Who had a better career, Timothy Bradley Jr or Ricky Hatton?

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Who had a better career, Timothy Bradley Jr or Ricky Hatton?

Poll closed Feb 18, 2023.
  1. Timothy Bradley Jr

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  2. Ricky Hatton

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  1. ThaChampIsHere

    ThaChampIsHere New Member Full Member

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  2. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bradders was probably never the man in the division and his win over Pac is highly debatable but he has another set of excellent wins.
    Holt
    Campbell
    Cheaterson
    Undefeated Alexander
    Prodnikov
    and Jmm

    Any one of these would probably add highly to Hattons resume which after Kosta, Mallinagi, Collazo and Urango is a bit thin of real high quality.

    So in terms of how he was viewed, his wins in big fights etc I'd probably go Bradley
     
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  3. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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  4. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Clearly Bradley.
     
  5. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    H2H I do not think Bradley can hang with Hatton. Even though Hatton is not a p4p ATG he is becoming underrated at 140. His pressure would be too much for Bradley in an 8-4 kind of fight. Hatton was a very good fighter.
     
  6. Easyrhino

    Easyrhino Member Full Member

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    Better question: Who wins: Bradley vs Hatton?

    I'd go with Rickey
     
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  7. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bradley had a better career, I think that is clear.

    I do think Hatton at his best beats Bradley at 140lb though.
     
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  8. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Better career is definitely Hatton, he’s still very popular and liked while nobody can stand Bradley.
     
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  9. GGGfans

    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    If we talk about popularity yes, clearly Hatton.
    But if you're only interested in athletic accomplishments, Bradley is superior.
     
  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No power.
     
  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Hatton was far better than Bradley, a really good body puncher.
     
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  12. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah but the question was “better career” not better resume, I guess you can go both ways with career, Hatton still had some great wins, fun fighter to watch and very likable so my vote is still Hatton because Bradley is so unlikable and annoying, I really don’t understand why he’s a commentator??!
     
  13. uppakut

    uppakut Active Member Full Member

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    Don't know how anyone can pick Hatton, yes he had a fairly decent career but Bradley fought much better fighters and beat most of them
     
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  14. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bradley. This forum can differentiate between career and ability sometimes haha
     
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  15. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    You gotta give the win to Timbo, he was a better fighter all around and h2h as well.
     
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