Comments Thread For: "Fighting Words" - When Your Best Just Isn't Good Enough

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by David P. Greisman - Timothy Bradley is a very good fighter. He is a two-division world titleholder who won belts at junior welterweight and welterweight. He has beaten two other very good fighters, Devon Alexander and Lamont Peterson, and defeated two great ones, with a close but deserving decision over Juan Manuel Marquez and a controversial and undeserving victory over Manny Pacquiao. He is considered by most to be one of the best in the world today, pound-for-pound.
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[sanluisjerzy]

You have to tip your hat to Manny. To do it like this for so long, his longevity is up there with Muhammad Ali.

[LoadedWraps]

by David P. Greisman - Timothy Bradley is a very good fighter. He is a two-division world titleholder who won belts at junior welterweight and welterweight. He has beaten two other very good fighters, Devon Alexander and Lamont Peterson, and defeated two great ones, with a close but deserving decision over Juan Manuel Marquez and a controversial and undeserving victory over Manny Pacquiao. He is considered by most to be one of the best in the world today, pound-for-pound.
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Bradley beats any other active fighter in the division last night.

You have to tip your hat to Manny. To do it like this for so long, his longevity is up there with Muhammad Ali.

Well said. You are absolutely right. It's all you can do.

That said, Tyson Fury and GGG will be uttered in the same sentence before long. Neither loses til our grandkids have grandkids.

[Weltschmerz]

Manny showed once again that he's an ATG.

[fanofslug]

You would have thought Manny, approaching 40, would slow his pace down and be more cautious, but has too much spirit to simply go through the motions like other fighters (e.g. Mayweather).

[Redd Foxx]

Credit to Timmy for being able to recognise and admit that Manny bested him. He didn't have any excuses as to why he failed, other than Manny out-smarting him. Takes a real man to say that and he gets mad respect from me. Much more mature and wise than he used to be.

[Redd Foxx]

You would have thought Manny, approaching 40, would slow his pace down and be more cautious, but has too much spirit to simply go through the motions like other fighters (e.g. Mayweather).

I predicted Pac would bring a dull, cautious fight. Happy to be wrong. He was aggressive and threw hard, but had the speed and intelligence to make it work. Inspiring to see him be able to step it back up like that so late in his career.

[PunchyPotorff]

Lotta respect for Pac not taking an easy fight, or coasting for that matter. He put on a masterful performance, took chances, had some serious speed and pop going, had it all working on all 8 cylinders. Definitely an ATG.

[soul_survivor]

Not quite as great as he once was but still too much for pretty much any fighter on the planet. What was really heartening was after one of the KDs, Pac literally ran out of the neutral corner looking for a KO. And jumped off his stool for every round.

He beat Bradley technically, physically and mentally.

[SteveM]

Looked brilliant from what I could see on my ****ty stream down here in Ecuador.

So Pac was supposed to have avoided Crawford and Khan to take Bradley. On this evidence would he have beaten those 2 - whaddya think?