Tim Bradley is the last great Welterweight left.

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  1. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    He has an amazing record, has never ducked a soul and is willing to give it all in the ring. He has beaten all the top welters in his Promotional banner and I hope in the future Haymon and Arum can do a cross over tournament so Desert Storm can tear through the deep crop over there.

    When Mayweather, Manny, and Marquez hang em up, Bradley will be the last one left as a real champion with a A-1 resume.
    I don't see anybody, not Thurman, Porter,Khan, Broner, Brook, Ali, Rios, or even Crawford being able to stop the sheer will of Tim Bradley and give him a loss. That is if Tim can do what the hell Diaz tells him and stop fighting crazy at times.:bbb
     
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  2. devon2

    devon2 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree for the most part. The only problem is that he seems to fight to the level of his opposition at times. He also has taken A lot of punishment so I don't know how much longer(especially with his recent style) he can go on. I actually think Crawford could be the real deal going forward. Guy seems to have everything.
     
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  3. Code Red

    Code Red Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Manny beats them - their great, Floyd beats them - their bums, is that how it works?
     
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  4. devon2

    devon2 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Huh:huh People bash on Rios and Algieri plenty.
    And people have liked Maidana a lot more since his fights with Floyd(although he's not doing himself any favors with his inactivity).
     
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  5. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Bradley is on the decline by the time pac/floyd retire he's not going to be a top 3 ww.
     
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  6. devon2

    devon2 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I thought he looked great against Vargas other than that one punch he took.
     
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  7. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    He admitted himself that he lost 4 rounds, Vargas is PURE TRASH, it's arguable taht he lost like 2-3 fihgts against those eastern european guys before demarco. Chaves won at least 4-6 rounds against him too. Bradley in his prime wipe washes both of them.
     
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  8. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bradley and great should never be mentioned in the same sentence. A great fighter Tim Bradley is NOT.
     
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  9. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    He was great at 140, and if he stayed there he would have beat everyone down there. Would you consider him great if he never fought Pac and took the loss, and had wins over
    Peterson
    Alexander
    Holt
    Vasquez
    Casamayor
    Ruslan
    Garcia
    Matthyse
    Postol

    ATG hell no, but for this era he was a great, just like Wlad, and Calzaghe, they arent ATGs but they were great for the era.
     
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  10. devon2

    devon2 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He didn't lose 4 rounds, I thought he lost 2 or 3 personally. We all know Bradley isn't really the most reliable on scoring his own fights anyway:lol:.
    I would agree that we need to see him against a top welterwieght soon to readdress how good he is at the moment. But from what I've seen it's just that he fights to the level of his opposition.
     
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  11. PRINC£

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    Why you gotta make this thread about May/Pac :nut

    enough is enough
     
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  12. devon2

    devon2 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Definitely not an ATG but his resume is certainly a class above everyone else at Welterweight.
     
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  13. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    No way. Bradley did what he always does, holds his chin out and pretends he is the 147 version of Mike Tyson, swinging wild and getting checked. Solid chin though, that is undeniable.

    He took flush shots from Manny, Ruslan, and a mysteriously "jail built" Marquez . Vargas had nothing that could drop this guy and I don't see anybody else with the power needed to make Tim give.
     
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  14. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes he had a solid chin, but chins crack, and his durability will keep going down as he ages and takes more punishment.
     
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  15. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    He's not reliable when he scores a fight he loses for himself, but why would he give himself less round? He has a history of giving himself more rounds, not giving his opponent.
     
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