What style of fighter beats Bradley? Also what strategy?

I am 99% sure Prov beats him in a rematch He hurt Bradley badly in the first round and started head hunting and ignoring the body. The ref could've stopped it in the first round Prov showed in the Alvarado fight that he can go to the body now and save his punches for openings Even if Bradley ran the whole fight Prov would beat him because he'll break him down to the body and eventually stop him You really think Prov could do anything to Bradley that he didn't already do to him? Prov was outclassed by Bradley inbetween the stints of being hurt.

From getting some feedback I think the mauler type would work well against this style. Who are some of the mauler types that you guys think could get the job done? If they can either a) cut the ring off well or push him back to the ropes with jabs b) high work rate but both plans need c) steam behind the punches because Bradley is one of the toughest mofos out there

From getting some feedback I think the mauler type would work well against this style. Who are some of the mauler types that you guys think could get the job done?

Swarmer/Mauler type beats him. In a nutshell, Prod would win in a rematch with a better ref. Pacquaio beat him by swarming him with punches from different angles.

Bradley would be adored by any corner.. he works hard and pushes himself in the ring and doesn't let up.. plus he got the chin and heart to back it up just incase. The way to beat him, isn't exactly laid out. Bradley reacts well to adversity, but if you have the power to hurt him you can create openings. I'm not sure if anyone has focused a body attack on Bradley, the ****er tends to move a lot.

You're retarded if you thought Marquez-Bradley and Bradley-Provonikov was a robbery. Bradley-Prov was a close fight.

I am 99% sure Prov beats him in a rematch He hurt Bradley badly in the first round and started head hunting and ignoring the body. The ref could've stopped it in the first round Prov showed in the Alvarado fight that he can go to the body now and save his punches for openings Even if Bradley ran the whole fight Prov would beat him because he'll break him down to the body and eventually stop him

BEWARE: Super long post for the cliff notes read only the bold In my opinion Pacquiao beat Bradley but I am wondering what style beats Bradley on paper. After watching a few Bradley fights I see why the judges have such a hard time scoring his fights. I also remember a great thread on here about this. He lands a good amount of quick punches that don't carry a lot of steam. At the same time his foot movement keeps you from landing clean punches. Even if the punches land clean on him, it is hard to follow up. Even in the Pacquiao fight, in which I thought Bradley lost by a few rounds, I can understand why some people gave Bradley 4-5 rounds. Bradley is a great fighter in that he takes you out of your game plan. Pretty much every single round in the Marquez fight he was controlling the pace, distance, and territory of the fight. For this reason most of the close rounds went to him since he confused Marquez. His ring generalship makes it hard to score against him. What style of fighter do you guys think would create trouble for Bradley in a consistent fashion? For example: most slick boxers, and movers give Marquez a hard time. This is a trend that is prevalent through his career. (Mayweather, Bradley, Norwood, John). _______________________________________________________ Again I am just a fan of boxing with only a few amateur matches in my younger years. But I think one of the ways to beat Bradley is to not try to knock him out. You should bring up your volume with him, and not concern yourself with landing hard. Essentially fight him "pitty-pat for pitty-pat". This way the overall punches landed will be higher. If you look at the compubox for his last few fights, except the Pacquiao match he pretty much matches you punch for punch, while making you look silly with exceptional foot speed, and good movement. Another thing to look out for is his head butts in the early rounds. After looking at Marquez's face, and rewatching the fight I realized that his face inflammation was caused in the exact spot where he was butted in the 1st or 2nd round. (Source: fight, and the Golpe a Golpe Special after the fight on the Spanish language ESPN). Of course Bradley's accurate punches later in the fight softened it up more, but the main damage appears to come from that. So in those instances defend yourself with a high guard and time lateral movement so his symmetrical dome lands on your elbows. Similar to what Floyd did against Hatton, Ortiz and several others. Distance is another way in which Bradley is exceptional. Even a master of distance like JMM could not control the distance. JMM in my opinion has never had great foot work, and as a result he has been knocked down several times due to this. In the Pacquiao vs. Marquez 4, Mayweather fights the main issue in his knockdowns was his feet (of course he got clocked good, but if he had better footwork these ones could have been avoided). But he is great at using distance to offset your offense (look at Marquez vs. Pacquiao III). I am not including the knockdowns in the Pacquiao vs. Marquez I and II, and I believe the Barrera/Katsidis came from clean punches where the foot issues were not as relevant. The way to control distance is to just negate Bradley's distance, even if you have to give up your own desired distance. My reasoning for this is below. I know it sounds counterproductive but..... In the Marquez fight you can see that Bradley can operate from a distance due to his speed and the unpredictability of his punch choices (this is one of the things I believe Marquez overlooked) virtually unopposed. Since Marquez was on the attack he operated in the fashion of trying to close the distance and trying to land his right hand. I think that after seeing the discrepancy in foot speed, Marquez should allow Bradley to keep his distance. Once he sees any forward movement from Bradley, Marquez should have taken a diagonal step backwards and used a jab. If you look at the punch stats Marquez did not utilize a jab. I agree that in going in on Bradley with slower hands the jab could be counter-productive (you might miss any good opportunities to land a nice solid power punch). But since it is the longest punch that you can throw it is useful in backing up, and off putting Bradley's quicker offence. He should have goaded Bradley into thinking he was controlling the distance and avoided the exchanges that Bradley was initiating. At this point Bradley would have to reach to land punches. This would negate his control of distance (part of ring generalship), and possibly result in winning some of the closer rounds. Bradley beat Marquez in many of those exchanges due to greater accuracy, and since through speed+head movement he was able to roll with most of Marquez's landed punches. The result was that Bradley was only semi wobbled a few times in the fight even though Marquez does have decent power. I agree this would have muffled Marquez offense in the fight but the fact was that Marquez's offense was not as effective as it normally is. Truthfully the only way that I believe Marquez could have won this fight is through hurting Bradley and dropping him or KOing him. Bradley having to reach in would create more opportunities to land scoring blows, and tire him out more. Finally what fighters around 140-154 do you guys think would give Bradley a hard fight, and why (stylewise)? Also what could a fighter that is not as athletic as Bradley do to win? What styles beat Bradley on Paper try Competent Judges or Non corupt Judges that would be the first step.

