Bradley vs Maidana is a done deal for June 19, HBO

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Originally Posted by themacmagician

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Originally Posted by miles

Bradley has an awful moustache, but I love him as a fighter. This will be a really good fight, but I think Bradley has too much all round skill for Maidana.

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Oh hell that made me laugh out loud...... Funny as. I always imagine him as a bit of a preacher that could turn up at my door on a sunday afternoon and try get me down to the local congregation for a sing along.... I don't have anything against that kind of thing atall, but it would have given me a really nice wry smile to watch Abregu put him on his backside.

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Hahaha yeah he does have an air of jehovah's witness about him ;D

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Originally Posted by eagle

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Originally Posted by Rantcatrat

I don't see the logic behind taking this fight for Maidana. He has a more lucrative fight with Khan lined up in a fight or two and he choses to take a tougher fight with Bradley, which may take him out of the running for the Khan fight? Bradley, of course, like this fight. Bradley by dominating UD.

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And if Maidana beats Bradley he becomes the man of the division and leap frogs Khan.

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I have him ahead of Khan already, Khan ducking him was like giving him a walkover...

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

Maidana is not going to be difficult for Bradley to hit but if he walks through it all and he's still there after five or six rounds that's when he starts landing his big punches. Potential for a massive upset here but I'm going with Bradley.

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Wouldn't be an upset to me. Bradley ain't hard to hit.

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If Kotelnik can stay on his feet for twelve rounds Bradley can. If it wasn't for the Kotelnik fight (which I haven't seen) I'd probably pick Maidana.

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

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Maidana is not going to be difficult for Bradley to hit but if he walks through it all and he's still there after five or six rounds that's when he starts landing his big punches. Potential for a massive upset here but I'm going with Bradley.

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Wouldn't be an upset to me. Bradley ain't hard to hit.

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If Kotelnik can stay on his feet for twelve rounds Bradley can. If it wasn't for the Kotelnik fight (which I haven't seen) I'd probably pick Maidana.

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From what I recall, Kotelnik fought a very defensive fight which allowed him to negate Maidana's main advantage and just basically tried to outbox him.. I saw it a long time ago, but I seem to remember Kotelnik using movement, defense, and a solid jab to beat Maidana. However, it was a very close fight and most people seem to feel Maidana won and I could be wrong in regards to the way I remember the fight.

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

Maidana is not going to be difficult for Bradley to hit but if he walks through it all and he's still there after five or six rounds that's when he starts landing his big punches. Potential for a massive upset here but I'm going with Bradley.

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Wouldn't be an upset to me. Bradley ain't hard to hit.

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If Kotelnik can stay on his feet for twelve rounds Bradley can. If it wasn't for the Kotelnik fight (which I haven't seen) I'd probably pick Maidana.

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Bradley ain't the mover/runner Kotelink is

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Originally Posted by CFH

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Wouldn't be an upset to me. Bradley ain't hard to hit.

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If Kotelnik can stay on his feet for twelve rounds Bradley can. If it wasn't for the Kotelnik fight (which I haven't seen) I'd probably pick Maidana.

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From what I recall, Kotelnik fought a very defensive fight which allowed him to negate Maidana's main advantage and just basically tried to outbox him.. I saw it a long time ago, but I seem to remember Kotelnik using movement, defense, and a solid jab to beat Maidana. However, it was a very close fight and most people seem to feel Maidana won and I could be wrong in regards to the way I remember the fight.

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That's how I remember it too, the ref played a pretty big role in not letting maidana get anything going. I had it 7-5 Maidana, so I can't say robbery, but I definately had him ahead on my card.

I had the Maidana/Kotelnik fight a draw. I think Bradley will beat him with nice counters, but I wouldn't be surprised if Maidana drops him. This is a great fight. With the way he fights & who he chooses as opponents, Bradley makes it hard to dislike him. Thank god for that stupid pornstar mustache, his insistence of bringing up Jesus and the fact he whines on about how the world is against him whenever I read his interviews.

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Wouldn't be an upset to me. Bradley ain't hard to hit.

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If Kotelnik can stay on his feet for twelve rounds Bradley can. If it wasn't for the Kotelnik fight (which I haven't seen) I'd probably pick Maidana.

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Bradley ain't the mover/runner Kotelink is

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He's got more boxing skills though. He'll be able to do enough offensively to keep Maidana off him. I think. Although maybe Maidana is just going to bulldoze his way face first through the entire division. :)

If he does beat Bradley I actually hope he does keep going so he has to fight Khan.

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

Maidana is not going to be difficult for Bradley to hit but if he walks through it all and he's still there after five or six rounds that's when he starts landing his big punches. Potential for a massive upset here but I'm going with Bradley.

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Wouldn't be an upset to me. Bradley ain't hard to hit.

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If Kotelnik can stay on his feet for twelve rounds Bradley can. If it wasn't for the Kotelnik fight (which I haven't seen) I'd probably pick Maidana.

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Here's the fight

Andriy Kotelnik vs Marcos Rene Maidana Video - Bouts Boxing Video Details, Comments

This is a good thing, I really didn't have all that much interest in the other fight with Abregu. Maidana is going to do his thing as long as he's in there, he can be hit but he isn't hard to hit. Still, there's always the chance that Bradley stands in front trying to add one more shot and allows Maidana the chance to load up. IMO the best way to beat Maidana is to limit yourself to being a selective one or two shot puncher like Kotelnik rather then try to blow him away with combinations like Ortiz did. Bradley has shown that he's become one of the best combination punchers in boxing lately but he might be better served on focusing more on negating Maidana.

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

Maidana is not going to be difficult for Bradley to hit but if he walks through it all and he's still there after five or six rounds that's when he starts landing his big punches. Potential for a massive upset here but I'm going with Bradley.

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Wouldn't be an upset to me. Bradley ain't hard to hit.

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Dead right I think. As much as I don't like him, I'd be surprised if Bradley hits as Golden Boys main man Ortiz, as he seems more of a volume man. If Bradley doesn't, then Maidana is gonna be comin for him IMO

Maidana should take the Khan route, he is getting shafted by his ad visors who happen to be GBP.

How is he being shafted? Because he's not taking easy fights? ;D Good for him, he's taking the top guy in the division on and would garner a greater ranking then Khan (if he hasn't already) if he wins.

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Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Bradley is hands down the hungriest and most driven fighter in boxing today

Witter
Cherry
Holt
Campbell
Peterson
and now Maidana all back to back, this is what champions are supposed to be doing

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Thats exactly what I thought.

What a cracker, I'm quite suprised by it, but think it's a great fight. I've been rooting for Maidana for a while now so I'm fancying his chances, I can't see him being knocked out, but he does have the power to knock out! But Bradders is slick.

I can see another Vs. Ortiz happening.

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Originally Posted by TigerFan

Here's the fight

Andriy Kotelnik vs Marcos Rene Maidana Video - Bouts Boxing Video Details, Comments

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Just watched the fight again. Khan would get knocked out inside the first minute and he knows it!