Comments Thread For: Diaz Still Shocked With Bradley Split, Points To His Wife

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According to trainer Joel Diaz, he was "more surprised that anybody else" when two division world champion Timothy Bradley pulled the plug on their very long relationship.

Diaz had trained Bradley since he turned professional in 2004. Along the way Bradley picked up five world titles in two divisions and had several high profile fights including wins over Devon Alexander, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.
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[about.thousands]

Diaz is the reason they split. Tim made the decision to make his wife his manager & Diaz never accepted her role nor respected her role as his manager. Diaz admitted as much in his interview last week on The Boxing Voice podcast. Bradley made a decision best for him and instead of accepting it Diaz tried to sabotage it. Tim was upset with Diaz leaving that ring after his fight with Vargas. Diaz claimed it was because Tim's brother in law was interfering with the post-fight routine so he got upset and left. That's not being a team player, that's being a cry baby not getting his way. Diaz stated over and over again he never agreed with Tim's decision to make his wife his manager but what Diaz doesn't realize is that even Tim is 50 years old it's gonna be Monica changing his diaper and emptying his drool cup, not Diaz. Nobody in the business will look out for Tim's best interest more than his wife. And she got him a $15 mil deal so she must be doing something right. Joel needs to get over it and should've gotten on board with the changes. His job was to train Tim, not worry about Tim's business dealings.

[fvanesbeck]

Always thought Monica Bradley seemed like a pain in the ass.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I knew that Shamoo was the problem here.

[alexguiness]

Diaz always comes across as salty nowadays.

I think TB needed a change.

Diaz is limited Imo as a trainer who can offer tactical options.

[turnedup]

Can anyone actually say Bradley's career has been better since Dunkin left? No. Vargas and Chaves...for a guy who had two fights with Pacquaio, toyed with Marquez for 12 rounds and was ranked #3 at 147. Hell to the nah. This became all about keeping the money in the family, i'm sure Atlas is happy to get whatever check he can at this point and i'm sure Diaz felt his value is what he was charging. Hell even Ray Bradley isn't in the mix like he used to.

[petero]

Family and business usually don't mix. But who knows? One thing I do know T.B. is cutting his own throat hiring, Mr positive reinforcement Teddy Atlas. The s*** he says to his guys between rounds is frightening. Good luck

[Lou Cipher]

Bradley is handing out Brown Mustaches like hotcakes.

[Dip_Slide]

Diaz should just let that **** go and stop before he says something disrespectful about the man's wife, yeah she's probably a bossy b1tch, but it is what it is, mind your own business and leave them alone.

[fvanesbeck]

I knew that Shamoo was the problem here.

Love the sig. COYG