Comments Thread For: Team Guerrero: We Had a Deal, Tim Bradley Pulled Out

[FloydvsPac]

Don't know why people get mad at Bradley for that desision....it wasn't him who paid the judges...it was Bob the blob Arum. Let me be clear, Bradley lost that fight most definetly...but is not his fault he was given a croock desision.

It was Bradley's reaction after the decision that made him fall out of favor with the media and the public. He just kept insisting that he won and wasn't a good sport about it. He should've done what Holyfield did after the first Lewis fight. Just say that's the judges decision and then keep your mouth shut. Holyfield knew he lost that fight, but it was a draw and he didn't get angry at anyone.

[Hougigo]

It was Bradley's reaction after the decision that made him fall out of favor with the media and the public. He just kept insisting that he won and wasn't a good sport about it. He should've done what Holyfield did after the first Lewis fight. Just say that's the judges decision and then keep your mouth shut. Holyfield knew he lost that fight, but it was a draw and he didn't get angry at anyone.

So we should be mad at Pacquiao for the same thing?

[kiaba360]

Maxboxing previously tweeted HBO offered Bradley $1 million to fight Peterson and he still wasn't happy. This is 100% Bradley's fault. Why would Bradley leave $1 million on the table against a fighter he already beat?? Because Bradley has principles?? Please lol

This sounds like Bradley is over-valuing himself and is pricing himself out of fights.

Bradley said he didn't want to fight Peterson again, and I'm happy he didn't allow Arum to pressure him into that fight. No amount of money would change the fact that he already decisively beat Peterson. He might as well fight Provodnikov.

[Hougigo]

Bradley said he didn't want to fight Peterson again, and I'm happy he didn't allow Arum to pressure him into that fight. No amount of money would change the fact that he already decisively beat Peterson. He might as well fight Provodnikov.

He's lose-lose situation.
Fight Peterson, get criticized for fighting somebody he already dominated.
Don't fight him, he's ducking Peterson and think he's above everyone else.

[FloydvsPac]

So we should be mad at Pacquiao for the same thing?

Pacquiao was gracious in "defeat". I remember him saying we have to accept the decision and move on. I don't know what boxing news sites you've been following. It was his fans that screamed bloody murder. Even the Mayweathers screamed robbery. But Pacquiao pretty much stayed humble.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

He's lose-lose situation.
Fight Peterson, get criticized for fighting somebody he already dominated.
Don't fight him, he's ducking Peterson and think he's above everyone else.

Or he could....you know....fight someone else.

[Light_Speed]

Pacquiao was gracious in "defeat". I remember him saying we have to accept the decision and move on. I don't know what boxing news sites you've been following. It was his fans that screamed bloody murder. Even the Mayweathers screamed robbery. But Pacquiao pretty much stayed humble.

He was talking about Pac's post fight comments after Marquez 3. "I clearly won the fight, be a real filipino and support me."

[kiaba360]

Or he could....you know....fight someone else.

Basically. I'd rather see Provodnikov/Zaveck than Peterson again.

[FloydvsPac]

Bradley said he didn't want to fight Peterson again, and I'm happy he didn't allow Arum to pressure him into that fight. No amount of money would change the fact that he already decisively beat Peterson. He might as well fight Provodnikov.

I don't want to see Bradley-Peterson II either. But Haymon fighters earn millions from HBO for crap fights as well. No one can argue that.

I don't know what's wrong with Bradley. Maybe he's depressed after getting beaten down by the press and the public after the Pacquiao fight. For a while, Bradley refused to leave Florida and only talked to local press. And then when he went on vacation in Hawaii, people treated him badly. His trainer even complained that the public is still blaming him. So maybe, he's too depressed to fight. It's that OR he's over-valuing himself. Who knows.

[FloydvsPac]

He was talking about Pac's post fight comments after Marquez 3. "I clearly won the fight, be a real filipino and support me."

Post fight comments after a close fight is different.

Bradley is pretty a good guy. But he became a villain with no fans after insisting he won a fight that wasn't close. When a few people (mostly haters) try to debate that a fight was CLOSE, it's a clear sign that it wasn't. In close fights, people debate on WHO WON....not whether it was close or not.