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THis means he'd have beat Junior Witter by decision in the U.K., Edner Cherry, Kendall Holt and now Nate Campbell.
Granted, none of those guys was in the top 10 rankings, none are REALLY on their ways to the HOF. (You never know, I guess.) Nonetheless, would this be something that would force one to consider Bradley a p4p guy?
Think about it this way, Nonito Donaire is in the top ten, off the strength of ability and his major win over Vic Darchinyan. Realistically, one could make the claim that Bradley has overall, done more than that.
Celestino Caballero is also in the rankings with the strength of strong showings on his resume and the decent win over the previously unbeaten Steve Molitor. I think Bradley beats that aswell. Especially with the win over Campbell.
He's undefeated, a 'world' champion, the number one guy, behind ONLY Pacquiao in his division. A division that includes the likes of such quality opponents as Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter, Paulie Malignaggi, Amir Khan, Juan Urango, Ricardo Torres and Marcos Maidana. That's in the top 10, alone. He has beaten 2 top ten ranked guys in his last four fights, and Campbell would be the man moving up from 135, if you exclude Juan Manuel Marquez.
When you think of the p4p guys, you have to think of the four major things. Their abilities and how they looked in fights they won or lost. Their upside and future. Their level of competition. And what their past opponents were able to do AFTER facing them.
If you exclude the final category, (mainly due to the fact that most of the guys Bradley has beaten have been slow on the comebacks), you have this...
- Bradley seems like a rugged guy, who's very fast and and smart when he gets hurt, which is rare. Good balance, solid footwork and the ability to get the fight to turn into the fight that favors him most. His defense could use work, but he guts thru the shots that land and slips a lot of other shots. But he doesn't just win, he convinces you that you couldn't have scored it any other way.
- He's a pretty marketable guy. If he could punch a little harder, he'd be even exciting to watch. Nonetheless, he's still fun and he has hurt Witter and Holt. He's undefeated and young. And witin his own division, I couldn't find many fighters I would completely pick over him, with the obvious exception of Manny Pacquiao. Realistically, the sky could be the limit if he's handled the right way.
- His level of competition has all been ranked in the top 10, 15 at the least, in his last few fights. And he hasn't really taken a break. For the most part, most picked against him in his last two bigger fights, with Witter and Holt. If he beat Campbell, it'd still surprise some people, as well. He's beating everyone, and people are still saying he shouldn't be. So, obviously, his competition isn't too damn bad.
I say, he enters my top ten list with a win this Saturday.
Vote. Discuss.
Granted, none of those guys was in the top 10 rankings, none are REALLY on their ways to the HOF. (You never know, I guess.) Nonetheless, would this be something that would force one to consider Bradley a p4p guy?
Think about it this way, Nonito Donaire is in the top ten, off the strength of ability and his major win over Vic Darchinyan. Realistically, one could make the claim that Bradley has overall, done more than that.
Celestino Caballero is also in the rankings with the strength of strong showings on his resume and the decent win over the previously unbeaten Steve Molitor. I think Bradley beats that aswell. Especially with the win over Campbell.
He's undefeated, a 'world' champion, the number one guy, behind ONLY Pacquiao in his division. A division that includes the likes of such quality opponents as Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter, Paulie Malignaggi, Amir Khan, Juan Urango, Ricardo Torres and Marcos Maidana. That's in the top 10, alone. He has beaten 2 top ten ranked guys in his last four fights, and Campbell would be the man moving up from 135, if you exclude Juan Manuel Marquez.
When you think of the p4p guys, you have to think of the four major things. Their abilities and how they looked in fights they won or lost. Their upside and future. Their level of competition. And what their past opponents were able to do AFTER facing them.
If you exclude the final category, (mainly due to the fact that most of the guys Bradley has beaten have been slow on the comebacks), you have this...
- Bradley seems like a rugged guy, who's very fast and and smart when he gets hurt, which is rare. Good balance, solid footwork and the ability to get the fight to turn into the fight that favors him most. His defense could use work, but he guts thru the shots that land and slips a lot of other shots. But he doesn't just win, he convinces you that you couldn't have scored it any other way.
- He's a pretty marketable guy. If he could punch a little harder, he'd be even exciting to watch. Nonetheless, he's still fun and he has hurt Witter and Holt. He's undefeated and young. And witin his own division, I couldn't find many fighters I would completely pick over him, with the obvious exception of Manny Pacquiao. Realistically, the sky could be the limit if he's handled the right way.
- His level of competition has all been ranked in the top 10, 15 at the least, in his last few fights. And he hasn't really taken a break. For the most part, most picked against him in his last two bigger fights, with Witter and Holt. If he beat Campbell, it'd still surprise some people, as well. He's beating everyone, and people are still saying he shouldn't be. So, obviously, his competition isn't too damn bad.
I say, he enters my top ten list with a win this Saturday.
Vote. Discuss.
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