I thought the reaction to this matchup would be pretty much a landslide in favor of Bradley. But in another thread, a poster predicted Ortiz via mid round stoppage.. I'm wondering how everyone thinks this would play out. Poll to follow.
Probably Bradley, power, speed, endurance, chin, he's got a lot of skills.
Ortiz is barely 22 years old, barely turned 22 on the 31st of January. This dude is going to be a force reckon with, he's gonna be SCARY good he's a couple of years from his prime. Most boxers peak at around 27-30 this guy is still developing and already has a solid skill set. If Ortiz was 3 years older (Bradley-25yo) I'd have to say Ortiz would most likely win it by KO, he's got crazy power and is a pretty good boxer it's just his chin which will get better as time goes by.
Bradley would not knock Ortiz down. Come on now, just cuz you all saw him down against Maidana does not mean that a feather fisted boxer like Tim would do the same. Maidana has a 96% KO ratio. Ortiz would beat Bradley, Tim ain't got the pop to keep the kid off him.
There are 2 reasons why I think Bradley would knock Ortiz down.
1. Bradley has underrated power, he has hurt his past 4 opponents, he had Witter down when Witter still had a solid chin, he had Cherry down, Cherry has a good chin, he hurt Holt to the body and he wobbled Campbell at the end of the third.
2. Ortiz' chin is suspect, not because of the Maidana fight but because there have been reports out of the gyms in Cali that Ortiz has been buzzed and dropped by not so big punchers.
Ortiz has a pretty bad flaw of dropping his left hand went he backs up or when he's on the defensive, one of Bradley's best punches is his looping right hand, he throws it very well over the top, which can get to Ortiz because of the low left hand. Bradley isn't that big a puncher though so I think he wins by decision, knocking Ortiz down along the way. Ortiz would have his moments though, especially early.
Bradley would not knock Ortiz down. Come on now, just cuz you all saw him down against Maidana does not mean that a feather fisted boxer like Tim would do the same. Maidana has a 96% KO ratio. Ortiz would beat Bradley, Tim ain't got the pop to keep the kid off him.
I think Bradley's athleticism, workrate and versatility would carry him to a late stoppage or wide UD. Possibly coming off the canvas once. He won't just be winging hayemakers at Ortiz. He'd be throwing tight punches in combinations.
Bradley's good, against the Holts, Witters and aging Campbells of the division. Ortiz has enough to beat him though. Victor just got caught up in the wrong type of fight against Maidana. He'll be back.
Ortiz has a pretty bad flaw of dropping his left hand went he backs up or when he's on the defensive, one of Bradley's best punches is his looping right hand, he throws it very well over the top, which can get to Ortiz because of the low left hand. Bradley isn't that big a puncher though so I think he wins by decision, knocking Ortiz down along the way. Ortiz would have his moments though, especially early.
The only weakness Ortiz has shown is that he cant repeatedly take huge bombs to the head. I really like Bradley so its hard to bet against him, but I think everybody writing off Ortiz was extremely premature. Ortiz has more pop in his punch, so I could see him winning rounds on that alone and winning a SD.
Bradley via McCall esque stoppage. Bradley will even give him tissue during the rd.
Bradley finally took command of the voting.. For a while he was getting pretty pwned.
nate campbell would rush to the ring with a steel chair and clock bradley over the head with it leaving him down for the count
And the ref would be busy warning Ortiz' corner.. unfortunately causing him to miss the entire chair attack.
I thought the reaction to this matchup would be pretty much a landslide in favor of Bradley. But in another thread, a poster predicted Ortiz via mid round stoppage.. I'm wondering how everyone thinks this would play out. Poll to follow.
nate campbell would rush to the ring with a steel chair and clock bradley over the head with it leaving him down for the count
i think it's size.
bradley is a natural 140 guy even though he's pretty muscular.
ortiz is a big kid. he's a legit welterweight or maybe even super welterweight later on in his career.
Right, but does Ortiz come in on fight night weighing significatntly heavier than the JWW limit? Although I can definitely see him making his way to WW before long I didn't think of him as being particularly large. Too bad were not likely to see this fight for a while. Apparently there are two very differing schools of thought on the result. Would probably make for an interesteing fight in light of that.
hed get up, becaz he has heart, something ortiz might find discouraging.
and?? Ali got knocked down by henry cooper, but 40-0 (38 ko's) geoge foreman couldent do it. explain.
I honestly think, the way Bradley reacted to his first knockdown against Holt shows just how good his chin really is. He got hit flush and was borderline lifted off the ground and dropped down. After gathering himself, and by the time he took his full count, he had his legs and bearings back. That knockdown definitey evidences Bradley durability.