Comments Thread For: Diaz: Tim Bradley Will Fight Smarter if There’s a Rematch

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Timothy Bradley’s trainer says he’s open to the idea of his fighter having a rematch with Ruslan Provodnikov — but that fans shouldn’t expect to see another war like that which happened this past Saturday on HBO.

“We'll be smarter and box more like what you saw in the middle rounds,” Joel Diaz said Wednesday in a chat on ESPN.com.

The game plan for Bradley wasn’t to stand in front of Provodnikov like he ended up doing from the get-go, he wrote.

“I knew he [Provodnikov] was a strong puncher. Our plan was to move, box him, work angles, a lot of footwork. We worked on jabbing him,” Diaz wrote. “My concern was Timothy coming into the ring, and after being attacked by the world after Pacquiao … him going off on his own. Timothy has told me, ‘Coach, when I do what you say, I do well. When I go on my own, I get into trouble.’ In this fight, he did the same thing. He steps up to the level of competition. He went in and got hurt. Ruslan is a tough kid. Timothy could have made it a boring fight, but he decided to exchange. [Click Here To Read More]

[Pain~Lucy]

fight safer and get back to 2000+ crowds jk how I wish that his next fight will be against marquez

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

I think Bradley would have fought much better in the first fight but when he was hurt in the first round, his legs were gone.

If Bradley can avoid the big shots early on, I think he can win the rematch much easier.

[Pain~Lucy]

]“Timothy going back to 140 is more of an advantage. He's a small fighter. He's compact. He should be at 140. I agree with him at 140 and not fighting those big guys. Coming into this last fight, you could tell the difference. But Timothy feels good at 147 and [it keeps] him active. Maybe in the future we go back to 140 again.”

yeah the difference is obvious, punching power! and both coming from 140 diaz should shut up

[mathed]

Only difference is that Bradley moved up to challenge for big money fights and Ruslan had just outgrown the division. Ruslan is a naturally bigger guy and he will put a hurting on anyone in the 147 division.

[charlieg]

"Everybody's got a plan until they get hit." Mike Tyson.

I think Provodnikov has something to say about what'll happen in the ring in a rematch. I can't imagine Bradley intended to fight such a war before 1st fight. I recall Prov coming forward relentlessly and catching him with countless clean shots.

[Ray*]

Well lets wait and see if he has the skills to keep Provo off him, one thing though is everyone is now talking about Bradley even more so than when he got the UD against Pacman.

[Ray*]

"Everybody's got a plan until they get hit." Mike Tyson.

I think Provodnikov has something to say about what'll happen in the ring in a rematch. I can't imagine Bradley intended to fight such a war before 1st fight. I recall Prov coming forward relentlessly and catching him with countless clean shots.

Pretty much, Provo dragged him into it, people are trying to brush it off like Bradley wanted to go to war to entertain the fans....Eh nah.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

"Everybody's got a plan until they get hit." Mike Tyson.

I think Provodnikov has something to say about what'll happen in the ring in a rematch. I can't imagine Bradley intended to fight such a war before 1st fight. I recall Prov coming forward relentlessly and catching him with countless clean shots.

Pretty much this. I don't think Ruslan is getting enough credit for what went down. I'm pretty sure he had something to do with it.


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[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Everyone is talking about how Bradley will adjust but what about Ruslan? Do you guys think he had nothing to do with Bradley's gameplan? I remember Bradley boxing till he got clocked...


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