Bradley did not get ruined. Why would anyone think that. He got absolutely robbed in his fight vs Chaves.
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Did provo ruin bradley?
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Wins over Marquez & Chaves* and a good effort against Pacquiao. I don't think he's ruined. Maybe doesn't have the same hunger, but he's still up there.
Would love to see the Khan fight next for Bradley.
* yeah, but you know
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Originally posted by soul_survivor View PostHe outpointed JMM as he was coming off the best win of his entire career, then again JMM may not have had the right juice on him.
He out boxed Chaves quite easily to, how do you see him struggling? What did he struggle in?
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If you wanna say when did he start declining, it was after Pacquiao 1
People forget how dominate Bradley was at 140. He took PEDerson and Devon's 0 and they both havn't been the same since.
Post Pacquiao 1, he started having mental issues. He knows he got a notorious gift decision and it weighed heavy on him
He still beats everyone on Al Haymons roster at 140 all the way up to 154
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Originally posted by jas View PostWhy do people discredit fighters for not being blessed with natural talent such as amazing speed and power?
If anything, I credit a fighter more for making up for that in other areas like will, determination, versatility.
There's plenty of fighters with speed and power.
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I've never considered Bradley a really great fighter.
He's obviously world level, but I had him losing to Provodnikov and clearly losing both Pacquiao fights. He's certainly better than the likes of Alexander and he's a better welterweight than Marquez, but top 5 P4P? No chance.Last edited by gmc_rfc_06; 01-24-2015, 08:12 AM.
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Originally posted by Wuckoo View PostIt seems that after the provodnikov fight bradley has declined slightly. The marquez fight is debatable since marquez was in his late 30s, which is normally the age fighters retire. Against pac bradley gassed very quickly and he didn't look impressive against chaves. He also seems to have gained more weight between fights than he used to although that could be due to aging. He doesn't seem to have the goods that he used to. The only thing I can think of is the provo fight which took him months to recover from. And now his broken cheekbone will give him trouble. He's picked up like an injury nearly every fight in the past 3 years. He's starting to look like rosado and that's worrying
In this last bout, the opponent headbutted him and he still won a minimum of 7 rounds (I thought he won 8). Arum paid the judges off (Lederman in particular) to keep Chaves marketable for future fights because his welterweight boxing stable is thin.
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