Why is Tim Bradley not more popular then he is

[Cinci Champ]

So I been thinking Tim Bradley is a throw back fighter he will literally fight anyone he is tough as nails he never gives up his fights are entertaining as hell so why is this guy not absolutely beloved? The easy answer would be because hes black and while im sure that has something to do with it. I think there is far more to it. Other fighters similar to bradley who put their heart soul and even life on the line to stay in and win fights have become beloved, even getting into the hall of fame in some cases because of these reasons.

Then it dawned on me the first pac man fight where he got his gift decision. Manny was such a beloved fighter that it instantly killed bradley because in his mind he thought he won and honestly who are we to tell him hes lying he probably truly believes he won but people say because he wont say he lost drop the title all this bs that they hate him when honestly thats ridiculous.

Then I started thinking this guy cant catch a break you got the obvious manny 1 and the back lash. Then after that fight he takes on the mostly unknown provonikov and gives one of the most gutsy performances in the last 50 years. After the fight he gets no credit once again and people say he lost, there was drama with knockdowns and other things but at the end of the day he earned that victory and all he got was more backlash. His biggest victory was marquez i had him winning but once again more backlash most seem to think marquez won for reasons I cant figure out no matter how many times I watch the fight. The guy cant catch a break. Then there was the fight against chavez he won and they scored it a draw somehow once again taking away a clean victory. Then he dominates Vargas but takes a shot late and fight gets stopped early once again more drama no clean victory even tho he would have won he once again gets no credit.

Im just curious what you guys think about all this cause to me bradley is a fighter who cant catch a break. even tho he is a fan friendly fighter who literally puts his life on the line in fights and will fight anyone, the guy is as throw back as it gets but still the guy is not beloved and basically gets no credit even though hes everything people pretend they want in fighters. You would think by now all things considered people would start to back him. Hes not the fastest, strongest, quickest but he has so much heart that it over rides all that. Hes not a KO artist but so what you dont have to get knockouts to be fan friendly. The guy says he wants to fight GGG and honestly I believe him the guy is literally a fighter from 1945.

So in saying all this why is he not more beloved? you would think a guy whose fights are that entertaining that cant catch a break would eventually get more fans and become a bigger star at the very least in the boxing world. I personally dont get it and im wondering your guys opinion on it all because Bradley is one of my favorite fighters.

[krazyn8tive]

First off, him being black has NOTHING to do with it. Secondly, he's been involved in many close fights, some against very beloved fighters (pacquiao). The glaring lack of power can also be a reason. Dude looks like he's carved from marble but can't bust a g****. And lastly marketing. He is unfortunate to come up in the era of pacquiao under the top rank umbrella. Bradley was never the priority.

[removed]

I couldn't read the OP, but with regards to the subject. He's weird looking, and a bit of a bell-end.

[Beercules]

I did not read that ****



I like Bradley doe.

[North Star]

Power. If Bradley was stringing together some nice knockouts, he'd get that star attention. The casual fans love knockouts.

[Eastcoast]

I didn't even try to read that mess by the OP. Use some ****ing paragraphs if you're going to take the time to write that much.

But to answer the thread title - punching power. If Bradley had stopping power, he'd be a mini-Tyson/Hagler. He's got a great personality, no bad habits, family man, always in shape, fun fighter. He'd have all sorts of sponsors like deodorant, shoes, internet companies, ect.
But he's cursed with Malignaggi-syndrome and there's no cure for that.

[Motofan]

No punch and he can get into some very sloppy fights. Why was Paulie never a hugely popular guy? Same thing. At least Paulie had personality. Tim is either Tim (nice, hard working guy) or fake tough guy Tim. It just doesn't work putting asses in the seats. This will be Loma's problem in the future as well. No power. But what he does have going for him is technical brilliance. But that without the personality wont put asses in the seats.

[Hougigo]

Didn't read that wall, but his popularity has grown a lot since the provo fight.

People used to complain that his fights were a chore to watch and the first Pac fight did him no favors... but every fight after that he's proven he's a fighter to watch.

Popularity will most likely never be like some fighters today, but he's made huge strides since 2012 and the years before

[anonymous2.0]

He doesn't fight often
He's not dominate even though he wins
he's only had 4 major noteworthy fights
He's not marketed at all

[Eff Pandas]

He has no punch. I think you could probably break it down to that.

I imagine if you could look at the most popular top 10 or so guys from any 5-10yr period you'd find few guys who had less than a ~50%+ KO ratio to wins. People love KO's. If you can't KO guys or at least fool people into thinking you can KO guys with a +50% KO ration to wins you just don't pass a certain threshold of popularity it seems.

I'm sure there are a handful of guys who'd sneak in or maybe be obvious choices that would be the exception for one reason or another, but I believe this is pretty much an unwritten rule of being a popular fighter in at least the recent eras in boxing.