Comments Thread For: “Fighting Words” — They Would Not Quit, Could Not Lose

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by David P. Greisman - It can be but one mistake, one opening, one opportunity. It can be a single moment that changes an entire fight. And it is because of this that nearly every moment of a bout must be dedicated to consistent discipline and copious decisions, to preventing your opponent from exploiting any vulnerability, and to set him up for that one second, then striking once he is susceptible.

It took a single round for Ruslan Provodnikov to make the most of his moment, a single shot altering any assumption Timothy Bradley may have held about the way their fight would go.

It took Bradley nearly every moment after that to keep himself from being undone and upset. It took digging deep for the duration, a constant, concerted effort, first at attempting to regain control, then to maintain his momentum, and — when that failed — to endure extremes he had never experienced, persevering through pain, pressure and punishment, and stubbornly striving to survive.

Provodnikov would be left battered and bloodied himself, with just one more round remaining, one last chance to land the punches that could deliver him to victory. He succeeded, scoring a knockdown in the fight’s final moments. [Click Here To Read More]

[springfiels]

I think Tim Bradley should move back down to 140lbs. He is more suited to that division and can potentially get the better fights for himself. JMM is now targeting him because he knows he'll take him to school at 147lbs. Tim Bradley stands more chance of getting the recognition and money he feels he deserves by taking out Rios, Alverado, Khan, Garcia, Judah, Matthysse, Maidana etc.. Only problem then is most of them are GBP affiliated, still I dont think Arum cares about Timmy now he cashed him out as an opponent for Pac so maybe he'd let him go.

[liuj88]

A very good read. Thank you.

[The Ninth Layer]

I think Tim Bradley should move back down to 140lbs. He is more suited to that division and can potentially get the better fights for himself. JMM is now targeting him because he knows he'll take him to school at 147lbs. Tim Bradley stands more chance of getting the recognition and money he feels he deserves by taking out Rios, Alverado, Khan, Garcia, Judah, Matthysse, Maidana etc.. Only problem then is most of them are GBP affiliated, still I dont think Arum cares about Timmy now he cashed him out as an opponent for Pac so maybe he'd let him go.

Tim Bradley will stay at welterweight. He has a title in the division and it is still the "money" division for as long as Pacquiao and Mayweather fight there. There is little reason for him to return to 140 lb at this point.

I agree with you in that he would make for some great fights with any of the junior welterweights. But all those guys could realistically go up in weight too and eventually some of them will anyway.