Bradley at 147

-He looked a little bit slower to me (to be expected).
-His punch output dropped versus what we see at 140 (to be expected)
-Abregu stunned him/made Bradley think about things at least 3-4 times. Bradley would be beginning to exert his influence on the fight and then you'd see him get more defensive when Abregu landed a couple of right hands (usually not all that flush).
-After the fight he said Holt hit harder. If Holt hit harder than Abregu and Abregu got your attention, then you will struggle at 147 against the likes of Pac, Floyd, or Berto. All 3 are going to land shots that are harder than Abregu or Holt.

I think he is best served going back down to 140. He is a short, built guy. He has a ton of upper body muscle. He said in training (interview this week) that he did more strength training as he was fighting at 147. He looked alot more paced to me at 147.

Called out Pac first in his post fight interview. He needs to go down to 140 and take out Khan, Alexander, and maidana. His best hope of ever landing a Pac or Mayweather fight is to beat a couple of those guys at 140, create more buzz about him (at least with the semi-serious to serious boxing fan; as casual boxing fans will never really be that interested in him), and then look to be the opponent for Pac or Floyd next Summer or Fall.

Captain, I agree with everything you said about Bradley with the exception being a fight with Andre Berto. He's too fundamentally sound to fall to Berto's clumsy shortcomings. Berto is one of the most talented fighters in the game but is in desperate need of a trainer.

Bradley would get KO'd by Floyd and Pac and it wouldnt be close. He also needs to stay far away from Berto. Berto is faster and hits harder and is way bigger. That is a bad combination. The only advantage Bradley has is his boxing skills in that fight and I dont think that is enough to win.

soonermark890 wrote:

Bradley would get KO'd by Floyd and Pac and it wouldnt be close. He also needs to stay far away from Berto. Berto is faster and hits harder and is way bigger. That is a bad combination. The only advantage Bradley has is his boxing skills in that fight and I dont think that is enough to win.

Sooner, if I was a betting man I'd take your Berto prediction on. But I'm not, so you won't lose any money where I'm concerned. Berto is lightening quick and super strong but has no idea what the hell he's doing. Ability alone will only get you so far. By the way, the only fight that could've got me to the Casino would've been Foreman vs. Tyson. They'd make Foreman the underdog and make me a lot richer. Too bad for me that even Mike was too damn smart to sign that fight.

I agree with most of what you said, but I'd give Bradley a much better shot at 147 than you do. I think he can beat Berto based on being a better boxer. I think he could give Floyd a lot of trouble with his foot speed and tenacity. The one guy he called out is probably the worst for him. If he gets caught up trading with Pac (pretty certain this would happen) he goes to sleep. But that'd be a fun fun fight to watch.

4445Frank wrote:

soonermark890 wrote:

Bradley would get KO'd by Floyd and Pac and it wouldnt be close. He also needs to stay far away from Berto. Berto is faster and hits harder and is way bigger. That is a bad combination. The only advantage Bradley has is his boxing skills in that fight and I dont think that is enough to win.

Sooner, if I was a betting man I'd take your Berto prediction on. But I'm not, so you won't lose any money where I'm concerned. Berto is lightening quick and super strong but has no idea what the hell he's doing. Ability alone will only get you so far. By the way, the only fight that could've got me to the Casino would've been Foreman vs. Tyson. They'd make Foreman the underdog and make me a lot richer. Too bad for me that even Mike was too damn smart to sign that fight.

If it ever happens we will have to make a sig bet on it.