In hindsight top rank didn't do Bradley any favors...

I mean outside of the Pacman 1 and 2 fights and Marquez, Timmy has been reverted to longggg layoffs and has been the subject of up to and including death treats. I miss the dog Bradley. That 140lber who took on any and everyone and was in the ring 3 times a year. Now he's usually on the sidelines fighting rarely. It's possible he would have eventually gotten at least one between Marquez or Pacman without fully committing to top rank. And he would have gotten Khan out of there long ago doing all o us a favor. Anyway war Dessert Storm! Dude who the hell is that girl in your sig. That body is incredible! Tell me please. Btw. F top rank. Bradley need to get out of that contract ASAP. Good fighter

Top Rank has done great things for Bradley. They've given him 3 PPV fights, a fake win over Manny Pacquiao, and paid him millions. His problem is that every time he fights Pacquiao, he gets hurt and has to recover from an injury. He probably should have left, though. All the best fights for him now are away from Top Rank.

Bradley is probably the most underrated fighter out there IMO, needs to get a fight lined up soon. I was always a big fan but the way he did Marquez was hilarious, especially that 12th round when he wobbled him.

Not to mention Top Rank paid him 1.3 million to fight a shot Joel Casamayor on a PPV undercard. They also were going to pay him 2.3 million to fight Peterson in a rematch, which Bradley turned down. And I think Bradley's inactivity is largely due to injuries. Top Rank has been very good to Timothy Bradley. Dude got a calf injury and is recovering. Supposed to be training this month, but saw his ALS ice bucket challenge... looked kind of chubby, but he still doesn't have a fight announced

What is happening with Bradley now anyways? Is he injured or just taking time off from the second Pacquiao fight?

That's Bradley's fault, he should've not ducked Khan.

He's fine, think he'll actually move up to 154 and get some fights thereBradley is too small for 154 and I think the best guys at that weight like Canelo and Lara and probably Cotto would be much too strong for him. He won't be as good at 154 because he is a small welterweight and 154 is not a natural weight for him to fight at.

I think Bradley made the right move going with Top Rank. It got him two Pacquiao fights and a Marquez fight for about 15 million bucks in pay. His doing well in those fights got him recognition as one of the top 5 pfp fighters in the world. If he had not gone with Top Rank it's not likely he would have made as much money or be ranked so high. I am sorry he never beat up Khan but with Arum and Oscar possibly doing business together maybe that could happen some day. I don't know why Bradley fights so rarely these days but it might be his choice and not because Arum won't line up fights for him. I don't know what the story is on that.

He made some good money though. That's what he wanted. He doesn't care about the layoffs as long as he can get what he wants.

? Bradley has made good Money with Top Rank, which he would not have made staying with Gary Shaw or going to GBP No question Bradley made the right choice going to Top Rank and STAYING with Top Rank especially if you look at how much of a MESS GBP is right now The last payday with Pacquiao was a really good one especially since he got rid of Cameron Dunkin and had his wife be the Manager which=MORE MONEY for them. Bradley will have no problem bouncing back and getting right back to the Top of the Welterweight Division, I would still pick Bradley to beat most at a Welterweight!

Sadly, I'll stand corrected folks. Hopefully we see him soon in a meaningful fight. :rofl: That was quite the rapid thread backfire.

Oh, this GBP is better than TR again, Schaefer is better than Arum... SHO is better than HBO. Topics debated by 7 yr olds. People just never learn anything, it seems. All I know was Schaefer fought to get him in the ring with Khan. He sweet talked him, HBO offered him the kind of money he didn't even deserve, they made Khan give up some of his royalties in the UK, promised him the world, etc. Bradley turned everything down. Schaefer and Shaw were furious. Fight never happened. He was a lost soul after that and didn't know what to do. If you ask Bradley today, he'll tell you Arum saved his life.

