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by Cliff Rold - There is something to be said for a working man’s fighter.
Timothy Bradley fits the bill. He works his tail off in camp and comes with a lunch pail mentality every time out. He knows knockouts for him are a rare commodity so he shows up looking to win over the long haul. Sometimes he boxes, sometimes he brawls, sometimes there’s a butt.
No one ever leaves thinking they saw someone half ass it.
This weekend, fighting for an interim WBO Welterweight belt that may ultimately be the whole title before the year is out, Bradley will face a Jessie Vargas who enters with plenty of question marks. We will have answers soon.
Let’s go the report card.
Vargas enters the fight never having officially lost. This fight isn’t in his hometown of Las Vegas. Vegas has been very good to Vargas. It’s not just that he’s won some toss-ups there. Vargas has benefited from what appears to be some wild scores in his favor. Fights like Vargas-Josesito Lopez, Vargas-Novikov, and his struggle last year with a badly faded DeMarco (in China) make him more shiny record than shining light entering this weekend. [Click Here To Read More]
Timothy Bradley fits the bill. He works his tail off in camp and comes with a lunch pail mentality every time out. He knows knockouts for him are a rare commodity so he shows up looking to win over the long haul. Sometimes he boxes, sometimes he brawls, sometimes there’s a butt.
No one ever leaves thinking they saw someone half ass it.
This weekend, fighting for an interim WBO Welterweight belt that may ultimately be the whole title before the year is out, Bradley will face a Jessie Vargas who enters with plenty of question marks. We will have answers soon.
Let’s go the report card.
Vargas enters the fight never having officially lost. This fight isn’t in his hometown of Las Vegas. Vegas has been very good to Vargas. It’s not just that he’s won some toss-ups there. Vargas has benefited from what appears to be some wild scores in his favor. Fights like Vargas-Josesito Lopez, Vargas-Novikov, and his struggle last year with a badly faded DeMarco (in China) make him more shiny record than shining light entering this weekend. [Click Here To Read More]
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