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

[ironmt]

beating marquez was a very good win.

marquez was ranked #3 p4p, #2 welterweight, coming off a huge upset KO against pac, considered ring fighter of the year for 2012, certified future hof'er etc. and bradley outclassed him.

I agree, good post.

[SplitSecond]

like rigondeaux, he beat a top 5 p4p'er

but bradley had also accomplished alot before that with a solid resume

[bluebeam]

beating marquez was a very good win.

marquez was ranked #3 p4p, #2 welterweight, coming off a huge upset KO against pac, considered ring fighter of the year for 2012, certified future hof'er etc. and bradley outclassed him.

that was almost 2 years ago. since then, Bradley has lost too pacquiao and went life and death with diego chaves in a draw.


Bradley is a good fighter but his stock is trending down and that is why he shouldn't be ranked ahead of guys like froch and wlad

[bluebeam]

You may be right. Although Bradley didn't look great In the fight I personally thought that he won.

On the flip side Chaves Is a very gritty, come forward, hard hitting tough guy. Kind of like Maidana.

These type of fighters can make highly skilled fighters such as Bradley look ordinary.

Keith Thurman stopped him

[jas]

Bradley outlanded Chaves in 11 out of 12 rounds......

[bojangles1987]

that was almost 2 years ago. since then, Bradley has lost too pacquiao and went life and death with diego chaves in a draw.


Bradley is a good fighter but his stock is trending down and that is why he shouldn't be ranked ahead of guys like froch and wlad

He did not go life and death with Chaves. He pretty clearly outpointed him and was robbed.

[bluebeam]

He did not go life and death with Chaves. He pretty clearly outpointed him and was robbed.

http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/timothy-bradley-eye-face.jpg

does this look like a man who clearly outpointed somebody?

sweet pea/chavez
Bradley/pacquiao
lewis/holyfield 1

those are robberies

Bradley wasn't robbed.

back too my original point, Bradley hasn't won a fight since 2013. you cant go a year and a half without winning a fight and remain top 5 p4p.

I like Bradley, but he is rated too high at number 5

[BigAlexSand]

Bradley very well could be argued to take #3, if Rigondeaux wasn't such a monster. Would like him to take a big fight next year against another credible opponent, although I don't see him taking Rigondeaux spot.

[BigAlexSand]

http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-conte...y-eye-face.jpg


does this look like a man who clearly outpointed somebody?

sweet pea/chavez
Bradley/pacquiao
lewis/holyfield 1

those are robberies

Bradley wasn't robbed.

back too my original point, Bradley hasn't won a fight since 2013. you cant go a year and a half without winning a fight and remain top 5 p4p.

I like Bradley, but he is rated too high at number 5

He did have two big wins in 13' and outside of the Pacquiao fight he has performed at a much larger level than most. Outside of not fighting Khan to fight Pacquiao, I can't remember when Tim has ran or ignored a challenge. The Chaves fight was a robbery, and the reason why that weekend in boxing was discredited judges, full of questionable calls and altogether by most who watched a horrific weekend in boxing.

[boliodogs]

The reason is mainly his clear defeat of Marquez, Marquez is old but he had recently KOed Pacquiao and beat the hell out of Alvarado and was ranked in the top 4 or 5 pfp. when Bradley clearly beat him. Bradley has lots of great wins and only one official loss. Yes he really clearly lost twice to Pacquiao but that is no disgrace. Perhaps number 5 pfp is a bit high but I think he deserves to be somewhere in the top 10 pfp.