Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Timothy Bradley appears a done deal for 14th September 2013

[Spicoli]

Bradley has the heart of a lion.
Bradley beats marquez and sticks to the boxing.
Marquez is a legend in the game but hes 40 years old and powder puff bradley will fight alot smarter this time.
Everyone counts out bradley but he still seems to scrape through and that is what will give him the extra push with marquez.

This is the first time that @imp and I have agreed. If Bradley can box like he has before, he has a good chance at beating Marquez. Prior to the Provo fight, Marquez's trainer didn't want Marquez to face Bradley because he was worried about the styles match-up. It was only after Bradley
slugged it out with Provo that Marquez's team even considered the Bradley fight. If that is the new Bradley, Marquez knocks him out. If Bradley reverts to his old self, he outboxes Marquez.

I hope they have VADA testing for this fight.

I just can't see that at all. When in the world has Bradley ever boxed on a consitent level and not loaded up forcing the issue. I think his old self is trying to slug and he's never come close to trying to box with a guy of Marquez caliber. His head will be popping high as he gets his right off and it might as well have a bullseye on it with a sharpshooter like Jmm. I was defending Bradley when he was still on the milk carton in his own neighborhood but he's always has that identity crisis of style. I don't put alot in weight, Provo had never been at welter either. The bull in the China shop is Bradley mind and body too, he may have a 'w' off Provo but he was literally concussed at least five times.

[Rantcatrat]

Bradley has the heart of a lion.
Bradley beats marquez and sticks to the boxing.
Marquez is a legend in the game but hes 40 years old and powder puff bradley will fight alot smarter this time.
Everyone counts out bradley but he still seems to scrape through and that is what will give him the extra push with marquez.

This is the first time that @imp and I have agreed. If Bradley can box like he has before, he has a good chance at beating Marquez. Prior to the Provo fight, Marquez's trainer didn't want Marquez to face Bradley because he was worried about the styles match-up. It was only after Bradley
slugged it out with Provo that Marquez's team even considered the Bradley fight. If that is the new Bradley, Marquez knocks him out. If Bradley reverts to his old self, he outboxes Marquez.

I hope they have VADA testing for this fight.

I just can't see that at all. When in the world has Bradley ever boxed on a consitent level and not loaded up forcing the issue. I think his old self is trying to slug and he's never come close to trying to box with a guy of Marquez caliber. His head will be popping high as he gets his right off and it might as well have a bullseye on it with a sharpshooter like Jmm. I was defending Bradley when he was still on the milk carton in his own neighborhood but he's always has that identity crisis of style. I don't put alot in weight, Provo had never been at welter either. The bull in the China shop is Bradley mind and body too, he may have a 'w' off Provo but he was literally concussed at least five times.

The only time he hasn't fought at that level was against Provodnikov. He fought well against Pacquiao. He outboxed Devon Alexander, Kendall Holt, Edner Cherry Miguel Vasquez and Junior Winter, when they were all, at or near their primes. From the opposite perspective, take Pacquiao out of the equation and who was the last elite fighter Marquez has beat? If you really think about it, Marquez has lost to Mayweather, lost to Pacquiao, and lost to John, all among the best fighters he's faced. Now you could argue that the Pacquiao and John fights were close, in loss or victory, depending on how you look at it, but still, the fact is he hasn't clearly beat someone elite, not named Pacquiao, in many, many years. Just look at the list of fighters Marquez has faced over the last four years, Likar Ramos (who?), Serhiy Fedchenko (who?), Michael Kastidis and Juan Diaz.

[Spicoli]

Bradley has the heart of a lion.
Bradley beats marquez and sticks to the boxing.
Marquez is a legend in the game but hes 40 years old and powder puff bradley will fight alot smarter this time.
Everyone counts out bradley but he still seems to scrape through and that is what will give him the extra push with marquez.

This is the first time that @imp and I have agreed. If Bradley can box like he has before, he has a good chance at beating Marquez. Prior to the Provo fight, Marquez's trainer didn't want Marquez to face Bradley because he was worried about the styles match-up. It was only after Bradley
slugged it out with Provo that Marquez's team even considered the Bradley fight. If that is the new Bradley, Marquez knocks him out. If Bradley reverts to his old self, he outboxes Marquez.

I hope they have VADA testing for this fight.

I just can't see that at all. When in the world has Bradley ever boxed on a consitent level and not loaded up forcing the issue. I think his old self is trying to slug and he's never come close to trying to box with a guy of Marquez caliber. His head will be popping high as he gets his right off and it might as well have a bullseye on it with a sharpshooter like Jmm. I was defending Bradley when he was still on the milk carton in his own neighborhood but he's always has that identity crisis of style. I don't put alot in weight, Provo had never been at welter either. The bull in the China shop is Bradley mind and body too, he may have a 'w' off Provo but he was literally concussed at least five times.

The only time he hasn't fought at that level was against Provodnikov. He fought well against Pacquiao. He outboxed Devon Alexander, Kendall Holt, Edner Cherry Miguel Vasquez and Junior Winter, when they were all, at or near their primes. From the opposite perspective, take Pacquiao out of the equation and who was the last elite fighter Marquez has beat? If you really think about it, Marquez has lost to Mayweather, lost to Pacquiao, and lost to John, all among the best fighters he's faced. Now you could argue that the Pacquiao and John fights were close, in loss or victory, depending on how you look at it, but still, the fact is he hasn't clearly beat someone elite, not named Pacquiao, in many, many years. Just look at the list of fighters Marquez has faced over the last four years, Likar Ramos (who?), Serhiy Fedchenko (who?), Michael Kastidis and Juan Diaz.

If anything I say Marquez has gotten better while Bradley has pretty much remained the same, I mean just because the names the same doesn't exclude Marquez remaining and winning on the elite level does it Jumping lightweight to face a Floyd who was probally 150 isn't too shabby. He and Manny have been mixed up in 4 fights over three weight classes and I very much think he took the last two...in two completely different styles while at it. Likar and Fedchenko were while waiting foe the next big fight. I love me some Bradley but Junior Witter...nah. What happened in the Alexander fight should have included football helmuts. Dude, that was a seriously fugly 'thing'. He didn't outbox a Witter or Holt so much as outbusy them late one. Bradley thing is hustle, shoeshine and determined activity. Holt counterboxed him very well and almost decapitated Tim who played tuff guy in the beginning, again, and walked into clean left hooks. He did very well with Peterson but he did gas a bit as has been known to happen to him. I'm glad the fight is made but I have just always seen Bradley with two personalities in the ring, he gets stuck. Marquez will sniff that out big time.