Why is Tim Bradley not more popular then he is

[AddiX]

Timmy is just too nice a guy.

He ain't ****** enough doe.

That's the truth, Haymon and Floyd knew this so they created Floyds persona of "money Mayweather"

Money like to brag about his house, cars, hoes, money, and his record. He's also extremely insecure and is great at making excuses. Money also enjoys beating woman in front of his kids, and hanging around gang members, this makes the insecure black man feel tough.


This is the hero they deserve.

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I've always liked Bradley, but I usually like fighters who aren't popular in the western media.

Broner is popular. Bradley just needs some gold teeth and a viral video of himself raping a dead chicken or something. Then he will get some of that decrepit yet large fanbase.

[boliodogs]

Why should he be more popular than he is? He rarely knocks anybody down or out. He doesn't fight much at all. He fights on average once every 8 months. He talks and brags too much. He insisted he won the first Pacquiao fight by 8 rounds to 4 and would have knocked Pacquiao out if he didn't have two "broke feet". To his credit he comes to fight and he is a good, tough, courageous boxer who throws lots of punches and has good stamina. Even though he is not that old he doesn't seem to be as good a fighter today as he was a few years ago..

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Even though he doesn't have much power, he at least tries to knock them down and puts himself at risk a lot. For that reason he's been in some great fights and won most of them.

I'd rather see guys with no power who pepper you with a lot of punches like Bradley and Calz than guys with no power jogging in a circle for half an hour.

[alexguiness]

That's the truth, Haymon and Floyd knew this so they created Floyds persona of "money Mayweather"

Money like to brag about his house, cars, hoes, money, and his record. He's also extremely insecure and is great at making excuses. Money also enjoys beating woman in front of his kids, and hanging around gang members, this makes the insecure black man feel tough.


This is the hero they deserve.

Agreed.

Thing is Bradley proves you don't have to go ****** to be successful.

He has an excellent resume and made a fortune the hard way, without a thug 'persona'.

Compare him to Broner, who is the better role model for young black hungry lions?

[jqSide]

Didn't read.

What makes you think people would read that wall of text?

Rule 1: Split it in short manageable paragraphs.
Rule 2: Make your main point in the last paragraph.

OR just write a short one. Then post another short one, then another...in the same thread.

[Cinci Champ]

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.

ya i dont think it has anything to do with him being black thats why i squashed that on the second line. I mean your going to have your racists on both sides of the fence not liking fighters cause of skin color but the point of me writing that was to get beyond that

[Cinci Champ]

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.

your right lol i wrote it on my phone at work quickly edited it. most people wont read even one paragraph these days let alone 5 so for most i could of written it perfectly and most still are to lazy to read hahahaha

[BOXEO _]

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.

[Cinci Champ]

i already fixed it chief