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He got close to Bradley and then landed in between Bradley's flurries, He made Bradley fight his fight when he wanted to and hurt Bradley badly, you are either too dumb to see that Bradley doesn't have the skill level needed to correct what happen to him in the first round especially against a limited fighter like Provo.
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He got close to Bradley and then landed in between Bradley's flurries, He made Bradley fight his fight when he wanted to and hurt Bradley badly, you are either too dumb to see that Bradley doesn't have the skill level needed to correct what happen to him in the first round especially against a limited fighter like Provo. -
People who don't want fighters to be criticized for fighting ******ly need to go watch strongman contests or something. Of course he deserves the criticism. Like Amir Khan going to war when he's hurt or Nate Campbell dropping his hands and getting KTFO'd or Victor Ortiz trying to hug and kiss Floyd 5 times. Fighters need to get called out on their ******ity.Comment
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Yes he did, Ruslan pull him into a war. Even Bradley corner TOLD HIM SO, I don't care for all these butthurt dumb posters who cry and squirt anytime their favourite fighter gets critise, Bradley was hurt in the first round but his heart pull him through, his skill level wasn't good enough to avoid him getting hit over and over again and getting hurt over and over again, You would have thought he would adjust especially against a limited fighter like Provo but he didn't.Comment
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Bradley should be criticized for fighting in a foolish manner, but he threw himself into the deep end and survived.
It might not have been a P4P performance, but it definitely goes a long way in proving his character and restoring his image.Comment
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in a more measured and clever way, though. he was staying in a certain range way too long last night.
he hung so well 'inside' because Bradley stayed there too long -- sometimes in a dangerously upright stance swinging away while giving Provodnikov that little bit of space between them that he needed, almost mid range -- and too often. Bradley was still effective in making Provodnikov miss a lot there while landing himself, but the problem for him is that he could land seven, eight, nine, ten punches without making his guy shake, but the one or two that Provodnikov might land in that same spell would be damaging.
Bradley has spent a lot of time working in that range when he isn't concerned about being worn down by an opponent's workrate or power, because they either don't hit that hard typically or they don't have the workrate (Holt hit hard but is lazy, for example).
against Peterson, he went in to feel what his guy had, got buzzed up a bit at one point at those closer quarters, and then, after realizing Peterson's strength, stayed outside for long passages and outboxed/jabbed a longer, fundamentally sound fighter, picking his moments to bully much more carefully and not spending so much time there.
Bradley felt what Provodnikov had and still took excessive risks.
Bradley felt what Provodnikov had and still took excessive risks later on. it's blatant to the eye. Bradley put himself right in there by his own volition very often, when he could have moved or spoiled.
as a contextual prelude to my next point, i'd say it would be difficult for anyone to deny that Bradley threw away that first round by willingly going into the killzone, which let RP into the fight much earlier than was necessary - when a guy has an opening two rounds like the ones Bradley had, you might expect them to not be at their absolute sharpest in the subsequent 10 rounds. by rights, Bradley shouldn't have even been there for the 3rd. most fighters wouldn't have been.
where Provodnikov did struggle in close quarters with Bradley, IIRC, was in the real inside territory, when Bradley was on his chest popping his head up with uppercuts. that's where Bradley should have been more often if he wanted to take it to RP, instead of whaling away in that killzone range with that little bit of space between them.Last edited by PEBBLES!; 03-17-2013, 11:24 AM.Comment
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I don't smoke anything, but I didn't see those skills that you mentioned. He was given great advice by his corner and then the limit fighter was still about to draw him in and nearly KO him, he shows me a lack of intelligence but I wouldn't question his intelligence because I know he is an intelligent fighter and have seen that in the past. He should have use that boxing skills that you were referring to and adjust but he lacks it period.Comment
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