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Jeez. Three big retirements within a week. Bradley had a solid career. For sure HOF with their weak standards, but still a fringe HOFer with higher standards.
Bradley was a really good fighter but for some reason he just never hit that very top even though he basically beat everyone he fought up until Pacquiao. Tough guy which I respect. I have gone back and forth multiple times whether I liked him or not. He had a few fun fights. Some semi boring ones.
Nothing else to say.
It's Tim... but yeah... another big retirement.
Was never a true Bradley fan, although I admired his commitment and work ethic. I just never found his fights very compelling at all.
He did it right, however. "Only" 34, and not very shop-worn at all. He now gets to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor. Maybe he feels he can go fulltime under Teddy's wing and become a serious TV commentator. ;D
I had a feeling he would have. He made some mega bucks fighting Manny. He obviously saved. No reason to continue, and it is not like the young guys are not meaner than when he first started out. Bradley, with his age and lack of true power, going up against legit animals like Spence, Thurman, Garcia and Porter is not worth it anymore, quite frankly. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncher
He got the biggest payday he could have POSSIBLY have gotten facing Manny, outside of not facing Floyd. (Manny should quit too, by the way... Arum shitted on you long enough, go back to the Philipines to be who you wanna!)
Like JMM they earned a lot of money which they could not guarantee getting fighter lesser fighters. They did not want to start again on the smaller purses. Therefore it was the only logical step.
There was a spell when Tim Bradley was my favourite fighter on the planet. I could never understand why the Americans didn't really take to him. He even said he fought the way he did against Provodnikov to try to get the fans onside. Ridiculously brave , with a fine line towards dumb.
His performance against Marquez was top,top drawer, and no matter what anybody says, he's got a W against his name against Pacquiao!
Happy retirement Tim, you thoroughly deserve it.
American boxing fans and boxing aficionados LOVE intense savagery. Eubank Jr can make MILLIONS in the USA, but Billy Joe Saunders not so much. Ya know?Quote:
Originally Posted by Primo Carnera
Wow, time fights against prod were a sight to see. I did turn against him a while after he won the fight he lost to manny but I got over that quickly. I really enjoyed watching any of tims fights, sad to see him go but I wouldn't be surprised if some of those shots prod gave him made his doctor suggest retirement. These announcements always make me feel old
You boys are all missing a trick here, he has only retired because Teddy got in his head and made him believe that he wants to be a fireman
If nothing else, he beat up Junior Witter, which is a good thing.
Bradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
Bradley had a seriously solid resume.
Beat everyone he ever faced (although he is 1-2 vs Pac) - even if it was controversial.
Only ever lost against Manny
Very Good wins vs:
Witter who was highly regarded at the time and in the UK
Undefeated Devon alexander & Peterson - and owed them both with ease imo
Marquez
Good wins vs
Casamayor
Provod
Holt
Vargas
Very underated fighter
An excellent fighter with an excellent career. I think he would have given Mayweather a very good fight given the opportunity.
Dont be mental. Aint no one avoided Khan ever, especially Tom 'Dessert Eagle' Bradley.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
Tim jumped up in weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisDont be mental. Aint no one avoided Khan ever, especially Tom 'Dessert Eagle' Bradley.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
Where's your proof? Tom Brady is not afraid of anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterTim jumped up in weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisDont be mental. Aint no one avoided Khan ever, especially Tom 'Dessert Eagle' Bradley.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
Except for Charley ZQuote:
Originally Posted by MemphisWhere's your proof? Tom Brady is not afraid of anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterTim jumped up in weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisDont be mental. Aint no one avoided Khan ever, especially Tom 'Dessert Eagle' Bradley.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
Tim went up in weight and fought better names and for more money so I do not blame him.Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisWhere's your proof? Tom Brady is not afraid of anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterTim jumped up in weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisDont be mental. Aint no one avoided Khan ever, especially Tom 'Dessert Eagle' Bradley.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
@Master is this just going straight over your head?Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterTim went up in weight and fought better names and for more money so I do not blame him.Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisWhere's your proof? Tom Brady is not afraid of anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterTim jumped up in weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisDont be mental. Aint no one avoided Khan ever, especially Tom 'Dessert Eagle' Bradley.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
Tim justifiably avoided Khan but the fight could have been made to decide the undisputed light welterweight champion at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Batman@Master is this just going straight over your head?Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterTim went up in weight and fought better names and for more money so I do not blame him.Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisWhere's your proof? Tom Brady is not afraid of anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterTim jumped up in weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisDont be mental. Aint no one avoided Khan ever, especially Tom 'Dessert Eagle' Bradley.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
@Master, you have come up with some stupid shit in your time, but this singlehandedly takes the biscuit! you've even posted later on to contradict this pathetic statement. Because Khan SAYS Bradley ducks him , that makes it true does it? ;D;DQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
The same as Khan says AJ is boning his wife! is that true as well?
so, in Summary, an undisputably brave , tough fighter like Bradley is going to avoid a light punching Khan to go up in weight and face getting punched harder by better boxers, is that right?
btw. When Khan kept moving up in weight , who was he "avoiding" ? :rolleyes::rolleyes:
Khan was not avoiding anyone he was challenging himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Primo Carnera@Master, you have come up with some stupid shit in your time, but this singlehandedly takes the biscuit! you've even posted later on to contradict this pathetic statement. Because Khan SAYS Bradley ducks him , that makes it true does it? ;D;DQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
The same as Khan says AJ is boning his wife! is that true as well?
so, in Summary, an undisputably brave , tough fighter like Bradley is going to avoid a light punching Khan to go up in weight and face getting punched harder by better boxers, is that right?
btw. When Khan kept moving up in weight , who was he "avoiding" ? :rolleyes::rolleyes:
Fixed that for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley was not avoiding anyone he was challenging himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Primo Carnera@Master, you have come up with some stupid shit in your time, but this singlehandedly takes the biscuit! you've even posted later on to contradict this pathetic statement. Because Khan SAYS Bradley ducks him , that makes it true does it? ;D;DQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterBradley also avoided Khan and moved up weight when he was a serious challenger for Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
The same as Khan says AJ is boning his wife! is that true as well?
so, in Summary, an undisputably brave , tough fighter like Bradley is going to avoid a light punching Khan to go up in weight and face getting punched harder by better boxers, is that right?
btw. When Khan kept moving up in weight , who was he "avoiding" ? :rolleyes::rolleyes:
Tim Brady retired? ;D
Tom we hardly knew ye! ;D
Bradley was a great fighter, not a lot of power, not a ton of speed....kind of this era's Carmen Basilio, very tough that guy.
Wow. I didn't notice that until you mentioned it. Haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
When he came over and knocked Witter about and on his arse I thought he was going to be dynamite. If you'd said then he was going to be a bit powderpuff with a 35% KO ratio or whatever it is I'd have thought you were a mental.
Bradley was built like a body builder and yet could not really punch that hard but he did fight top draw fighters once he became champion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
Tim also had a lot of heart and determination, breaking his ankles against Manny in their first fight.
The only person he lost to was Manny Pac, a very solid career. Stylistically Manny was just too difficult without enough pop to hold him off, but even then he fought 36 hard rounds. I would have loved to have seen Bradley against Cotto, Mayweather, and Hatton. Two of them would have been classics and the other one might have been a watchable Mayweather fight. Bradley would have had a decent shot in all of them. Just very tough and when he put his mind to it he was very intelligent too.