Pacquiao Bradley 3

**Ron Swanson** · 04-05-2016 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by mikeeod

Originally Posted by Lineal

If Bradley wins do fights with the Thurman/ Porter winner, Brook or Khan get made? Or does Bradley look towards money fights at 154 with Cotto or Canelo?

First let me say that I believe Tim Bradley will fight any fighter at or around his weight. That being said, Bradley is one of the few top fighters who, in my opinion, really do let their promoter/manager pick their upcoming/next fights. With those facts in mind, I don't see a chance that Bradley fights at 154, or takes an immediate big fight with Brooks, Porter, or Khan. Boxing is a business, and if he wins the Manny fight, his handlers will take a couple of easier opponents while they build up a big money fight further down the line.

This idea that easy fights build future fights is so faulty that it's hard to even understand where people get the notion.

Yes easy fights maximize earnings because fighters get more fights before losses pile up. But they do nothing to build anything. Think of Danny Garcia after the Matthysse fight, he was a name and had momentum. A few fights later and he's just another guy. Even as he has expanded his resume by gaining another championship in another division he is less of a name and has less appeal.

Big fight after big fight makes future fights bigger. Manny became a star by fighting the Morales', Berrera, Marquez types. Floyd became a star by years of fighting champions. Big fights build the future.

Look at GGG, he's the talk of the sport but he hasn't had big fights so his PPV debut did like 100k in sales.

Frankly any debate that easy fights build fights has no basis in reality.

**Master** · 04-05-2016 05:50 AM

Danny Garcia may get to fight Floyd for his 50th fight so it may have paid off to fight no one and struggle to keep the title.

**Primo Carnera** · 04-05-2016 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by master

danny garcia may get to fight floyd for his 50th fight so it may have paid off to fight no one and struggle to keep the title.

he ain't coming back! 😉

**Ron Swanson** · 04-05-2016 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by Master

Danny Garcia may get to fight Floyd for his 50th fight so it may have paid off to fight no one and struggle to keep the title.

He had that fight waiting for him after the Matthysse fight(big fight) if he wanted it. Now he MAY get it IF Floyd decides he wants a fight and wants Garcia. He gave the Floyd fight away.