Tim Bradley ducked Randall Bailey too!

[Rome-By-Ko]

It's not unnecessary when it's not only a fight that everyone wants to see between the #1 and #2 fighters in a division, but he called him out on national television for a fight in July of 2011.

He was offered a fight with Khan and he turned down because he knew he may lose and risk a different fight. That's a duck.

You have to love how a Khan fan phrases things,Bradley was offered...Bradley was top of the 140lb div while Khan was flat on his back looking at the lights at LW...Then he believes he moves to 140lb and runs things??Making Bradley have to wait while he fought Mccloskey(a fight nobody wanted to see)and sign new contracts with GBP and HBO..If he really wanted he could have went right for Bradley..Was that not the arrangement Khan said also on national tv??

I'm just pointing out how business is alright for one but not the other...

[IronDanHamza]

You have to love how a Khan fan phrases things,Bradley was offered...Bradley was top of the 140lb div while Khan was flat on his back looking at the lights at LW...Then he believes he moves to 140lb and runs things??Making Bradley have to wait while he fought Mccloskey(a fight nobody wanted to see)and sign new contracts with GBP and HBO..If he really wanted he could have went right for Bradley..Was that not the arrangement Khan said also on national tv??

I'm just pointing out how business is alright for one but not the other...

I'm not really a Khan fan. I'm no more a Khan fan than I am a Bradley fan so that argument is moot.

Bradley was #1 at 140 in my eyes the entire time they were both at 140.

The fight was set for July of 2011, that's when it was ready and timed the best if anything. Both claimed they wanted it and both were at the top of the division and their games. But, one walked away.

[Rome-By-Ko]

He should have fought Khan in July when he called him out on national television.

As opposed to walking away in fear of losing which would ruin his chance at a Pacquaio fight.

What purpose would that serve to Bradley if you don't mind me asking??Now while answering remember that this is Bradley's job..Not reaction sport...


Khan was great for right now glory,but he would be no more closer to his and every other professional fighter goal truly is...To be great,to be a star of the sport..The top of the sport..Fighting Khan only served Khan at that point in time...Bradley earned his shot at Pac...

[IronDanHamza]

What purpose would that serve to Bradley if you don't mind me asking??Now while answering remember that this is Bradley's job..Not reaction sport...

What purpose would what be? For Bradley to walk away from the fight?

We know what is is. It's because he didn't want to risk losing to ruin his chance with Pacquaio.

Or are you asking what purpose would fighting him be?

The purpose of fighting him would be fighting the best fighter other than himself in his division that would do great for his legacy.

It's a fight everyone wants to see between the 2 best fighters in the division and 2 of the best rising stars in the sport.

Khan was great for right now glory,but he would be no more closer to his and every other professional fighter goal truly is...To be great,to be a star of the sport..The top of the sport..Fighting Khan only served Khan at that point in time...Bradley earned his shot at Pac...

Khan is a great fight for his legacy. It would be a very stong stamp on his resume. It still can be.

And I agree, he did earn his shot. I'm not saying he didn't deserve the fight.

I'm saying he should have fought Khan in July of 2011 like planned and then he can have signed with Bob and pursued the Pacquaio fight like he did.

Instead, he chose to walk away from a fight with Khan in risk of losing and ruining that chance. That again, wasn't guaranteed nor even expected, according to Bradley.

[Rome-By-Ko]

I'm not really a Khan fan. I'm no more a Khan fan than I am a Bradley fan so that argument is moot.

Bradley was #1 at 140 in my eyes the entire time they were both at 140.

The fight was set for July of 2011, that's when it was ready and timed the best if anything. Both claimed they wanted it and both were at the top of the division and their games. But, one walked away.

Ok so no response to the fact that Khan could have fought Bradley instead of Mccloskey..He thought he was in the drivers seat and it played against him in the end fam...If Khan had went straight to a fight with Bradley and Bradley turned him down,that's one thing...But for him to go out fight a fight not one true fan wanted to see..All while signing contracts behind the scene is not at all fair to Bradley at that point...Now if Bradley had no other offers and he just did not straight up fight Khan I could even see that as a duck..

That fact is he was signed to TR for a reason,no matter when it was going to happen..He was going to get his crack at Pac,which is worth more then fighting Khan..Let's say he did not get Pac,he fights JMM and still a better fight then Khan..TR was a better deal for Timmy then the Khan fight,which had Shaw an Extension and Khan at the end of it all with a 3 fight deal with both GBP and HBO...

[Rome-By-Ko]

What purpose would what be? For Bradley to walk away from the fight?

We know what is is. It's because he didn't want to risk losing to ruin his chance with Pacquaio.

Or are you asking what purpose would fighting him be?

The purpose of fighting him would be fighting the best fighter other than himself in his division that would do great for his legacy.

It's a fight everyone wants to see between the 2 best fighters in the division and 2 of the best rising stars in the sport.




Khan is a great fight for his legacy. It would be a very stong stamp on his resume. It still can be.

And I agree, he did earn his shot. I'm not saying he didn't deserve the fight.

