If Bradley can compete with Manny Pacquiao, he would at least give Kell Brook a good fight. I think people are crazy to say Brook beats him up easily.
He won something like 5 or 6 of 24 rounds with Manny. I mean..
The reason why I pick Brook is because styles makes fights. Brook is way bigger and stronger than anyone bradley has been in the ring with.
For what its worth I also think Brook would smash up Pacquiao at this stage.
I'm surprised by the poll results, if this was 2012/2013 I could understand. A fresher Bradley may have been able to dog Brook who struggled to fight 12 hard rounds and less proven but now Bradley is damaged goods while Brook is a prime world class fighter.
Bradley's face always swells up these days, don't see him being able to to outbox Brook so he will eat a lot of jabs and rights on the way in.
It's a good fight. Competitive. I'd pick Brook to win though, he's too big IMO.
Bradley is starting to look like his technique unravels as the fight goes on, and that would allow Brooks crisper boxing to take over.
Bradley's all heart though, so he keeps it competitive.
Under normal circumstances Bradley, but at this point its literally a mismatch, as Bradley has wear and tear and taken bombs from Pac, Provodnikov and JMM for years now. Brook never fights anyone and is fresh like Floyd was after his layoffs and fighting once every 12 to 18 months. Having only fought Porter and fighting Mexican roadsweepers ever since then.
Like khan said he has wear and tear and wants brooks head to be snapped back a few times before taking on Brook.
Im saying this tongue in cheek of course, with a little grain of truth.
If you look at Bradley's opponents they've all been 140ers or below - except for Chaves. He should have gotten the nod against Chaves, but he still didn't look good.
Fighting Brook would not be one but two weight classes above his normal fights, as Brook is really closer to being a 154 lber as opposed to a 147 lber. Bradley literally has nothing in his arsenal to keep Brook at bay. He's neither as strong or as heavy handed as Porter and Brook is a better boxer than Bradley too. As in, way better.
Bradley would walk into Brook's 1-2 all night long and probably get beaten up. He's neither better than Brook on the outside or the inside.
Needless to say I pick Brook in a relatively easy fight where he smacks Bradley all over the ring and probably stops him in the later rounds. Bradley is faster than Brook for sure - but that's really the only thing he has. Ring IQ, power, strength, size, skills - all in Brook's favour.
Easy fight to pick.
This would be an interesting scrap. The winner should fight Mayweather for his 50th fight. I concede that Mayweather will not be fighting Brook in september.
Well Bradley is overrated on these forums. This is a hard match to decide on but I would lean with Brook. Bradley is a smart/stupid fighter. He really does let things get to his head. I do think Kell Brook is probably more talented and would edge out a victory.
How is he overrated? Most of the threads involving him have thread titles alluding to the fact that he is overrated.
Well Bradley is overrated on these forums. This is a hard match to decide on but I would lean with Brook. Bradley is a smart/stupid fighter. He really does let things get to his head. I do think Kell Brook is probably more talented and would edge out a victory.
I dont see nothing but the elite fighters beating Tim Bradley
People keep bringing up these so-called close fights Bradley been in....but he dominated outside of being knocked down by Ruslan and was robbed in Chaves fight....and Manny is an elite fighter
Yeah...I don't get it honestly. He gets sloppy at times but in virtually every fight, Tim is the guy landing those "DAMN!!" punches that really stand out even though he doesn't really have the power, he is able to capitalize on the openings. The Chaves draw was a pure travesty, he won 75% of that fight hands down.
Kell is one hell of a boxer and I like his style, personality and skills. Bradley beats him though, and I would like to see this fight happen. Kell has more power but Bradley would make it an up close fight and beat him up on the inside and use the counter right to keep him at bay.
I dont see nothing but the elite fighters beating Tim Bradley
People keep bringing up these so-called close fights Bradley been in....but he dominated outside of being knocked down by Ruslan and was robbed in Chaves fight....and Manny is an elite fighter
Kell only looked good because he was a way better fighter than Dan. If he was fighting someone like Bradley, he would not look that good. Bradley fights smart but he does not have much KO power. Bradley wins by decision.
Bradley is very overrated at 147 and he doesn't always stick to the game plan....has fought with a lot of emotion since he got that gift over Manny in 2012
Both Brook and Bradley have thin welterweight resumes....Brook will make Bradley work inside and he is just athletic, strong and his jab is good enough to eke out a 7-5 type fight....Bradley is a pitbull, I rarely go against him but he has to show me more at 147.....step out of the Arum welterweight league and fight some elite welterweights not named Pacquaio