Comments Thread For: Despite concussions and CTE risks, Tim Bradley says boxing makes him 'complete'

[TheProudLunatic]

He kept hitting me with his milk dud head (something like that)

-Devon Alexander.

The hype around that fight was high. Two undefeated young guns. Top if their class.

They were comparing it to Hearns vs Hagler

Minus the fire power and prestige

[champion4ever]

Tim is not such a bad guy. He is often misunderstood because he was wired like a soldier in the ring.
The man’s a fighter at heart who just loves to fight.

He was never a strong or durable fighter but he had that fighter’s instinct. He had an iron will with a tremendous amount of fortitude.

We can still even feel that warrior’s spirit of his while commentating. He’s no punk. He’s just honest. Which often rubs people the wrong way. He calls it like it is and many fighters and fans alike resent that.

[champion4ever]

I like this article. It was a very good read. This is one of the best I’ve read so far this year.

Kudos to both the writer and editor. It gave us in depth look at Timothy Bradley the man.

He comes across as a genuinely kind and nice guy; Who would literally give you the shirt off his back.

[champion4ever]

As a fighter, yes. But as commentator... he just plainly sucks. Graduated from the Teddy Atlas academy of cheesy metaphors.

Remember that Is only an opinion and not a fact that he sucks as a commentator. Others may feel otherwise. However, there’s one thing that I do know.

He is one of the most controversial commentators we’ve had in a long time because the man is both honest and fearless behind that microphone. He speaks his mind.

[elfag]

Bradley had a good career and made a lot of money.

I dont worry about him hes got money. Theres so many journeymen and sparring partners that nobody has heard of that work odd jobs in warehouses until the day they die and have even more of the health issues than a bradley or most of the famous fighters we could name.

[C. Rich]

This was a well-written article. We want and need more of this level of writing on Boxing Scene. I have loved this sport since Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney. That is the fight that hooked me and made me a lifelong boxing fan. I am still waiting for the sport to vanquish fraud and corruption, we can start by imposing "real-time" instant replay and banning judges that are clearly dishonorable.

[shakedaddy]

Goddamn did I love me some Desert Storm. Watching him always made me feel good about boxing. Saw him for the first time taking one of the most hellacious KDs I've ever seen against Holt, rallying back from that, and always fighting like he was a pitbull but without the big bite. The Pacquiao robbery aside, solid career with some great wins (Witter, Provodnikov, Marquez) and good/decent ones (Peterson, Alexander, Vargas).

His commentary is hit and miss, but I always like his passion for it. Ward, as knowledgeable as he was, never seemed as excited to be there.

Dude, absolutely, I always refer to that Kendall Holt fight as the moment I knew Tim was for sure a wild maniac with an incredible will to win and stay focused,.bc it's not like he made up for point deficits using power to score knockdowns or bail him out with a knockout - he had to bite down and stay ultra focused to out box these guys. And when he made both Petersen and Alexander quit, I believe both were undefeated at the time and the men to beat. People don't mention the Chaves fight as another that probably gave him brain injuries, that dude was a cheating POS.

[shakedaddy]

Bradley’s wife is a straight snake, the people that got him there and made him those big paydays she got rid of them first chance she could, Cameron Dunkin made Bradley millions he never would have seen, but some people want it all for themselves….

I'm wondering if the guy who offered him PEDs was Dunkin and that's why they fired him?

[shakedaddy]

I'm wondering if the guy who offered him PEDs was Dunkin and that's why they fired him?

Yeah well Cameron Dunkin and other managers have plenty of fighters to sign and become the next big thing. Tim and other fighters only have themselves, and the one career lifespan they got. It's not like he owed anybody a lifetime contract either.

[shakedaddy]

Bradley has had two very health-risky careers. One as a boxer and the other as a fireman. LOL