I see alot people making it seem like he's just a push over or something lol...he's far from he is undefeated young hungry very durable skilled fighter and always in great condition, he also beat alexander who was undefeated aswell who just came off sn impressive victory over maidana, also dominated nate campbell, made casamayor look like a complete bum, he also dominated lamont peterson who just defeated amir khan who was considered the best jww by alot of people....so to say this guy will be an easy fight for pacquiao has to be a fool, bradleys gonna be so determined to win the fight hr has tons of heart and always finds a way to win...and dont say but his best weight is at jww because its not like pac is a huge welterwright anyways...that being said I expect a tough fight for both men, full ctedit if pac beats bradley
Bradley needs to put on the performance of his career so far to win this fight and it is possible that he can do that. I would like to see Bradley box well from the outside with movement or be completely on the inside. I don't want Bradley to be at mid-range at no point in this fight. Either outside or inside that is where Manny's weaknesses are IMO.
He's fighting Manny, so he's not that underrated.
What he said. But I do agree with the TS' point. Bradley really is an excellent fighter and this is the kind of matchup that proves that Top Rank has the best matchmakers in the sport. Golden Boy invested in Khan and TR is going with Bradley. Difference being that Bradley is being thrown into the lion's den early. I think he can do very well but, as disciplined as he is, this might be too early for him. Pacquiao is a veteran of 60 or so fights, has been in the sport for nearly a century and - in spite of his recent lackadaisical performances - might look reborn against a fighter who is willing to come forward and take some risks. Still, Bradley is a live, live underdog. Manny is the rightful favorite but I'm not betting on this one.
He wouldn't be underrated at all if he unified the 140 division would he now?
He did unify 140.
Anyway most people I see giving Bradley credit are those routing for Pacman anyway & are trying to get everyone else to give Pacman credit.
I'm not one of those. Bradley isn't a pushover & there will be a lot of shock across the boards when Bradley has his way with Pacman. Bradley will box circles around Pacman. There's no need to sit & traded with him. It's been proven that movement bothers Pacman. Add Bradley's prime status punch output durability & stamina & you have a huge upset looming.
I dont see him as being underrated, he was the recognised number 1 @ 140 till he b1tched out of a fight with Khan. He has a couple decent names on his resume, I think Manny will beat him but I could be wrong.
he shut down Alexander the twat
he tried for Maidana, but Marcos punked out of the fight
he ditched Khan to get the Pac fight
they'll probably still fight later on
he whooped Lamont already too
You can soon add Pac to that list
and hopefully soon after Amir Con.
He wouldn't be underrated at all if he unified the 140 division would he now?
he shut down Alexander the twat
he tried for Maidana, but Marcos punked out of the fight
he ditched Khan to get the Pac fight
they'll probably still fight later on
he whooped Lamont already too
he's not underrated
he just lost some respect for ditching the Khan fight
Bradley has proven his worth by this point
the guy is a pretty good fighter who takes a decent punch
good stamina, decent boxing skills, high workrate
Bradley is no soft touch for anybody
Pac should win this IMO and is rightfully the favorite.
BUT..eventually..after hearing so many people say he's so "under rated"...don't you think that adds up to NOT being under rated at all? I mean..that means a lot of people hold him in good regard (not great)...but he's rated for as good as his victories have been...for all those are worth.
Hell..people are going to hear him be called under rated so much that they might over rate the guy.
Tim has the skills to beat Manny hands down. But, Manny is a beast. It will take Tim to be on his A game to pull it off. But I honestly think he will be. If he fights his fight and doesn't get caught up in any to toe to toe exchanges, he will almost dominate Manny. He needs to use his jab and give Manny angles. Manny has problems with fighters that move to his right. If he throws fast combos and get out before Manny can react, it will be an easy night for him. He also has to tie Manny up and push him back to make him constantly have to reset. The only thing that I worry about is Tim getting caught with a big shot. Not that it would hurt him, but he probably would end up trading with him. That would fall right into Manny's hands. So Tim will have to fight 12 complete discipline rounds.
The only ones saying negative things about Bradley are Amir Khan fans and Pac hating Floyd Mayweather fans. The khan fans are pissed that Bradley ducked Khan, and the Floyd fans don't want to give Pacman credit for fighting a more dangerous guy than Floyd is fighting.
Floyd even said yesterday that Pacquiao has a TOUGH task with Bradley, he never mentioned Bradley's name caue he didnt want to promote that fight, but he acknowledged his skill and said he will give Pacman a tough fight.