Why is Timothy Bradley rated #5 on ESPN's Pound for Pound list?

[Black Barty]

Because he has one of the best résumés in the sport today -- easily HOF if he retired today and his only official loss is to an ATG .

Also Tim has displayed an extraordinarily diverse skill set over the course of his career, taking on a vast array of stylistic challenges and proving that he can deal with any of them competently

He is the antithesis of a one-dimensional fighter

Easily HOF? That's absurd unless you're giving him full credit for the Manny win, which you shouldn't.

The JMM win was nice but beyond that what does he have? Devon? Kendall Holt? Witter? That's not a HOFer resume.

[KO'er]

If Bradley should not be ranked high then why is Manny ranked so high?

I agree, though I assume the panel took his wins since 2009 into account.

[soul_survivor]

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...aux-makes-move

Dudes biggest win over a truly elite opponent was Pacquiao and that was a very bad decision. He beat an old Marquez and that is all of his top opponents, we know he'd get outpointed easily by Mayweather.

He doesn't even hold a title at the moment, there are fighters below him in the rankings who holds multiple titles.

Because he deserves it, next question?

[Ringlife]

Bradley should be on the P4P list but not top 5.

[Ahmed_Ismail]

Because of Arum's connections to the ***ish community which is the community that controls the media

[JmH Reborn]

What really doesn't make sense... Is that he's #7 p4p in the Ring ratings, but in their WW ratings, he's #4 behind Kahn and Brooks. How are you among the ten Brest in the entire sport, but your own division just barely in the top five?

[Ahmed_Ismail]

Because of Arum's connections to the ***ish community which is the community that controls the media

[BOXEO _]

P4P lists are a joke. ESPN, Ring, BoxRec, all of them.
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[ironmt]

Because he has one of the best résumés in the sport today -- easily HOF if he retired today and his only official loss is to an ATG .

Also Tim has displayed an extraordinarily diverse skill set over the course of his career, taking on a vast array of stylistic challenges and proving that he can deal with any of them competently

He is the antithesis of a one-dimensional fighter

No way has he earned his way Into the HOF.

[CHOWWOKKA]

To "fluff" Pacquiao's resume. Without him being p4p that would make 3 bums in a row Pacquiao fought.