Comments Thread For: Timothy Bradley Thinks Sebastian Fundora Could Be A "Bigger Threat" Than Thurman For Tszyu

[_Rexy_]

Yeah, he also looks big as f**k as he crumbles down when he's KO'd. If anything, his KO loss proves his height advantage is not an invincible power that I honestly thought it was for awhile. Brian Mendoza looked strong in there and looked boss when he flattened Fundora and you realized, Okay, height isn't everything after all.

Fundora going straight from that brutal KO loss to another big puncher is not a good idea if you ask me, but he could seize the moment, who knows. I just think Tim is better than Mendoza and hits harder.

It's a good replacement fight to make and should be a nice paycheck for Fundora, I'm just not sure that he can pull this off.

While I don’t disagree, Fundora is a better opponent than Keith who’s never fought at the weight and only fought once this decade.

[landotter]

I'm still picking Tszyu, Fundora has height/reach but his style is to get close/mid range and it will play into Tszyu's hands. Tszyu by stoppage, rounds 7 to 9.

Fair and I think most agree with you. This would be a huge upset if it goes any other way.

I do agree with what Bradley said, though. There at least is intrigue.

[Satir]

Tim spars southpaw on regular basis, wich is his little bro Nikita

[ELPacman]

While I don’t disagree, Fundora is a better opponent than Keith who’s never fought at the weight and only fought once this decade.

Yeah I suppose. I guess I was just intrigued to see what Thurman had left in his comeback. Guess we won't find out yet. No doubt, this will be an entertaining fight regardless because we know how Fundora fights and Tim. It should be exciting while it lasts but I think it's pretty safe to say that Tim will chopping down the tree. I wouldn't mind Fundora proving me wrong though. It'll be a great story that he came back from a devastating KO loss to get a win against a highly rated fighter whose destined to become a star in boxing (if he's not already in his country).

[HeadShots]

Tim spars southpaw on regular basis, wich is his little bro Nikita

Nikita is a 5’3 manlet

[Ropeydope]

Fundora is only effective in the pocket.

Tim Tszyu is MORE effective and dangerous close than he is at range (Terrell Gausha).

If Fundora had good eyesight and used his physical advantages it'd be a no-brainer. He doesn't. That's the problem. He can't get hit AT ALL against Tszyu or he's crashing.

I favor Tszyu as well, but I like this opponent a lot more than Thurman.

[Elheath]

The weird thing about Fundora is that he doesn't like to use his height and reach. He fights really small for a long guy, and hasn't seemed to put the time into fighting from the outside. Has the wrong combination of frame and style, IMO. Junto Nakatani is more what I expect from someone so tall and long for a weight class.

Whats kinda funny is that Nakatani, despite his height has a rather short reach by comparison.

Fundora is listed as 6'5.5" (77.5") height and a 80" reach.
Rafael Espinoza who is also crazy tall for featherweights is listed as 6'1" (73") with a 74" reach.
Inoue is 5'5" (65") height (which I actually have doubts, given that he seemed almost smaller than Tapales who is listed as 5'4") with a 67" reach.
Junto Nakatani is 5'7.5" (67.5") height with 67" reach.

For his height, Nakatani has a rather short reach but he's certainly got the power to not make it really matter.

[lopez12]

I'm going to go ahead and agree with Timothy Bradley here

I honestly don't feel that Thurman has the passion any longer and Fundora certainly is hungry and paired with that height/reach!

[Satir]

Nikita is a 5’3 manlet

He's durable ànd hits harder than "noneck" Fundora, kid is strong, sparring between Tszyus is way more intensif and looks like a réal fight watching some boxing lately

[HeadShots]

He's durable ànd hits harder than "noneck" Fundora, kid is strong, sparring between Tszyus is way more intensif and looks like a réal fight watching some boxing lately

nikita is a bum