I am surprised to see so many people completely disregard such simple factors as age and style.
JMM is 40, if you put a 40 y.o man in the ring with somebody as slick and fast as Bradley(28-29yo), you can very well expect an extremely difficult fight. Tim is well rounded, can fight on the front foot, on the back foot, can jab, can move, can defend.
IMO JMM would get outboxed all night at this stage. Marquez lost his reflexes, and Bradley wouldn't come forward like Manny,wouldn't throw wild combinations a la Khan. It's not easy to counterpunch a mobile target who has a clear edge in speed and reflexes. Also timing would be hard, Bradley likes to box, use his jab to break the rhythm. He wouldn't be using the same jab-jab-straight combination all night.
As for JMM-Pac V , I honestly don't want to see it. They are both way past their prime, this match up has nothing more to offer in my opinion.
All my respect to both fighters, but they should either retire or, if they still have gas in their tank, fight somebody else.
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