Pacquiao Vs Bradley

[TitoFan]

Decent scrap for the time being, especially because I am not sold on the idea that the Pac-Manny fight will 100% happen.

I think only Pacquiao's shrink would be interested in this fight.

[Beanz]

Khan would beat Bradley, hell even Madiana would give him kittens. Pacquiao brings too much for Bradley to cope with and if his frustration at not landing much does not see him getting DQed for headbutts, then I see Pacquiao connecting legitimately with his glove on Bradley's ample forehead/temple and knocking him out.

[killersheep]

Bradley's recent fights notes.

Nate Campbell
"although television replays showed conclusively an accidental headbutt opening a cut over Campbell's left eye early in the third"

Lamont Peterson
"Peterson cut under the left eye from an accidental headbutt in round 12."

Devon Alexander
"Alexander suffered a cut above his right eye in the third round after an accidental butt."

Kendall Holt
"A clash of heads in Round 4 opened a small cut above Holt's right eye."

[Gandalf]

Bradley's recent fights notes.

Nate Campbell
"although television replays showed conclusively an accidental headbutt opening a cut over Campbell's left eye early in the third"

Lamont Peterson
"Peterson cut under the left eye from an accidental headbutt in round 12."

Devon Alexander
"Alexander suffered a cut above his right eye in the third round after an accidental butt."

Kendall Holt
"A clash of heads in Round 4 opened a small cut above Holt's right eye."

Which against Pac would indicate a close competitive fight. At the least.

Bradley is going to rough Manny up.

[Beanz]

Bradley beating Pacquiao is possibly the worst thing that could happen in boxing.......ever. It would be like someone from pop idol murdering a Leonard Cohen classic and getting to number 1 with it.

[Maravilla2012]

I see pacquiao getting a brutal knockout over Bradley

[Spicoli]

Styles make fights and Bradley is no JMM but for a guy who is in some eyes coming off a loss I'm shocked at the dismissal of Bradley going into this. Will he fall into a bunker mentality like a Mosley or Cotto, hell f'n no he won't. Marquez found manny repeatedly with hooks to the body and rights, frankly I think he waited far to much though countering very well. I favor Manny but to think Bradley gets blown out is silly talk. He brings an intesity and busier pace than Manny has faced in a very long time.

[shza]

Styles make fights and Bradley is no JMM but for a guy who is in some eyes coming off a loss I'm shocked at the dismissal of Bradley going into this. Will he fall into a bunker mentality like a Mosley or Cotto, hell f'n no he won't. Marquez found manny repeatedly with hooks to the body and rights, frankly I think he waited far to much though countering very well. I favor Manny but to think Bradley gets blown out is silly talk. He brings an intesity and busier pace than Manny has faced in a very long time.

Agree 100% with this post.

[denilson200]

Styles make fights and Bradley is no JMM but for a guy who is in some eyes coming off a loss I'm shocked at the dismissal of Bradley going into this. Will he fall into a bunker mentality like a Mosley or Cotto, hell f'n no he won't. Marquez found manny repeatedly with hooks to the body and rights, frankly I think he waited far to much though countering very well. I favor Manny but to think Bradley gets blown out is silly talk. He brings an intesity and busier pace than Manny has faced in a very long time.

I've got a feeling Bradley will win this fight AND WIN EASY.

Pac-Man is on the slide and Bradley is on the up. In fact outside Mayweather I see this is the toughest fight possible for Pac-Man. I haven't been imrpessed by Pac-Man since he KO-ed Morales in 2006.

This could be the re-birth or birth of a star.

[Master]

Styles make fights and Bradley is no JMM but for a guy who is in some eyes coming off a loss I'm shocked at the dismissal of Bradley going into this. Will he fall into a bunker mentality like a Mosley or Cotto, hell f'n no he won't. Marquez found manny repeatedly with hooks to the body and rights, frankly I think he waited far to much though countering very well. I favor Manny but to think Bradley gets blown out is silly talk. He brings an intesity and busier pace than Manny has faced in a very long time.

I've got a feeling Bradley will win this fight AND WIN EASY.

Pac-Man is on the slide and Bradley is on the up. In fact outside Mayweather I see this is the toughest fight possible for Pac-Man. I haven't been imrpessed by Pac-Man since he KO-ed Morales in 2006.

This could be the re-birth or birth of a star.

I will tease you about this post after Bradley loses.

[Spicoli]

Styles make fights and Bradley is no JMM but for a guy who is in some eyes coming off a loss I'm shocked at the dismissal of Bradley going into this. Will he fall into a bunker mentality like a Mosley or Cotto, hell f'n no he won't. Marquez found manny repeatedly with hooks to the body and rights, frankly I think he waited far to much though countering very well. I favor Manny but to think Bradley gets blown out is silly talk. He brings an intesity and busier pace than Manny has faced in a very long time.

I've got a feeling Bradley will win this fight AND WIN EASY.

Pac-Man is on the slide and Bradley is on the up. In fact outside Mayweather I see this is the toughest fight possible for Pac-Man. I haven't been imrpessed by Pac-Man since he KO-ed Morales in 2006.

This could be the re-birth or birth of a star.

I do agree on the slight direction they are going, Bradley being fresher and Manny has kept a very busy pace and if you give merit to the saying a guy is as only good as his last fight...granted it was a great in Marquez, but Manny got his ears boxed and caught. He better come down off the throne, down to earth and come in ala savage Manny mode!

