Bradley says he didn't fight Spence because Top Rank doesn't do business with Haymon

[Motorcity Cobra]

Bradley 3 happened after the Mayweather fight... And there are lots of other Top Rank options at the time: Vargas, Alvarado, Provodnikov and Juan Diaz...

Those are not options for a fighter the level of Pacquiao. You need fights that will sell PPV'S when you're paying Pac $20 mil a fight. That's why his guarantee was cut by Bob.

[Motorcity Cobra]

Timothy Bradley addresses the "two sides of the street" PBC / Top Rank divide. @Timbradleyjr @ErrolSpenceJr @terencecrawford Source: AB Boxing News pic.twitter.com/Yz9YtZcXDR

— SundayPuncher Boxing (@sunday_puncher) August 19, 2019

[thedarkdragon11]

Those are not options for a fighter the level of Pacquiao. You need fights that will sell PPV'S when you're paying Pac $20 mil a fight. That's why his guarantee was cut by Bob.

Yet Arum pitted Algieri... I'm sure the 4 names I mentioned will sell higher at the time...

[deanrw]

All of them are guilty of the same thing. When they have someone marketable, they will do whatever in their power to keep it that way. Side B's get to visit the other sides of the street simply because they just don't matter as much.


If Arum had lots of in house foes lines up for Bud we would never hear Spence's name from him. I will say however that over the past couple years he seems more willing to do business with others. The PBC though seems to be getting more and more isolated. That needs to change though because other than Welter and Jr. Middle, their fighters are hurting from lack of opponents.