Bradley = An Underrated Legend

[Let's go champ]

Under appreciated

[Joe Beamish]

The terms "underrated" and "overrated" suggest that there's only one point of view out there, and it's inaccurate. I think a lot of boxing people think extremely highly of Bradley. Maybe some casual fans don't as much, but "casual fans" of boxing are a shrinking population, at least in the U.S.

Anyway, I think inside the world of boxing, Bradley is well-appreciated.

[Kigali]

Under appreciated

Hasn't done anything at WW.

[OnePunch]

you sure are on your knees alot.


Its 2017 though. Im not judging..........

[Madison Boxing]

steady on, hes far from a legend. Struggled against chaves, provodnikov, struggled to outbox a 40 year old JMM whos not a natural welter (won a close SD), lost pretty comprehensively to pacquiao. Hes not underrated at all, most think of him as a good solid world level fighter.

[iamboxing]

Okay, the guy lost 3 times to Pacquiao (his 1 "win" was a robbery), but is it suddenly a shame to lose to a great boxer like Pacquiao? And he got a draw against Chaves, but any person who saw that fight would agree that Bradley clearly won. He has fought to some impressive victories over the years and he is an unique fighter, being a featherfisted technician who likes to brawl. He goes out of his comfort zone to make a war, which people usually criticize the other black technicians for not doing, such as Ward, Mayweather and Lara. Bradley got massive heart, is very fast, got great stamina and if he had possessed the natural ability to punch hard, I'm pretty confident that he could have been an ATG. IMO, Bradley would beat Thurman, Porter, etc., and he would have given Mayweather trouble before losing.

Let's look at some of the wins that this underappreciated great has scored during his career (not including the Pacquiao "win" and has changed the Chaves "draw" into a win):

Spot on. Guy doesn't get enough credit. I think there's plenty of fight left in Bradley

[Redd Foxx]

Though I've never been a real Bradley fan, my respect for the guy continues to grow. He's matured a lot outside of the ring and gives great interviews these days. Remove all interaction with Pacquiao and he'd be held in a lot higher regard. Tim definitely gets underrated. I've seen guys here say things like "Spence kills him".

[Pechorin]

Great thread! Bradley is definitely an awesome boxer.

[Kigali]

Though I've never been a real Bradley fan, my respect for the guy continues to grow. He's matured a lot outside of the ring and gives great interviews these days. Remove all interaction with Pacquiao and he'd be held in a lot higher regard. Tim definitely gets underrated. I've seen guys here say things like "Spence kills him".

I truly think Spence lays Tim out cold.

[-PBP-]

Hall of fame fighter but nothing legendary