Why is Timothy Bradley one of the highest paid boxers on the planet?

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  1. hofbrau

    hofbrau Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Freddie Roach and many of those in the boxing industry claim Timothy Bradley is unable to sell tickets and there isn't much business in fighting him.

    If Tim Bradley really can't sell any tickets, as Freddie Roach claims, why is he paid so much money and why are "ticket sellers" like*Ricky Hatton interested in fighting him? Bradley was paid $1.1 million dollars to fight Devon Alexander, $1.025 million dollars to fight Joel Casamayor, then a base pay of $5 million dollars to fight Manny Pacquiao.

    Just fighting Pacquiao made Bradley better known. Pulling off the upset, fairly or not, only made Bradley even more famous. So next time you hear Freddie Roach say something along the lines of "Bradley sold six tickets last time and he'll sell less next time," just take it with a grain of salt. Bradley is happy with the money he's making.
     
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  2. Prince.

    Prince. 24/7 365 Full Member

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    So you timmyz biggest fan... u gonna get ringside tickets for his upcoming fight ?
     
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  3. TheMoneyTeam1

    TheMoneyTeam1 Picking cherries Full Member

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    Bradley is a disgrace for even acting like he won since the Pacquiao bout. Punk.
     
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  4. prelude

    prelude Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bradley is a disgrace to fighter like Martinez who make the same money fighting better opponent.
     
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  5. DoninLouisiana

    DoninLouisiana Boxing Guru Full Member

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    Bradley is not that big of a draw and all of Pacquiao's oppents in the last couple of years get $5 million plus a small proceed of the PPV $$. When he fights Lucas Matthysse (And it will happen probably at 147) he will get destroyed and you will not hear much more about Timmy
     
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  6. slugger3000

    slugger3000 You Mad Bro? Full Member

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    He has a good promotional team behind him!
     
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  7. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    It's well documented that Bradley fights don't sell well. Prior to fighting Pac, Bradley's biggest fight to date was against Alexander; a fight that did extremely poor at the box office. And if you want to discount that as an example due its unfavorable location of Detriot, Michigan, one only has to youtube his fights in his hometown against Campbell, Abregu, and Peterson to see the array of empty seats.
     
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  8. hofbrau

    hofbrau Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  9. Dipset

    Dipset Dipset4Ever Full Member

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    because he's the best...
     
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  10. ThaWiseJester

    ThaWiseJester Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is exactly what is wrong with boxing,this guy don't sell.. What a shame,people still but hurt that he took Pac's belt offered him a rematch and Pac ran but yet Tim is the bad guy.. :patsch
     
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  11. purephase

    purephase Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This argument is just as poor in the abridged format as it was on BLH.
     
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  12. vengeex

    vengeex Boxing Junkie banned

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    Coz he's undefeated. Look at Floyd.
     
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  13. bobotnaman

    bobotnaman ★★★★☆ Full Member

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    black, slick, young, hungry, lion, bald.
     
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  14. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    pac wins and rios wins impressively....pac-rios is next, that is if floyd ***** out again.
     
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  15. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    That didn't make sense. For Bradley's weight class, he has fought comparatively better opposition than Martinez. He is at least fighting the best available opponent. He took on Alexander, and Pacman recently. That would be like, Martinez fighting Golovkin, and then moving up in weight to take on Andre Ward.
     
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