Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
May/Bradley should happen because of what Bradley has done. But how on earth would they sell it? Bradley is short, not particularly fast, doesn't have power. It's different when talking Pac/Bradley because Bradley has a shot against Pac. But I can't imagine how anyone would picture Bradley beating Floyd. For how boxing should work they should fight. But even if Bradley fought a perfect fight against Floyd it's hard to see him doing better than losing 8-4 or 9-3
Aside from the promoters, the problem i see with the Mayweather / Bradley fight is this. No one truly believes that Bradley is as uncontested as he claims. The win over Pacquiao was obviously a rip off.just because Bradley was able to convince himself that is win was legit, doesn't mean that everybody else has been able to delude themselves the same way. The other issue Is his controversial win over provodnikov wasn' t much better.his assertion that he deliberately chose a poor style to fight the fight in order to gain points from everyone who thought he lost a Pacquiao is ridiculous. not because it has no chance of being true but because it is no ones decision but his. File it under brave, but stupid and ultimately lucky. Also it has become typical of Bradley to makes these type of post fight assertions to inflate his performance. His win over Marquez was good but doesn't erase the fact that it was to be expected for someone who's younger, carries the weight better and was more athletic and fresher. A legit win in the rematch against PAC will solidify him. Till then the demand for the rematch just goes to show that the legacy of someone he supposedly beat still overshadowed his. Something that shouldn't be. A guy that Legitimately shocked the world by beating one of the top two fighters in the world at the weight, shouldn't have any trouble getting on the radar of the other one. Not by the fans, not by the sanctioning bodies. (Networks and promoters will always have bias) - just my two cents...
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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