Comments Thread For: Tim Bradley Explains Reasons For Staying at Top Rank

[Jack Napier]

Pac's shot
Bradley can win and then buy out his contract
he needs to do something to restore his credibility
realistically, beating Pac in his current form won't cut it
but Bradley will still try to convince himself
after that, move forward and try something else
GB has JWW-WW on lock; if the beef holds, he's gotta get out

[IronDanHamza]

It was easy to see why he signed,it was also easy to see he was going to sign..Bradley is a key player on TR..On GBP he's just another fighter,with the top promoters with their heads up Floyd and Alvarez azz..Smart move by Bradley..

He's a big fish in small pond at TR at GBP he'd be a big fish in a big pond.

And to be honest I wouldn't pick anyone at GBP to beat Bradley right now other than Mayweather.

[Rome-By-Ko]

Exactly, look at what victories over those guys can do for his resume and legacy, and I think he easily beats ALL of those guys listed.

And Im pretty sure he would make more money fighting Danny Garcia than fighting Ruslan Provod, lets be real.

Garcia made 2mill to fight his most dangerous foe..Bradley 1.75 mill to Prov..A rematch would get Bradley upward of 2mill..I don't know if Bradley and Garcia can make 2mill to fight each other..Someone would most likely have to take a smaller purse..Guy's remember,there is a budget over at Showtime cause they have to pay Floyd..Outside of Floyd and Alvarez..I don't think GBP has another fight from 140lb to 154lb who makes more a fight then Bradley..

[Rome-By-Ko]

It's not just about Mayweather it's that there are so many more options with Golden Boy.

Let's say Bradley beats Pacquaio, what's next? Provodnikov 2? Rios?

I can understand his line of thinking because he's likely to make a lot of money with his new contract but seems to me the better idea in the long run would be to jump ship.

Imagine if he were to beat Pacquaio them got himself into fights with Garcia, Thurman, Matthysse, Porter, Maidana, Broner etc etc etc the list goes on and of course Mayweather.

Again this proves my point,and the reason why Bradley stayed with TR..Garcia Broner Alvarez and Thurman..Would all be bigger priorities then Bradley..Not the same with TR..There are reason for Bradley to stay with TR,money is a big one,but it's also the promotion and being the top of it..Where on GBP he's just another fight tbh..

[MGMGRAND]

Garcia made 2mill to fight his most dangerous foe..Bradley 1.75 mill to Prov..A rematch would get Bradley upward of 2mill..I don't know if Bradley and Garcia can make 2mill to fight each other..Someone would most likely have to take a smaller purse..Guy's remember,there is a budget over at Showtime cause they have to pay Floyd..Outside of Floyd and Alvarez..I don't think GBP has another fight from 140lb to 154lb who makes more a fight then Bradley..

Well to take a page out of Mayweathers book.
He can get paid the same or more to fight easier opponents, because he might lose vs Provodo in the rematch, who knows.

But he easily beats Garcia in my opinion.

[Kagami Taiga]

Again this proves my point,and the reason why Bradley stayed with TR..Garcia Broner Alvarez and Thurman..Would all be bigger priorities then Bradley..Not the same with TR..There are reason for Bradley to stay with TR,money is a big one,but it's also the promotion and being the top of it..Where on GBP he's just another fight tbh..

yea the money angle is nice, but this will make a bunch of potential fightsd ead in the water. there really is nothing beyond this year for bradley over at top rank.

[Rome-By-Ko]

He's a big fish in small pond at TR at GBP he'd be a big fish in a big pond.

And to be honest I wouldn't pick anyone at GBP to beat Bradley right now other than Mayweather.

Neither would I,but the fact remains..He makes more money at TR,he get's promoter better at TR..TR has his name being talked about with HOF implications..TR has been good to Timmy..No need to leave..The landscape will be changing soon enough anyway..Guerrero will be one of the first to jump ship..Expect to see fighters like Lopez Maidana and a few others want to leave GBP as well..

[rocktx]

It's not just about Mayweather it's that there are so many more options with Golden Boy.

Let's say Bradley beats Pacquaio, what's next? Provodnikov 2? Rios?

I can understand his line of thinking because he's likely to make a lot of money with his new contract but seems to me the better idea in the long run would be to jump ship.

Imagine if he were to beat Pacquaio them got himself into fights with Garcia, Thurman, Matthysse, Porter, Maidana, Broner etc etc etc the list goes on and of course Mayweather.

Although there are those options at GBP, he still puts himself in a position to make more money. He's already guaranteed 6 million with the PAC fight next. If he went to GBP, he would prob only make around 1 million for any of the guys u named besides mayweather. Not to mention he probably loses to any of those guys if he fights them b4 Mayweather, then he wouldn't even get the mayweather fight.

The risk isn't worth it, might as well fight Pac again, if you win maybe fight Marquez again or if you lose a close one to Pac you might get a trilogy (another 6 million! at least). That path to the money is more likely than him beating Thurman or Garcia or Matthysse and then getting Mayweather.

[Rome-By-Ko]

yea the money angle is nice, but this will make a bunch of potential fightsd ead in the water. there really is nothing beyond this year for bradley over at top rank.

You don't know what the future holds bro,if you think TR has been the top promotion company for all these yrs(and yes I still believe their the best)cause of luck your bugging bro..TR will have new fighters,guy's contracts are ending,and TR/HBO has a bigger bank roll to play with then GBP/Showtime..I believe the landscape will change..Not saying Danny Thurman or Mayweather would switch sides..I do however think other fighters will..

[Evol]

translation: bob arum promise me a guarantee win against the rematch with pac.