Was Bradley resigning with Top Rank and terrible move?

[Da Machine]

Who would he fight at GBP?

He'd have to rely on Mayweather and he is unreliable. Marquez, Pacquiao are much bigger fights than the likes of Shawn Porter and Keith Thurman.

Maidana, Malignaggi, Judah, Khan, Alexander, Danny Garcia?

All these guys are around to fight, and all have their names well within the door of the public.

[Larry the boss]

He's only re-signed for two years, and he got Pac out of it. Did he sign before or after JMM? If so he got that as well. I honestly don't think you're ever going to see Floyd want to get in the ring with him, so he'll still have plenty of time to graze on the other side of the fence if he wants to. He's only 30.

To get the Manny fight he had to sign an extension from what i understand

[Weebler I]

Maidana, Malignaggi, Judah, Khan, Alexander, Danny Garcia?

All these guys are around to fight, and all have their names well within the door of the public.

He already fought Alexander and the other guys are not the big payday two fights with Pacquiao is, and possibly two fights with Marquez on top. Possibly not even if you put all those guys together.

goldenboy has all the top fighters from 140-154 and there is no arguing that

Not all. Moreover, as you're so keen to point out the business side of the sport, it's fairly clear Bradley is doing well financially out of is TR deal.

Legacy-wise he's possibly losing out, but he's fighting #2 and#3 in the division, bar FMJ the other guys are a step down anyway.

[DannYankee]

Yes so ****** especially compared to the great opportunities GBP could give at 147 fighting the who is who of nobody gives a fk, and praying that Mayweather chooses him for a fight, yes that would have been the best choice obviously.

The only reason Bradley going to GBP would be smart is if he was willing to move up (which would be ******ed)

[Larry the boss]

he got TWO manny paydays with a JMM payday in between


yea, you're right...what a huge mistake...he shoulda gone to GBP instead...he really missed out on those big money fights vs Thurman or Broner

Key word "RESIGN" he seemed to have been forced to resign to get the rematch he was suppose to have been guaranteed and was promised in his contract 10 million yet only got 6....SO WHERE DOES HE GO FROM HERE??

[Da Machine]

He already fought Alexander and the other guys are not the payday two fights with Pacquiao is, and possibly two fights with Marquez. Possibly not even if you put them all together.

It would be a joke for him to fight Marquez or Pac ever again, but because Top Rank has no one else he likely will.

What you see on Bradleys resume now is what you will get. He's basically halted his chances at the HOF. That's the choice he made.

[jas]

He literally has no one else to fight and the only ww title he can contend for is the WBO, there are no top ww's with Top rank other then Manny and Juan and he has already fought both,who in the hell is he going to fight? He signed i guess thinking he would be defending his title but now he has not title

since you defended stevenson for signing with showtime based on money reasons, this thread is hypocritical. bradley said himself top rank pays the best.

he has gotten big paydays. he got 6 mil vs pac rematch. rios got 4 mil vs pac whereas ortiz got 2.5mil, guerrero 3 mil.

now im jus going by the reasoning you use which is money and anybody who doesnt agree "is a damn fool" in your words. fighters fight to get paid etc - these are all things you said to defend stevenson.

[Hougigo]

Seriously he just signed his prime away, He lost his title, his 0 and will now be stuck fight The Rios and Alvarado's of the world....I GUESS PAYBACK IS A B1TCH

It is a bitch isn't it?

Poor Bradley

[4Corners]

It would be a joke for him to fight Marquez or Pac ever again, but because Top Rank has no one else he likely will.

What you see on Bradleys resume now is what you will get. He's basically halted his chances at the HOF. That's the choice he made.

He's beaten Witter, Peterson, Holt, Alexander, Provonikov, and Marquez. He only needs another legit win or two. The Marquez win helped him big time.

But he could have gotten big money fights at Golden Boy too. Mayweather would have been a huge fight, and if he ever intended to risk moving up again he could have fought Canelo too.

[Weebler I]

It would be a joke for him to fight Marquez or Pac ever again, but because Top Rank has no one else he likely will.

What you see on Bradleys resume now is what you will get. He's basically halted his chances at the HOF. That's the choice he made.

(a) I'd be fairly certain he cares more about his wallet than the HOF
(b) He's probably already getting in regardless.

I'd like to see Bradley fight all those guys, re-signing with Top Rank is not good for the fans (excepting last night's fight) but I can't say it's a bad move for Bradley. He's exploiting the lack of opponents for Marquez and Pacquiao at Top Rank and getting well paid for it.

Besides, once Oscar fires Schaefer we may see some crossover anyway