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[The Original MrF...]

This fight will be made. It is smart business-wise for the Mayweather camp for 2 reasons.

1. Bradley has a win over Pacquiao(no matter what you think you saw). If Maywether beats Bradley(which is almost a guarantee), then he doesnt have to fight Pacquiao because he beat the guy who beat him. OR, he can go into negotiations for a Pacquiao fight with a larger chunk of the purse. What was 55 - 45 will easilit become 65 - 35 or worse.

2. Bradley is at least on paper a legit fight, so all the Sergio Martinez vs Mayweather talk goes away. Mayweather will kill 2 birds with one stone. He can avoid the threat that Martinez poses and save face because his fans will argue that Bradley was a better opponent anyway.

[neophyte7]

i could see floyd catching bradley with some short shots if/when he gets careless...he sometimes does that. what i don't see is bradley falling apart. he's very capable of making adjustments. i can't see floyd stopping him.

Floyd could have and should have stopped Mosley... Ortiz was stopped and he had Cotto very damaged and primed to be stopped ??? pillow fisted Bradely gets stopped....Floyd said his toughest fight was Emmanuel Burton (Augustus).. Burton was very skilled and well rounded like Bradely is.. probably even better offensively and defensively when he wanted to be.. like Bradely Emmanuel had no power and he got stopped. I don't think Bradley's chin is a good as that of Emmanuel Burton who was on his feet until his corner threw in the towel. Great back and forth action.. Bradley would have to be on his bike in order not to get stopped. He tries to be a bully in there with Floyd and that huge noggin gets pummeled.. I can see uppercuts en route to a stoppage.. You mention adjustments??? the only adjustments after Bradley is surprised by the power and strength of mayweather is to be in retreat and survival mode... I see nothing in Bradley that poses a threat to mayweather...

This post has been edited by neophyte7: Oct 6 2012, 02:09 PM

[daprofessor]

Floyd could have and should have stopped Mosley... Ortiz was stopped and he had Cotto very damaged and primed to be stopped ??? pillow fisted Bradely gets stopped....Floyd said his toughest fight was Emmanuel Burton (Augustus).. Burton was very skilled and well rounded like Bradely is.. probably even better offensively and defensively when he wanted to be.. like Bradely Emmanuel had no power and he got stopped. I don't think Bradley's chin is a good as that of Emmanuel Burton who was on his feet until his corner threw in the towel. Great back and forth action.. Bradley would have to be on his bike in order not to get stopped. He tries to be a bully in there with Floyd and that huge noggin gets pummeled.. I can see uppercuts en route to a stoppage.. You mention adjustments??? the only adjustments after Bradley is surprised by the power and strength of mayweather is to be in retreat and survival mode... I see nothing in Bradley that poses a threat to mayweather...

i should have stopped reading after u said "he had cotto very damaged and primed to be stopped.." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

floyd has recently said cotto was his toughest opponent ever. if he can admit that...why can't u?

bradley, unlike burton....knows how to win consistently and has not lost a bout yet. i take nothing away from burton because he was as crafty as they come...and like bradley...even though he didn't have big punching power...his punch was to be respected. floyd is a safety first fighter and is content with getting a decision win. bradley is calculating and will make adjustments. i'll agree to disagree...i don't see floyd stopping bradley.