Is Pacquiao vs Bradley a Mismatch and is Bradley Overhyped?

[Simply Zyzz]

a person cant be overhyped..... if they aint hyped at all!


seiously , go to your local supermarket, ask around if anyone knows tim bradley...

[puga]

a person cant be overhyped..... if they aint hyped at all!


seiously , go to your local supermarket, ask around if anyone knows tim bradley...

why would anyone ask about boxing in a supermarket?....would you ask about the newest air jordan sneakers in a flower shop?

[noStylez]

a person cant be overhyped..... if they aint hyped at all!


seiously , go to your local supermarket, ask around if anyone knows tim bradley...

Exactly, Bradley is not even hyped.
I like the guy, very genuine.
Hope he comes out strong and wins it.
Bradley is very under the radar, casuals won't know who he is but come fight night they will know who Tim Bradley is.

[A-Wolf]

Hopefully Bradley realizes pretty quickly "smashmouth" boxing is only going to get his mouth smashed against Pacquiao. If not he's going to be in for a world of punishment. Pacquiao has unholy striking power. He's one of the harder punchers to ever lace up. Bradley isn't going to be able fight the way he's been accustomed to and survive for very long.

[BillyBoxing]

Watch the Abregu fight and you'll see Abregu almost matches Bradley for speed at 147, and he's more powerful. Abregu was able to land some good shots on Bradley, now imagine what Pacs going to do.

All Pacquiao has to do is put pressure on him, he'll be able to eat a few of Bradley's low-power shots easy while consistently landing some bombs of his own which should lead to Bradley getting KO'd fairly easily and maybe even early.

But the other scenario is that once Bradley feels Pacquiao's power he'll just run for the whole fight with very few exchanges, kind of like Mosley did. That's a good possibility too and Bradley does have the ability to survive for 12 on his feet.

Bradley will have to improve dramatically to stand a chance against Pacquiao. Personally I think this could turn out to be a mismatch. Bradley's resume is laughable compared to Pacquiao's and he didn't look very impressive at all against Abregu at 147. Bradley may well be overhyped when you think about it, just like Bute was.

Well, Marquez took some shots, suffered against Katsidis, and baby bull and guess what...he "almost" beat Manny.

You should watch the pederson fight, Bradley won every round, Peterson who had close fights with Ortiz and Kahn.

Bradley is no joke, undefeated and I'm sure he will find a style, way to be competitive.

[tenPt]

This is not a mismatch.

[hugh grant]

Bradley isnt overhyped as he isnt like Bute in the sense that Bute chin was suspect, and Froch exposed it.

Floyd has a great defense, and Bute didnt. The only thing about Floyd that is suspect could be his chin and lack of power. Bradley has a decent chin, and hasnt the greatest resume.

Its just bradley might get beat against the best fighter, but when you fight the best that is always a danger, that you can lose, dont mean brad aint good though.

[nomadman]

No, I think it's an intriguing fight and I think Bradley is the goods. Very risky for Pac.

[FlatLine]

Your name is Flatline, but I don't see a flat line on your avy.

I'm not dead yet.

[TOBYLEE1]

This is no mismatch. But from the available opponents for Pac he is one of the better selections out there at the time besides Floyd or Marquez.

Bradley is a solid fighter but doesn't shine in any category. His fight at 147 wasn't a spectacular win and he has been down before. The Pac camp has been looking for a credible opponent that the think they can give another spectacular KO since Manny has been going to distance in his last few fights.

The only way I see Tim competitive in this fight if he keeps the role of a counterpuncher. If he goes at Pac he will be KOed. Tim doesn't outpower, outspeed or has more stamina than Pac.