Disagree on Tim having anything easy in match. He'll have to work two fold for any credit and will feel the moment of the opponent like no other. It puts him on the map in a huge way that he's well due and I think we'll see the very best he's capable of and be on point. It wont be easy at all but its certainly not impossible.

[Althugz]

leighton. Bradley doing better against Pac than Cotto will against Floyd means absolutely nothing. Despite what the Pacfans will have you believe the difference in skill level between Floyd and Pac is enormous.

So you say the weight wouldn't have mattered and Cotto still would have caught a beating? Begs the question I asked earlier..so why did Pac try to drain Cotto AGAIN if the result is such a foregone conclusion instead of meeting Cotto in the middle? That was Pacs preferred fight..if it was so easy, fight him again at 150? Truth is Cotto had Pacs number up until that 2nd knockdown..Perhaps due to being drained? Maybe not but we'll never know because Team Pac didn't want the rematch on neutral ground. Simple as that.

[Pavlik]

leighton. Bradley doing better against Pac than Cotto will against Floyd means absolutely nothing. Despite what the Pacfans will have you believe the difference in skill level between Floyd and Pac is enormous.

So you say the weight wouldn't have mattered and Cotto still would have caught a beating? Begs the question I asked earlier..so why did Pac try to drain Cotto AGAIN if the result is such a foregone conclusion instead of meeting Cotto in the middle? That was Pacs preferred fight..if it was so easy, fight him again at 150? Truth is Cotto had Pacs number up until that 2nd knockdown..Perhaps due to being drained? Maybe not but we'll never know because Team Pac didn't want the rematch on neutral ground. Simple as that.

Even if PAC spark's Bradley out in less than 60 secs, I still don't see PAC beating Floyd it just doesnt carry over. You are right the difference in skill level is enormous.

[TitoFan]

leighton. Bradley doing better against Pac than Cotto will against Floyd means absolutely nothing. Despite what the Pacfans will have you believe the difference in skill level between Floyd and Pac is enormous.

So you say the weight wouldn't have mattered and Cotto still would have caught a beating? Begs the question I asked earlier..so why did Pac try to drain Cotto AGAIN if the result is such a foregone conclusion instead of meeting Cotto in the middle? That was Pacs preferred fight..if it was so easy, fight him again at 150? Truth is Cotto had Pacs number up until that 2nd knockdown.Perhaps due to being drained? Maybe not but we'll never know because Team Pac didn't want the rematch on neutral ground. Simple as that.

Cotto WAS doing very well against Pac for the first few rounds, snapping his head back with a very sharp jab. IMO, what turned the fight was the lack of a solid game plan from Cotto. He had the extremely ordinary Joe Santiago in his corner, who was likely as clueless as a 3rd grader in a nuclear physics class. Cotto began needlessly and prematurely trading with Pacquiao, and Pac caught him with some good shots from which Miguel never recovered.

The Cotto being handled by Pedro Diaz, however, would be a different matter altogether. And truth be told, I myself don't understand Pacquiao's reluctancy to fight Cotto at the higher weight. It's nothing Pac hadn't been doing before. What changed all of a sudden? So yeah... not a Pac-hater or anything, but it does seem a bit puzzling as to why Pacquiao would be so unyielding in his negotiations with Cotto.

[Leighton]

leighton. Bradley doing better against Pac than Cotto will against Floyd means absolutely nothing. Despite what the Pacfans will have you believe the difference in skill level between Floyd and Pac is enormous.

So you say the weight wouldn't have mattered and Cotto still would have caught a beating? Begs the question I asked earlier..so why did Pac try to drain Cotto AGAIN if the result is such a foregone conclusion instead of meeting Cotto in the middle? That was Pacs preferred fight..if it was so easy, fight him again at 150? Truth is Cotto had Pacs number up until that 2nd knockdown..Perhaps due to being drained? Maybe not but we'll never know because Team Pac didn't want the rematch on neutral ground. Simple as that.

We obviosly were not watching the same fight because I did not see Cotto with a chance at all. It was another joke fight in my opinion.
Oh and please dont get me wrong. I am not a Pac or a Mayweather fan. There is nothing I would love to see more than both of them lose. Pac made Cotto weight drained for the fight even though he could have won easy. Mayweather made Marquez go up two weights and still came in over his limit.
They get away with it because people want to face the best with the exception of Pac and Floyd.
And I agree that Mayweather is a much better fighter than Pac and would probably win the fight if they have one. Another reason why the Pac Bradley fight imo will be a closer better fight.
Saying that I would rather see Bradley fight either Mayweather or Pac than Cotto.
Bradley deserves a shot with one of them because of what he has done in his devision. Dominated everyone and not been near losing a fight. So you dont really know how good he is and how far he will push himself to win. Cotto has been pushed to the edge and lost. Bradley has not so who can say how he will react.
The one thing in Bradleys career that looks bad is avoiding Khan. But we now see he did it to get a super fight with Pac and not risk a loss to khan before this fight.
Once again I say this. Cotto will be destroyed by Mayweather. Bradley will do well against Pac and the fight will be closer. UD or KO for mayweather. SD for Pac. They are my predictions. You give me your predictions and we can hold them over each others heads later. Will make for interesting post fight discussions.