Comments Thread For: Top Rank Prez: Tim Bradley Agrees To Brandon Rios Fight

[mathed]

The double standard is just too much. Why is everyone allowing Arum to drag Bradleys career through mud??

Why is it that Mayweather, Thurman, Brook, Errol Spence, Broner, GGG, Porter and etc are all held to higher standards than Bradley?

Bradley should be fighting the Thurmans, Porters, Brooks of the sport.

Instead he is stuck fighting bums like Rios and Lopez.

Who is Lopez? Anyways, none of those PBC guys are going to be fighting any TR guys anytime soon...no matter whether Bradley wants it to happen or not. Brook is too afraid to fight anyone with a pulse now it appears, Thurman and Porter are stuck under the PBC banner.

I don't know about career being drug through the mud, he has a better following than Porter or Thurman do and he makes more money than either of them do as well. Arum has paid Bradley pretty well for his fights.

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Who is Lopez? Anyways, none of those PBC guys are going to be fighting any TR guys anytime soon...no matter whether Bradley wants it to happen or not. Brook is too afraid to fight anyone with a pulse now it appears, Thurman and Porter are stuck under the PBC banner.

I don't know about career being drug through the mud, he has a better following than Porter or Thurman do and he makes more money than either of them do as well. Arum has paid Bradley pretty well for his fights.

Well, you'd expect that from a guy who's been fighting some big names in the sport, including two future hall of famers and very well known figures like Marquez and Pacquiao. If Thurman had the opportunity to fight Pacquiao and Marquez on PPV, given his personality and fighting style, he'd be a superstar right now.

Also, Bradley's list of opposition has been B level since Pacquiao II. Chaves, Vargas, and now Rios. I think it's fair to expect a little more from a guy with Bradley's credentials.

[mathed]

Well, you'd expect that from a guy who's been fighting some big names in the sport, including two future hall of famers and very well known figures like Marquez and Pacquiao. If Thurman had the opportunity to fight Pacquiao and Marquez on PPV, given his personality and fighting style, he'd be a superstar right now.

Also, Bradley's list of opposition has been B level since Pacquiao II. Chaves, Vargas, and now Rios. I think it's fair to expect a little more from a guy with Bradley's credentials.

You have to fight who's available I guess. This PBC thing is just a continuation of the "cold war" because unless the fight makes tons of money, TR and PBC aren't working together. Chaves only had one loss and Thurman's win over him is pretty much his best win to date, maybe tied with the Ghost win.

Vargas was still undefeated even though he could have lost a fight or two on the cards but didn't. And Rios, he's not the worst guy out there, I mean Pac beat him down and Abril outboxed him in their bout but he isn't someone that you can just overlook.

After this fight, Arum has to start getting creative or find some new blood at WW for Bradley to fight. These PBC guys though, they are going to take too many soft touches and pay for it in the end. None of them are taking tough matches back to back and when they are forced to, it hasn't really worked out too well for them. Garcia got pummeled against Peterson and Broner was shell shocked against Porter.

[The Problem Child]

Monica Bradley > Haymon

[ironmike2012]

Could be a good fight. Bradley should win easy (if he boxed and moved). I could see Rios pulling it out, if Bradley trades or isn't careful. Rios's only chance is a war, no way he out boxes Tim.