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

[gmc_rfc_06]

Doesn't belong there.

I don't even have him in the top 3 WW's.

I had him losing both Pac fights and losing to Provodnikov.

[DeadLikeMe]

He undeniably belongs in the top 10.

[bluebeam]

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.

you are bringing up wins from 2013. its 2015, and Bradley went 0-1-1 in 2014.

5 is too high

[LouIE G]

is anyone gonna argue that bradley is not the number 3 in boxings hottest division? so hes gotta be at least in the discussion of p4p, you dont get points for losing but lets not forget, he did win 4 rounds vs pac in the rematch and thats coming off a brutal fight vs ruslan, so he is not too far the top 2 guys in the division

marquez is a steroid specimen of epic proportions and bradley beat him

This is one i agree with you on jas.

[LouIE G]

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

Life and death??? Bradley clearly beat chaves!

[bojangles1987]

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

An eye can swell like that from literally one punch. Did Pacquiao not clearly outpoint Clottey, either? Or Cotto up to the point it was stopped? And that happened to Bradley because of headbutts.

Bradley was robbed.

[LouIE G]

Keith Thurman stopped him

Keith thurman is a ko puncher.... bradley is more of a boxer/puncher cuz he has pop, but he relies heavily on his skills to beat guys. He has alot of finness in the ring.

[Dr Rumack]

Bradley in the top 5 is fair enough.

[bluebeam]

An eye can swell like that from literally one punch. Did Pacquiao not clearly outpoint Clottey, either? Or Cotto up to the point it was stopped? And that happened to Bradley because of headbutts.

Bradley was robbed.

if you didn't see the fight and you looked at both fighters face it was clear cotto took the worst beating. so that's a bad example.

the clottey fight is a better example of the point your trying too make.

with that being said. even if you think Bradley won. a win over chaves and a loss to pacquiao in 2014 doesn't merit being top 5 p4p in 2015.

[bluebeam]

Keith thurman is a ko puncher.... bradley is more of a boxer/puncher cuz he has pop, but he relies heavily on his skills to beat guys. He has alot of finness in the ring.

you loss me at Bradley is a boxer/puncher. bradley is a elite fighter for sure. boxer/puncher he is not.

a boxer puncher is someone who wins fights doing both.

Thomas hearns was a boxer puncher.
roy jones was a boxer puncher
lennox lewis was a boxer puncher
james toney was a boxer puncher
juan manuel marquez was a boxer puncher
Fernando vargas was a boxer puncher

tim bradley is not