Bradley finds a way, even against Pacquiao. Bottom line is that his army disipline gives him an advantage. I believe He would get dirty if He has too, to win.

Soggy I watched that fight several times now. In my opinion PACQUIAO WON by a wide margin (117-111). As ridiculous as it sounds though I think that Bradley's style makes scoring a nightmare, and I can actually see how some people made the fight close-ish (116-112 W Pacquiao). I do however see no way that fight as a Bradley win or even a draw. Pacquiao's style is not a common one. Who else do you have beating Bradley? if provodnikov works on his stamina he can stop bradley in a rematch....

seriously just watch the pac fight...because bradley lost. Soggy I watched that fight several times now. In my opinion PACQUIAO WON by a wide margin (117-111). As ridiculous as it sounds though I think that Bradley's style makes scoring a nightmare, and while I disagree I can actually see how some people made the fight close-ish (115-113 W Pacquiao). I do however see no way that fight as a Bradley win or even a draw. Pacquiao's style is not a common one. Who else do you have beating Bradley?

seriously just watch the pac fight...because bradley lost. that's the style...

The style = Athletic style (Roy Jones, Floyd, Pacquiao... Any style that relies on supreme physical athleticism) Strategy = Watch the Pacquiao fight... If ur not as gifted as Pacquiao, then ur not gonna win I am inclined to agree with you. I think anyone who is more athletic than Bradley like Pacquiao will win.

Great thread.

Not many Top Rank fighters beat him. Pacquiao and Marquez have already shown that they are about even with TB. Provodnikov seemed to have KD'ed Bradley a couple of times but bad officiating prevented him from those points, and even then seemed to have punched himself out in the end. Bradley can go up to 154 to fight Cotto and Martirosyan if he wanted to, or he can stay at 147 and fight Prov, Marquez, Pac over and over again.

Bradley beats all comers.....he has too many facets to figure out and his activity is the wildcard that fills in the gaps and always pushes the close rounds in his favor.

Similar to how Bradley doesn't have one particular style, he sort of fights in an ambiguous style where as many people say he's good at everything but not great at anything in particular, well similar to that I feel like an opponent doesn't need a particular style but rather needs to be well rounded just like Bradley and simply out will him or out throw him. Someone like Amir Khan for obvious reasons could do well since Bradley doesn't have the power to necessarily hurt Khan. But honestly there may not be anyone right now that can defeat Bradley he's defeated the top guys of almost every major style. He's beaten Alexander, Peterson, JMM, Pac...there's not many left standing that can test him. Maybe Mathysse as some people would consider Mathysse as an even heavier handed and more brutal version of Provodnikov so now that Prov has shown Bradley's chin can be cracked, Mathysse may be the guy to do it again Interesting points. It makes sense. I believe an offensive fighter with speed like Khan would do well. What were your scores for the Bradley vs. Marquez/Pacquiao fights? What do you think Bradley's power is like? Do you think he hits as hard a Floyd? Also in my opinion I think Provodnikov is a harder hitter than Matthysse. I also think that he has a better chin.

The style = Athletic style (Roy Jones, Floyd, Pacquiao... Any style that relies on supreme physical athleticism) Strategy = Watch the Pacquiao fight... If ur not as gifted as Pacquiao, then ur not gonna win

Anyone with power and stamina can beat Bradley. Had Ruslan been giving his accurate KD, he beat Bradley. Manny Pacquaio beat Bradley. Marquez he barely won a very close draw-ish fight. All you have to be is a A level fighter who wants to win and you will give him problems. Mexico what was your score for the Marquez vs. Bradley and Pacquiao vs. Bradley fights?

Similar to how Bradley doesn't have one particular style, he sort of fights in an ambiguous style where as many people say he's good at everything but not great at anything in particular, well similar to that I feel like an opponent doesn't need a particular style but rather needs to be well rounded just like Bradley and simply out will him or out throw him. Someone like Amir Khan for obvious reasons could do well since Bradley doesn't have the power to necessarily hurt Khan. But honestly there may not be anyone right now that can defeat Bradley he's defeated the top guys of almost every major style. He's beaten Alexander, Peterson, JMM, Pac...there's not many left standing that can test him. Maybe Mathysse as some people would consider Mathysse as an even heavier handed and more brutal version of Provodnikov so now that Prov has shown Bradley's chin can be cracked, Mathysse may be the guy to do it again