if you like that sort of thing.

    2. Bradley wants to get out of a promotional contract with Gary Shaw and pursue other options. Shaw also wants 20% of Bradley's money.

    3. Bradley was given a minimum $1.25m guarantee for any of five ''acceptable'' opponents at 140.

    4. Khan brings money from the UK too.

    5. Bob Arum has sounded Bradley out as a potential opponent for Pacquiao early next year.

    6. Khan has other options too, despite this being his preferred opponent.

    7. The fight will still be there down the line anyway.

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    Ignoring all bias/dislike or whatever, and preferably no ''quack'' posts - would you take the fight now, or take a step back and consider your options?
     
  2. Will Cooling

    Will Cooling Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Bradley has to resign with Shaw to take the fight then if I was him I wouldn't take the fight. Khan/Judah is a better fight anyway.
     
  3. The.Horse

    The.Horse Guest

    If I were Tim Bradley, I'd wanna fight Amir Khan on July 23rd. However, I feel it's understandable for him to be considering his options.

    Horse out.
     
  4. Lazarus

    Lazarus Realist Full Member

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    Quack.












    Go back and read my posts. I'm not being serious.

    I still defend the notion that, if the shoe was on the other foot, the criticism would be very much on Khan for his move.
     
  5. Lazarus

    Lazarus Realist Full Member

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    And where have Darni and Iz accused Bradley of ducking?

    I haven't seen anything from them. I wasn't being serious, and I made that clear, twice.
     
  6. The.Horse

    The.Horse Guest

    Lazarus,

    Whilst there may be truth to your assumption, it seems slightly hypocritical that you believe it is acceptable for your actions to mirror those that were previously criticised.

    Horse out.
     
  7. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Perhaps, though I wouldn't personally.

    Two points on this one I suppose....

    1. Bradley got himself into this mess with Shaw.

    2. Khan hasn't faced an opponent on home soil from abroad that brought significant money to the table....
     
  8. Lazarus

    Lazarus Realist Full Member

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    I only do it as a joke :lol:

    Bradley chose not to go with this purely by choice. If you check out his interviews, he said he wants options, which fair enough he should be entitled to..

    BUT, the mistake he acknowledged was calling out Amir at this current time. He now wants the fight to 'marinate' as he believes it could be bigger.

    I mean, in all honesty, I can imagine the image being so different if Amir said that. I don't know, that's just how I feel.

    There's a lot of double standards on the forum, trust me.
     
  9. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    I think he should take the fight to be honest. A 'might fight Pacquiao' isn't really good enough for me. If the fights signed and sealed, very well its the right decision. But as it is, I don't like hanging about on non-certainties.

    As for the 20% thing, its been good enough up til now hasn't it? If you make your bed, you better lie in it.
     
  10. ed7890

    ed7890 Col. Hunter Gathers Full Member

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    I don't know, nobody gave Khan too much hassle for taking a softish defense at home after the Maidana fight, the general consensus seemed to be that it was fair enough after that tough fight.

    Khan got a lot of hassle before that for his choice of opponents before Maidana, but not too many people are on his case now.
     
  11. Atm, Bradley-Khan is a brilliant "trade" fight as Ian Darke would say but it'd do **** in the States.

    Let them build it up, there's no rush....look at Haye/Wlad, it was just a HW title fight 3 years ago and now it's massive.
     
  12. Flea Man

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    I'd fight Khan as I'd be pretty happy about my chances against him.

    Then again, I'm not him. Money is obviously a bigger factor when you could ex amount of millions as opposed to a smaller amount. Doesn't seem worth quibbling over, but obviously it is.
     
  13. izmat

    izmat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Khan-Judah and Maidana- Bradley. Winners fight each other and losers fight each other
     
  14. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล

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    This was the plan with Alexander-Bradley and Khan-Maidana.
     
  15. izmat

    izmat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Getting a win over Khan will crash this forum and will turn you into ESB legend ..I would take the fight!