Bradley the forgotten champ

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Bradley has always made me chuckle. What's with the lame nickname, Desert Storm, anyways? He was 7 years old when that happened and the guy has never served in the military. I think it's insulting to all vets. And yes, I know the feeble reason he gives about growing up in Southern California being why he uses that. I believe that as much as I believe Cotto will fight GGG in his next fight. Bradley is boring and dull and easily forgotten.

His resume is very good, though.

[mathed]

Bradley will be back in a few months. The Storm is going to sweep up a victim in impressive fashion

[WarMaidana]

real talk, people hate and forget abotu bradley. But don't forget he beat marquez, prov, peterson, should have beat chaves, vasquez, holt, witter, and even though he lost to pac he held in there to make them good fights.

[Strategic1]

If you watched the Bradley-Chaves fight...you'd know that Bradley was doing whatever he wanted and was taking most rounds.

Then there was an accidental headbutt, then his eye got swollen really really bad.

He would have beaten Chaves 10-2 or 9-3 if he had his full vision.

That said, he would be very competitive with Brook, Thurman, and Khan. They are pick'em fights.

Right now, Bradley has the better resume,..but it'd be nice to see him face these guys.

[jvsnypes]

I consider myself one of Tim's biggest fans. But, his biggest mistake was resigning with Top Rank. Well, I can't say mistake because he is earning more money with them than the average boxer. But by resigning with Arum, it showed that he is now fighting for the big pay check and not legacy anymore. It would have been wise to sign with Haymon for the long term benefits. He has the fighters that would have elevated Tim to Mayweather and Pacquiao status if he were to win those fights. How do you motivate yourself to fight a Diego Chaves when you have been in the ring with Pacquiao and Marquez??? That is one of the reasons his performances have been mediocre. Who was Provodnikov before Tim fought him??? So now, Tim will be forced to fight the K9 Bundrages of the world. I think he is on his way out of the sport. Bradley probably will not be fighting after 2016.

Tim also needs to get in the ring more often, and focus on what got him to this level...his skills and speed. After the Pacquiao fight, he seemed to lose his identity in the ring. He now goes toe to toe more often when that is clearly not beneficial for him at 147. The performance he displayed against Peterson and Marquez proved he is a highly skilled fighter. When he uses those skills for 12 rounds, there is no one I see at 140 or 147 that can beat him. He would be a major problem for a 38 year old Mayweather as well. But I honestly think he may have lost a step and lost some of his hunger to be great since the Pacquiao fights. That's what money will do to some fighters.

[ELPacman]

It's probably cause of Bradley's usual lack of power that turns fans off or away. He's fun to watch when he gets into the fire fights but you have a feeling in those fights that nobody will go down because of his lack of power and rock solid chin(he gets rocked occasionally but not dropped).

I don't mind watching Bradley but I think he's had his best opportunities given already and doesn't have much else to do to prove himself...

[ButtScratcher^^]

Not me. Bradley to me remains one of the top elites. He is still one of the most complete fighter today. The guy's only weakness is his punching power, other than that, he has it all. He just ran into Manny Pacquiao who could be the greatest fighter of our era if he is able to beat mayweather, if that happens, then, bradley's only loss will just be shrugged off, because after all, everybody losses to that type of a once in a generational fighter.

Bradley win for pacquiao is significant as well, he is truly a top pound for pound undefeated elite who just schooled another elite pound for pounder in Juan Manuel Marquez. This win alone put pacquiao's resume above floyd. If we include the barrera, morales, and marquez win, then, that will put paquiao's resume to a different stratosphere, so that bradley win alone suffices the case for pacman's unmatched legacy today.

Respect for bradley.

[soul_survivor]

Anyone who seriously thinks Khan, Brook or Thurman would beat him?

I think Khan has the best chance of the lot but no, I think Bradley beats them all in 60-40 style fights and I'm not a big Bradley fan. Fact is though, Bradley hasn't bothered calling these guys out while these guys are circling each other.

[FrankieBruno]

he only has himself to blame

there are many top contenders offering him fights and he keeps on declining them all

[jabcross727]

I am not going to go into the controversy that surrounded Pacquiao-Bradley 1. What I will say is that when you defeat a pound-for-pound legend, it should catapult you to the elite of the sport, which should have happened to Bradley. However, the manner in which he won was highly disputed. Although the reality of the situation is that he won, the perception, which I do agree, is that he really lost. If you went back and remember when the WBO convened a panel of judges to re-judge the fight, Pacquiao won hands down. Bradley became a victim in that the whole world did not seem him as the legitimate champion that defeated Pacquiao. While he would gain respect in defeating Provodnikov and JMM, he could not garner victory against Pacquiao in the rematch. He will be relegated to being just a level below the Mayweathers and the Pacquiaos of the world based on the perception stemming from the first fight. I don't dismiss him as a solid fighter and a champion, but he is clearly not on the same level as the top 2 pound for pound fighters in the support based on two fights with Manny.