I'm saying he should have fought Khan in July of 2011 like planned and then he can have signed with Bob and pursued the Pacquaio fight like he did.

Instead, he chose to walk away from a fight with Khan in risk of losing and ruining that chance. That again, wasn't guaranteed nor even expected, according to Bradley.

Ok so no response to the fact that Khan could have fought Bradley instead of Mccloskey..He thought he was in the drivers seat and it played against him in the end fam...If Khan had went straight to a fight with Bradley and Bradley turned him down,that's one thing...But for him to go out fight a fight not one true fan wanted to see..All while signing contracts behind the scene is not at all fair to Bradley at that point...Now if Bradley had no other offers and he just did not straight up fight Khan I could even see that as a duck..

That fact is he was signed to TR for a reason,no matter when it was going to happen..He was going to get his crack at Pac,which is worth more then fighting Khan..Let's say he did not get Pac,he fights JMM and still a better fight then Khan..TR was a better deal for Timmy then the Khan fight,which had Shaw an Extension and Khan at the end of it all with a 3 fight deal with both GBP and HBO...

This pretty much answer you post above as well...

[IronDanHamza]

Ok so no response to the fact that Khan could have fought Bradley instead of Mccloskey..He thought he was in the drivers seat and it played against him in the end fam...If Khan had went straight to a fight with Bradley and Bradley turned him down,that's one thing...But for him to go out fight a fight not one true fan wanted to see..All while signing contracts behind the scene is not at all fair to Bradley at that point...Now if Bradley had no other offers and he just did not straight up fight Khan I could even see that as a duck..

That fact is he was signed to TR for a reason,no matter when it was going to happen..He was going to get his crack at Pac,which is worth more then fighting Khan..Let's say he did not get Pac,he fights JMM and still a better fight then Khan..TR was a better deal for Timmy then the Khan fight,which had Shaw an Extension and Khan at the end of it all with a 3 fight deal with both GBP and HBO...

I can't recall the McCloskey situation but did Khan fight McCloskey instead of Bradley? Not from what I remember.

Either way, if he did or he didn't, the fight was set and perfectly timed for July of 2011 and both seemed on board until one of them walked away.

Of course he signed to TR for a reason. He wanted the Pacquaio fight. Everyone knows that.

But he wasn't guaranteed it, it wasn't something he was definitely going to get. Bob Arum said that himself and it's clear as day he wasn't. He wasn't even first choice for June 9th.

As for Gary Shaw, he had one fight left on his contract which looked like the Khan fight, but he walked away and ending up signing with Top Rank. That's why Shaw was sueing him, if I recall.

He should have fought Khan in July, then signed with TR and in hope for the Pacquaio fight

[Rome-By-Ko]

I can't recall the McCloskey situation but did Khan fight McCloskey instead of Bradley? Not from what I remember.

Either way, if he did or he didn't, the fight was set and perfectly timed for July of 2011 and both seemed on board until one of them walked away.

Of course he signed to TR for a reason. He wanted the Pacquaio fight. Everyone knows that.

But he wasn't guaranteed it, it wasn't something he was definitely going to get. Bob Arum said that himself and it's clear as day he wasn't. He wasn't even first choice for June 9th.

As for Gary Shaw, he had one fight left on his contract which looked like the Khan fight, but he walked away and ending up signing with Top Rank. That's why Shaw was sueing him, if I recall.

He should have fought Khan in July, then signed with TR and in hope for the Pacquaio fight

Your a smart guy and what your arguing would work or fly on the schoolyard or the streets..But this is neither,it's a business..I just told you Khan said(on national TV as you love to point out)he'd fight Maidana,Bradley would fight Alexander and the winners would fight each other...He could have fought Bradley straight out after Bradley beat Alexander..Bradley had a date in June,which would have been perfect,because it would have been in the extension he signed time length...

Instead Khan choose to fight Mccloskey(total business move before fighting Bradley)and signed a three fight deal...So let's say close to 6mill when we talking about Khan(with his UK money)...Do you believe Bradley to be ******??Why would he take a deal in which Khan already has the upper hand??If I was offered a deal with TR I take it over the Khan deal every day of the week and twice on Sundays..

[FlatLine]

Btw for the record, I am under the belief that Bradley did duck Khan. However I don't see the Bailey duck. Just because ts said so, I see no link or no proof. He didn't quote that he simply typed it.

Here's the show link, Bailey interview starts like 10 or 15 min in..

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thaboxingvoiceradioshow/2012/06/14/randall-bailey-and-mike-dallas-jr-join-us-live

What I typed was a direct quote.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

OK but who did he fight instead...funny how that always get left out

and Khan did not grow Balls until he knew Bradley was having issues with his Promoter and knew he couldn't take that fight at the moment...he got his Guaranted $1.5 Milllion Casamayor then $5 Million vs Pacquiao and a lot more people knows who he is now regardless if it is for the Wrong Reason lol

So I would say Bradley had the last laugh in the entire Khan situation, now that Bradley Promotional Situation is out of the way and he is ready to go...I haven't heard ANYTHING FROM KHAN ON FIGHTING BRADLEY...HOW IRONIC!