The real reason Bradley retired

**Vegemil** · 08-20-2017, 11:42 AM

Originally posted by Motorcity Cobra

Before Bradley retired, he had an offer to drop to 140 to fight Jose Ramirez.
— Henry Wade (@HenryWade20) August 14, 2017

He didn't want to get done like Pacquiao and sacrificed for another Top Rank fighter to make a name off him like Horn did off of Pacquiao. He was off for a year and a half and wanted a fight. The reality of seeing Pacquiao, who'd made Top Rank a fortune, get robbed in front of his face was the last straw.

Shut up clown. Bradley's head is much shinier and majestic than Pacquiao's.

**rickJen** · 08-20-2017, 11:44 AM

There it is again. Bradley of all fighters.
The guy had all the reasons in the world to retire after getting 3 superfights, not to mention beating veteran fighter Marquez.
Yet this poster fails to cite again because of his extreme bias
the massive inactivity going on in the Haymon camp. Fighters who barely makes more than $1 mil. Yet they fight once a year. Kills me.

**Motorcity Cobra** · 08-20-2017, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by genrick

There it is again. Bradley of all fighters.
The guy had all the reasons in the world to retire after getting 3 superfights, not to mention beating veteran fighter Marquez.
Yet this poster fails to cite again because of his extreme bias
the massive inactivity going on in he Haymon camp. Fighters who barely makes more than $1 mil. Yet they fight once a year. Kills me.

He was inactive for a year and a half. Why didn't he fight during that time? If he was gonna retire why didn't he retire earlier? He saw that robbery against Pacquiao and knew if it could happen to Pacquiao it could happen to him. You really think Bradley was turned off by Pacquiao bleeding is what made him retire? Bradley has been in worse fights than that himself.

**Eff Pandas** · 08-20-2017, 11:53 AM

C- troll thread. Jose Ramirez lol.

**Raggamuffin** · 08-20-2017, 11:54 AM

Originally posted by b0x

He retired because he got a brain injury after provodnikov. You can find the interviews where Joel Diaz says he was getting battered in prep for marquez but they found a brain doctor to treat him. He was never the same after that. Biggest heart in boxing and one of my fav champs.

He didn't retire because of Provodnikov fight.

**rickJen** · 08-20-2017, 11:57 AM

Originally posted by Motorcity Cobra

He was inactive for a year and a half. Why didn't he fight during that time? If he was gonna retire why didn't he retire earlier? He saw that robbery against Pacquiao and knew if it could happen to Pacquiao it could happen to him. You really think Bradley was turned off by Pacquiao bleeding is what made him retire? Bradley has been in worse fights than that himself.

The biggest question is why only Bradley?
Aren't you sick of the massive inactivity going on in the Haymon camp?
Want me to list the Haymon fighters who fought only once last year?

**Motorcity Cobra** · 08-20-2017, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by genrick

The biggest question is why only Bradley?
Aren't you sick of the massive inactivity going on in the Haymon camp?
Want me to list the Haymon fighters who fought only once last year?

The inactivity is a issue thru out boxing. Not just with PBC. Arum had to leave HBO and follow the PBC model in order to get his fighters active. Oscar had to do the same thing for his fighters not named Canelo or Lemieux. But it seems like it would be easier to keep a 2 dozen fighters active than it is to keep hundreds active.

**Motorcity Cobra** · 08-20-2017, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by Eff Pandas

C- troll thread. Jose Ramirez lol.

Real talk. That was the fight offered to him.

**rickJen** · 08-20-2017, 12:11 PM

Originally posted by Motorcity Cobra

The inactivity is a issue thru out boxing. Not just with PBC. Arum had to leave HBO and follow the PBC model in order to get his fighters active. Oscar had to do the same thing for his fighters not named Canelo or Lemieux. But it seems like it would be easier to keep a 2 dozen fighters active than it is to keep hundreds active.

So you're essentially admitting Haymon's inability to make meaningful fights at a steady rate when he's been in this "PBC model" longer than anyone else.
If you ask me, I'd rather see fighters fight 3 times a year regardless of who they fight. TR's Crawford fights 3 times a year. Not one of these Haymon fighters do. Not one.

The real reason Bradley retired