Was Tim Bradley good in his Prime?

Bradley was 11-1 in world title fights and his only career losses were to Manny Pacquiao. Bradley was very good. He didn't have great speed or big power punches but he was an intelligent fighter who had no quit in him. He deserved his Hall of Fame induction.

 

There's not many boxers that hold a victory over both Pacquiao and Marquez.

He also defeated a prime Peterson and Alexander. Clearly in the HOF and deservedly so.

 

The wins against Peterson, Alexander and Marquez are very good and I rate his fight with Provodnikov highly as well.
Tim had heart but I dont consider it hof worthy. Hof boxer to me is like Cotto.
Lets be real though Pac beat him the first time as well and it was typical bob arum toprank bs inhouse fighting where they robbed him and then milked it for 3 fights.
I always considered it a waste of time for them to fight 3 times.
Bradley could hsve fought Khan, Maidana, Cotto or Floyd and had some cool fights.
Bradley is also my go to example for show muscle. Guy looked great but had no power.

 

That's all you need to say.

Pacquiao vs Bradley 1 was extremely close and could have gone either way in my opinion.

TB is a HOF fighter.

 

Good and very exciting to watch. When he was active he was one of my favorites.

 

Very good fighter a bit underrated if anything during his time, but short of great. Did the best with what he had, good movement, fast hands but didn't have the weapons to really bother any of the elite guys.

Loved his war with Provodnikov, that fight showed he had the heart of a champion, how he was able to be that hurt and yet kept trying to fire back was bonkers.

 

What fight were you watching?

 

The clinic against Roidquez was special. Bradley's only ever lost to Pac.

 

He's not particularly gifted for a HOF fighter, and he wasn't even particularly popular for a HOF fighter, not particularly famous in a timeless sense that ordinarily marks an inarguable HOF'er. But was he good? You'd have to be an absolute donut to not think he wasn't at least good. He was one of the top world class fighters in the world for a few years. A short-lister during the Pacquiao era. A superbly multifaceted light welterweight, and a very good welterweight. I don't believe against Pacquiao and Marquez that he did well enough to beat Pacquiao in multiple attempts, despite his official win, but he did some excellent boxing and fighting in those matches, and I didn't even really consider his Marquez win to be as emphatic as it seems typical on the forum. I thought it was actually somewhat close, with one guy looking significantly quicker and slicker, but actually close in what counts the most-clean, effective punching. But a win. And, yet again, demonstrable of excellent boxing skills and the mind and heart of a championship fighter.

His resume overall is solid and quite diverse. He took on a genuinely interesting and good roster of names. He was versatile, and he was physically strong, even though he was also a mediocre to light puncher for his size. He had technically disjointed delivery that I could critique. He was impeccably conditioned, incredibly strong-willed, had the durability and stamina to go for days. He did the right things when he was forced into instinct over training. And you can't train an instinct into a fighter. They will have an instinct or they won't. These are the things that separate the men from the boys. Bradley was a man among men. Someone like Broner, for instance, you could argue was a more natural talent in various ways to Bradley. But Broner errs on the side of boyhood, when among the guys who contest major titles. Yeah, Bradley was good. He was arguable as a great, and he was a borderline HOF call, among many now, but he was obviously good, having several wins over guys who were also obviously good-to-very-good themselves. It's not really questionable stuff. Such a quality fighter. Jeez. Jeeznuts.

 

Golly.

 

I mean, gee willikers.

 

Heaven's sake.

 

Crikey.

 

Don Draper's pants, man.