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It’s a southern California showdown in Las Vegas and a chance for two men to carve where they are in absence of another.
With the retirement of Floyd Mayweather still a thing (we’ll see how long that lasts), 147 lbs. is looking for a new leader. This clash won’t give it one. What we will get is an assessment of where both might fall in the new pecking order.
Boxing, especially in this division, remains essentially in a state of parallel leagues. The Bradley-Rios winner, as long as they are with Top Rank, isn’t going to be a factor on the PBC side of the equation with the likes of Danny Garcia, Keith Thurman, and Shawn Porter. UK-based IBF titlist Kell Brook seems the lone fighter able to play on both sides of the fence. Rios-Brook was already almost made. If Bradley wins, there is the possibility of a third fight with Manny Pacquiao.
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With the retirement of Floyd Mayweather still a thing (we’ll see how long that lasts), 147 lbs. is looking for a new leader. This clash won’t give it one. What we will get is an assessment of where both might fall in the new pecking order.
Boxing, especially in this division, remains essentially in a state of parallel leagues. The Bradley-Rios winner, as long as they are with Top Rank, isn’t going to be a factor on the PBC side of the equation with the likes of Danny Garcia, Keith Thurman, and Shawn Porter. UK-based IBF titlist Kell Brook seems the lone fighter able to play on both sides of the fence. Rios-Brook was already almost made. If Bradley wins, there is the possibility of a third fight with Manny Pacquiao.
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