Rios/Bradley set to go ahead
Timothy Bradley will defend his WBO World welterweight title on Nov. 7 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas against former lightweight champion Brandon Rios.The fight will be televised on regular HBO.
For Bradley, his first step is to find a new trainer.
Boxers and trainers split up all the time, but when we are speaking about competition at the world-class level, that’s a rarity. Earlier this week, the once dynamic duo of Timothy Bradley and Joel Diaz called it quits.
Legendary trainer Teddy Atlas and highly-respected trainer Buddy McGirt are possible replacements according to ESPN’s Dan Rafael.
Not only was Diaz caught off guard, but he found Bradley’s actions to be selfish. He spoke exclusively with Fight Hype’s Luis Sandoval and when the topic of Teddy Atlas came up as a possible replacement, Diaz let it loose.
“It’s not going to work. In order for anybody to work with Bradley, they need to adapt to every single person around Bradley,” he explained.
Diaz explained that Bradley allowed too many people to have an influence on his decision making, and it became difficult to even access his fighter just to do simple things, like checking up on his fighter, because there were so many people Diaz had to get through.
If Diaz’s speech holds true, does a Teddy Atlas or a Buddy McGirt sound like a couple of guys that would be able to adapt to the hazardous environment that Diaz described?
Would any professional trainer be able to succeed in that type of environment for that matter?
Distractions or not, we’re in for a good fight according to Top Rank President, Todd duBoef.
“We think we have a terrific fight,” said duBoef via Las Vegas-Review Journal. “These guys are perfect for each other. They are action fighters who like to come forward, and it’s probably the best non-pay-per-view fight out there.”
Bradley’s wife and manager, Monica, finalized the deal for the Rios fight in conjunction with duBoef.
“We’ve been working on this for quite a while, and we’re glad to have it done,” duBoef said. “This is a fight that both Tim and Brandon wanted, and I’m pleased we were able to bring it to Las Vegas.”
Rios was in line for a shot at the IBF title against Kell Brook this summer, but when Eddie Hearn, Brook’s promoter at Matchroom Sport, demanded a rematch clause, negotiations fell through.
Rios is coming off a third-round stoppage of a shot and totally unprepared Mike Alvarado in a trilogy match this past January while Bradley is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Jessie Vargas to claim what was initially the interim WBO welterweight belt before Floyd Mayweather was stripped of the world title.
Bradley will have to clear his head, move on, and prepare for a fight which is just over two months away.
Bradley-Rios will be the first boxing match in the newly-renovated Thomas & Mack Center, which is in the process of a $72 million renovation.
Ironically, the last time the venue hosted boxing was in October 2013 when Bradley defeated Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez by split decision to defend his WBO World welterweight belt for the second time.
“We’re excited about being the first boxing event in the new Thomas & Mack,” duBoef said. “We’ve had many great fights in that building over the years, and this will be right up there with the best of them. It’s a great way to help close out what’s been a great year for boxing.”
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Re: Rios/Bradley set to go ahead
Rios is damaged goods and Bradley will box circles around him. You need to put Rios in with someone who is going to come forward. At least he will make an exciting fight.
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Bradley just has to box but he can get too excited and end up in a war. If he does Tim could be in trouble.
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I think rios can beat Bradley if he can get him to trade Bradley has no power and rios although very limited in him boxing iq is one tough bastard
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The piece was slightly incomplete. The problem wasn't that they wanted a rematch clause. It was that they wanted a rematch also in the UK for basically the same split. The first 2 could have been sorted out. I hate Rios and I agree with him that the 3rd detail is offensive.
Rubbish. How could you possibly know what the split was let alone the details of the negotiations?
Feel free to provide some evidence.
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Bradley has been in some exciting fights but I don't think he'll get sucked into a brawl with Rios. After the scare against Vargas; Bradley will remain focused and will stick to the game plan.
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Ron Swanson
The piece was slightly incomplete. The problem wasn't that they wanted a rematch clause. It was that they wanted a rematch also in the UK for basically the same split. The first 2 could have been sorted out. I hate Rios and I agree with him that the 3rd detail is offensive.
Rubbish. How could you possibly know what the split was let alone the details of the negotiations?
Feel free to provide some evidence.
You said rubbish, prove me wrong. Prove it is rubbish. You not being privy to the facts doesn't make it untrue. You supply any evidence it is rubbish and I will supply piece after piece stating they wanted basically the same split in a rematch. Back up your talk and I'll gladly back up mine. I'll give you 12 hours, mine will only take minutes
You want me to produce evidence that you're talking rubbish? The onus is on you to back up what you have claimed. I have not claimed to know anything. I will apologise if you provide evidence of the money/split and the intricacies of the contract that fell apart.
Once again - please feel free to provide evidence (especially as it will only take minutes).
Re: Rios/Bradley set to go ahead
What I'd like:
Bradley by highlight reel, devastating, embarrassing KTFO.
What'll happen:
Bradley by wide UD, having boxed Brandon's ears off.
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TitoFan
What I'd like:
Bradley by highlight reel, devastating, embarrassing KTFO.
What'll happen:
Bradley by wide UD, having boxed Brandon's ears off.
Bradley does not have the power to knockout anyone.
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TitoFan
What I'd like:
Bradley by highlight reel, devastating, embarrassing KTFO.
What'll happen:
Bradley by wide UD, having boxed Brandon's ears off.
Bradley does not have the power to knockout anyone.
(sigh)
Unfortunately, you're quite right. Much less that 6-inch thick skull of Rios.
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Based on styles and wondering if Bradley's chin has began to crack, I think this is a pick em honestly. Don't get me wrong Rios is one slugfest away from needing to use flash cards for conversations but he'll come very physical and sloppy dangerous on a guy he'll surely outweigh and refuses to listen to people smarter than he. I've never bought in that Bradley was some full on boxer simply choosing to brawl. Some of those choices were made for him and over the last few fights he's been leaving himself in bad exposed lurches. Tough gritty fight for both I think
