Timothy Bradley?????

I think Cotto would win a wide UD. Witter wouldnt be busy this fight cause he would get beat bad, but he knows how to stay out of range, but yeh Cotto another class.

 

:good WIDE ud,possible late stoppage

 

Up at WW i think Witter is boderline top10.

It has taken him ages to get to where he is at LW he doesnt need to give up his belt and move north.

 

If Hatton doent fight him I see no reason for him staying there, he could fight Cintron without having to drop the title, plus out of all the top 10 WW's I see Witter beating; Cintron, Clottey, Collazo, and maybe even Williams and Quintana, Hatton could probably stay there too but he met a fighter suited to him and the number 1, I guess Hatton would like the easier path.

 

No way does Witter beat Williams or Quintana.

Plus i could see Clottey and Collazo being to much for him.

I think Cintron would be 50/50 though

 

Why doesnt he beat Williams or Quintana? Williams struggled with a bum Witter destroyed.

Collazo I think cause Hatton looked beat, you can not apply this to Witter.

 

Quitana is in my opinion to well rounded and slick for Witter.

Witter would have trouble reaching Williams and Williams's punch output would be too great for Witters gas tank, imo

Plus even if Williams struggled with an opponent, its like saying Mayweather struggled with Sosa, who was destroyed by Cotto, therefore Cotto would beat Joy.
Collazo would be pretty close but again i think he would be too busy for Witter, plus he has a good beard.

 

spot on:good

 

Why make all these hypothetical fights for Witter. What makes you think these fights can be made. He had Hopkin's lined up and that fell through. Hatton's the logical fight and the whole boxing world knows it.

 

at the minute hatton-witter is still hypothetical,plus boxing rarely goes by logic.

 

Witter needs an entertaining fight on ITV against Bradley. He's relying on the British public to drum up enough of an appetite for a fight with Hatton. If he's as dour as he usually is then this wont happen.

Even if Witter is entertaining though, he still needs to raise his profile in the States as I've said elsewhere.

As for the comparisons between Lazcano and Bradley. Lets be honest, both are bums and both will be easy pickings for Hatton and Witter respectively. Someone said earlier that Witter should fight Torres, I agree! Hatton takes out Malignaggi and Witter takes out Torres to set up a unification bout next year.

At the moment though there is little interest in Witter v Hatton outside of serious boxing fans.

 

He doesn't really need to raise his profile in the States, not in relation to a fight with Hatton anyway. Hatton is always going to be the ticket seller. HBO were interested in showing Witter vs Lazcano (ironically) in States which was talked about but fell through. They've also taken one all Euro match in Kessler/Calzaghe so there is a precedent, they would take Witter-Hatton considering the latters profile and the marketing potential the fight has

And the difference between the opponents is that Lazcano is truely easy pickings, a blown up lightweight that got sparked by Witter's latest victim, and Bradley is a mandatory that Witter had no say in

 

Lazcarno didnt get sparked by Harris:nono

He lost in a competitive fight which alot of Witter fans/Hatton haters where using to justify Harris being a quality fighter and win for Junior, which ive always disputed.

Lazcarno is a tune up, you know it and so do i, if people dont like the fight, dont buy it:good

Did anyone else hear Witter claim that Morua was a gimme fight for him? Did you hell, you know why? Its called selling a fight

 

Bradley has a lot of natural talent and very quick fists, but he's too green to beat Witter. He's fought on Shobox about 4 times now, so I think I've seen him enough to make a decent assessment.

First off, he's never been in a close fight before, which I think will hurt him. Bradley hasn't had to face adversity yet, which he'll see in spades in this fight. Also, he seemed very jittery early in his TV debut, so I have to imagine he'll have some nerves and be off his game in his first title fight.

Bradley's pretty well-rounded, but other than quick fists, not much stands out. Possibly a bit too orthodox for his own good, and while he has decent movement, it's sometimes predictable and he sometimes has mental lapses. Can fight both inside and out, although when he boxes on the outside he has a tendency to jump in, which would leave him prone to be countered or even beaten to the punch if Witter can time it right. When he comes inside, he likes to back the opponent up and land shots to the body. He's not completely feather fisted, but he doesn't put a lot of his body into his punches. He's scored his fair share of KDs on countershots though, although I doubt Witter will let him counter that squarely.

I wouldn't call Bradley a bum; he's a prospect with a lot of potential. Just he's still a prospect. Fighting Witter is moving up about 5 levels in class. I'm a bit surprised that Gary Shaw threw him out to the wolves like this, but Bradley thinks he's ready and he probably wants to keep Bradley happy, since he's one of the better prospects on the roster.

I suspect Witter will dominate the fight early. If Bradley doesn't get overwhelmed and/or there isn't a quick stoppage, I think the fight could get more competitive in the later rounds as Bradley starts to get more comfortable. Bradley trains like a maniac and I haven't seen him get fatigued late in fights. Still, he's just not in Witter's class quite yet, and really could have used a Castillo fight as a test first.

 

Anyone could beat Witter technically but his power is a neutraliser and few can overcome how awkward he is.