Comments Thread For: Why Bradley-Marquez Matters

[cuarexboxing]

Bradley really matters in this fight his a professional fighter as compared to marquez with a professional PED coach

[Dat]

Why can't Marquez just take that bloody VADA test? Not only is he not helping remove su****ions that he cheated, he's reinforcing these su****ions. Poor Bradley; I hope you win.

[MDPopescu]

I like Bradley and his professionalism he seems very humble in many regards and truly dedicated to his career. With that said he didn't win that fight, let's really visit the question that everyone has avoided since that result. Did Bradley the underdog do enough to unseat a champion that night? I can make an argument for a lot of other fighters who've been given decisions and those who've had decisions they deserved taken from them..Vera most recently of course, even Jose Luis Castillo's case..Marquez vs Pacquaio 3...this fight of Bradley vs Manny wasn't one of them..he fought a great fight but did he do enough to dethrone a champion? I'm sorry but no...If Ruslan literally had this dude unconscious on his feet half the fight just fighting off reflexes and didn't get the nod...no. If Vera just walked down Chavez and didn't get it...no. If Marquez hemmed Pacquaio up in their third fight and didn't get it...no. I'm sorry slow mo, angles, muted Bradley in no way shape or form put on a good enough showing to dethrone a champion that night. I think people ignored the fact that even Pacquaio's biggest arch nemesis the Mayweather's called it a robbery speaks volumes as to how others felt of the result. When the Mayweather's come out in defense of Pacquaio I think it speaks volumes about what the result should've been.

... With Bradley taking the VADA and USADA tests on his own expense we have an unprecedented case of someone who wants to keep boxing clean...

[Black Barty]

Why can't Marquez just take that bloody VADA test? Not only is he not helping remove su****ions that he cheated, he's reinforcing these su****ions. Poor Bradley; I hope you win.

Why couldn't Pac back in 2009?

[radiotracer]

Why couldn't Pac back in 2009?

He was never defeated by anyone suspected of being on it. Call it naive but I think he learned his lesson.

[Dat]

Why couldn't Pac back in 2009?

What's Pacquiao got to do with Marquez refusing to take the VADA test? I'm not sure if Bradley demanded for VADA testing back then and although Bradley got the nod on that fight, setting a bad precedent won't help the sport move forward.

[MDPopescu]

This fight will do alot for Bradley in terms of setting up his legacy. He will have on paper victories over Alexander, PEDerson, Pacquiao and maybe Marquez. AND STILL be undefeated lining him up for a major showdown vs Mayweather possibly in 2015 of his last 2 fights.


As for Marquez, Bradley was right like we all said...he should have retired after that KO of Pacquiao. There was nothing else he can do to top that except KO Mayweather but he got blown out when they fought so that was not to be...

As I said: Manny, Bradley, Khan (in this order) represent the only choices that would make sense for a FMJr fight.

[bigcursedawg]

... With Bradley taking the VADA and USADA tests on his own expense we have an unprecedented case of someone who wants to keep boxing clean...

It's so unprecedented, I guess he forgot to even mention testing before his fight with Manny.

What a joke

[bojangles1987]

I'm rooting hard for Bradley here. He needs this so much more than Marquez. I'm so glad this fight is happening, because it's the best fight at welterweight that can actually happen.

[Rip Chudd]

I'm rooting hard for Bradley here. He needs this so much more than Marquez. I'm so glad this fight is happening, because it's the best fight at welterweight that can actually happen.

Yeah it really is. I'm hoping Bradley wins then leaves Top Rank to set up a fight with him and Floyd. I want to see that fight so bad.