Oh yea, just made him rich as hell and gave him a level of exposure he never knew. When I started following him on twitter pre pac fight.. had like 3k followers.... now he has like 60k Yea, did nothing for him

I mean outside of the Pacman 1 and 2 fights and Marquez, Timmy has been reverted to longggg layoffs and has been the subject of up to and including death treats. I miss the dog Bradley. That 140lber who took on any and everyone and was in the ring 3 times a year. Now he's usually on the sidelines fighting rarely. It's possible he would have eventually gotten at least one between Marquez or Pacman without fully committing to top rank. And he would have gotten Khan out of there long ago doing all o us a favor. Anyway war Dessert Storm! They moved Bradley forward. He became a multi millionaire and proud. They set fight with Peterson which he refused. There was good money involved. They organised another fight for him but he turned it down. In this case Top Rank did well for him.

So Canelo/Floyd, Canelo/Lara, Broner/Maidana, Garcia/Matthysse, Peterson/Matthysse, Garcia/Khan, Porter/Alexander etc where all GBP fringe contender round robins? you guys need to stop acting like GBP only does Garcia/Salka kind of matchups, that is clearly not the case. Okay. Canelo and Floyd, and MAYBE Lara, and Garcia get a pass.

So Canelo/Floyd, Canelo/Lara, Broner/Maidana, Garcia/Matthysse, Peterson/Matthysse, Garcia/Khan, Porter/Alexander etc where all GBP fringe contender round robins? you guys need to stop acting like GBP only does Garcia/Salka kind of matchups, that is clearly not the case. I can never understand what fans want in a card. GBP undercard tend to be better and more competitive than TR. I'll admit the recent mismatches are a problem but they involve haymon fighters, not GBP fighters. Garcia and Santa Cruz are under haymon who picks the fights. It's not golden boy's fault haymon mismatches his fighters. TR has had way worse undercards than GBP

Precisely. Who gives a f*ck about the promotional company, the fact of the matter is Pacquiao, Bradley, Marquez > anyone on GBP from any weight class. For them three to fight each other is more iconic then GBP's fringe contenders doing a round Robin. So Canelo/Floyd, Canelo/Lara, Broner/Maidana, Garcia/Matthysse, Peterson/Matthysse, Garcia/Khan, Porter/Alexander etc where all GBP fringe contender round robins? you guys need to stop acting like GBP only does Garcia/Salka kind of matchups, that is clearly not the case.

Sure, hit me up when any of those fights get made (with GBP). Don't just discredit Bradley, Pac or JMM because they are with TR, they are three of the best BOXERS on the face of the earth. Pac would mow through GBP's entire JWW, WW stable without a loss and JMM and Bradley would not have much of an issue either. Alexander....already beaten by Tim, Peterson.....already beaten by Tim. GBP's stable mainly consists of dudes who have fought selective fights and are highly protected....no such protection at TR, you fight who Arum tells you to fight and they aren't going to be cabbies either. Pacquiao and Marquez are proven elite fighters. That i'm not going to argue. I don't blame JMM for re signing with Arum either. He really wanted the Pacquiao fights to cement his legend status. Bradley though, what has he done to be consider an elite fighter? yes the victories over Lamont and Devon are nice but what has he done lately at 147? washed up Casamayor? C level Abregu? surviving to B level Ruslan? losing to Pacquiao twice? winning against a 40 year old Marquez? Nah i dont see Bradley as an elite fighter and i sure would not favor him over Floyd, Danny, Khan, Broner, Maidana & Matthysse.

Sure, hit me up when any of those fights get made (with GBP). Don't just discredit Bradley, Pac or JMM because they are with TR, they are three of the best BOXERS on the face of the earth. Pac would mow through GBP's entire JWW, WW stable without a loss and JMM and Bradley would not have much of an issue either. Alexander....already beaten by Tim, Peterson.....already beaten by Tim. GBP's stable mainly consists of dudes who have fought selective fights and are highly protected....no such protection at TR, you fight who Arum tells you to fight and they aren't going to be cabbies either. Precisely. Who gives a f*ck about the promotional company, the fact of the matter is Pacquiao, Bradley, Marquez > anyone on GBP from any weight class. For them three to fight each other is more iconic then GBP's fringe contenders doing a round Robin.

why else would anybody box? that's a serious quesiton, mind you. you can freaking die in there. here's a video of magomed abdusalamov recovering from a blood clot on his brain. please watch this. this man used to be a professional athlete. look at him now. this is what boxers risk. Geez us Christ. That's sad man. God bless.