Timothy Bradley's Luck Runs Out Nov. 7th

[brilo33]

Amazing how a fighter with such an unbelievable physique has zero power. If Bradley had a dig he'd be dangerous

if it weren't for the spray tan you would never see the six pac

That's hell of a spray tan

making sure people where a wake

[brilo33]

rios looked rubbish , but bradley was sharp and well up for it and looked good

[Wales]

rios give up.

Yup, gave up. Didn't fancy it.

[diddy]

Rios stinks.

Bradley wins this fight. Easily. May not lose a round. Probably won't. Rios is slow and rudimentary. He doesn't have the one punch power of Provo either.

Rios still stinks, he's good for beating lightweights tho because he's 20 lbs bigger. He's also good enough to beat drug addicts like Mile High As F*ck Mike.

[caldo2025]

Darn shame. Lampley says it all the time- The moment a boxer mentions the word "retirement", they already are retired.

It was clear that RIos was just getting one last payday last night. Just another one sided boxing night without anything remotely entertaining.

Boxing is so pathetic right now. I'm fed up

[koolkc107]

Had a feeling the fight would go as it did. Only thing I got wrong is how long Rios could last. And had I known how much problems he was having with weight, I may have nailed the round too.

[digzee]

Rios did the right thing by bottling it against Brook as Kell would have smashed him to bits inside 4 rounds, instead he took pitter patter punches from little Timmy and gave up trying after 2 rounds.

[Badhusker]

I didn't see the fight yet, but read that it was maybe a little more how poor Rios looked rather than how good Bradley looked. Anyone agree with that assessment? Regardless, a little shocked Rios was stopped. Bradley isn't a big puncher, but hits harder than most give him credit for. Atlas probably has a sore arm from patting himself on the back.

I hope he doesn't fight Pac again, or the Canelo/Cotto winner like some say he might. I would rather see Pac vs someone new, and Cotto or Canelo against at least a legit 154lber like Andrade or one of the Charlo brothers.

[digzee]

I didn't see the fight yet, but read that it was maybe a little more how poor Rios looked rather than how good Bradley looked. Anyone agree with that assessment? Regardless, a little shocked Rios was stopped. Bradley isn't a big puncher, but hits harder than most give him credit for. Atlas probably has a sore arm from patting himself on the back.

I hope he doesn't fight Pac again, or the Canelo/Cotto winner like some say he might. I would rather see Pac vs someone new, and Cotto or Canelo against at least a legit 154lber like Andrade or one of the Charlo brothers.

Yeh that's exactly how it was. Atlas was unbearable he knew the cameras were on him and made it look like he was giving a Churchill speech in between rounds.

[koolkc107]

I didn't see the fight yet, but read that it was maybe a little more how poor Rios looked rather than how good Bradley looked. Anyone agree with that assessment? Regardless, a little shocked Rios was stopped. Bradley isn't a big puncher, but hits harder than most give him credit for. Atlas probably has a sore arm from patting himself on the back.

I hope he doesn't fight Pac again, or the Canelo/Cotto winner like some say he might. I would rather see Pac vs someone new, and Cotto or Canelo against at least a legit 154lber like Andrade or one of the Charlo brothers.

Probably a little of both.

Rios clearly was less than the guy we saw destroy Alvarado.

That being said, aint no version of Rios beats Tim last night. He looked good.

And if this is only the beginning of how much he will improve under Atlas, he gets back in the P4P convo soon.

BTW, dunno how good Brook would have been against the Rios we saw last night. Kell had his problems with another pressure guy in Porter and Rios is much bigger. Tim beat Rios with both hand speed and movement. And as much as I like Kell, he aint the best at stepping around a guy like we saw Tim do last nite.

[digzee]

I didn't see the fight yet, but read that it was maybe a little more how poor Rios looked rather than how good Bradley looked. Anyone agree with that assessment? Regardless, a little shocked Rios was stopped. Bradley isn't a big puncher, but hits harder than most give him credit for. Atlas probably has a sore arm from patting himself on the back.

I hope he doesn't fight Pac again, or the Canelo/Cotto winner like some say he might. I would rather see Pac vs someone new, and Cotto or Canelo against at least a legit 154lber like Andrade or one of the Charlo brothers.

Probably a little of both.

Rios clearly was less than the guy we saw destroy Alvarado.

That being said, aint no version of Rios beats Tim last night. He looked good.

And if this is only the beginning of how much he will improve under Atlas, he gets back in the P4P convo soon.

BTW, dunno how good Brook would have been against the Rios we saw last night. Kell had his problems with another pressure guy in Porter and Rios is much bigger. Tim beat Rios with both hand speed and movement. And as much as I like Kell, he aint the best at stepping around a guy like we saw Tim do last nite.

Did you actually watch the fight? There was no pressure from Rios, not if your comparing the pressure Porter gave Brook, Rios did NOTHING but stand, hold, walk a little. Brook would have had him out of there inside 6 no doubt, I cant even believe you would even question the result.

[Lackeos]

OP was really extremely wrong about Rios's chances of beating Bradley. Couldn't have been more dominant for Bradley, which is exactly what any boxing analyst should have predicted.

[koolkc107]

I didn't see the fight yet, but read that it was maybe a little more how poor Rios looked rather than how good Bradley looked. Anyone agree with that assessment? Regardless, a little shocked Rios was stopped. Bradley isn't a big puncher, but hits harder than most give him credit for. Atlas probably has a sore arm from patting himself on the back.

I hope he doesn't fight Pac again, or the Canelo/Cotto winner like some say he might. I would rather see Pac vs someone new, and Cotto or Canelo against at least a legit 154lber like Andrade or one of the Charlo brothers.

Probably a little of both.

Rios clearly was less than the guy we saw destroy Alvarado.

That being said, aint no version of Rios beats Tim last night. He looked good.

And if this is only the beginning of how much he will improve under Atlas, he gets back in the P4P convo soon.

BTW, dunno how good Brook would have been against the Rios we saw last night. Kell had his problems with another pressure guy in Porter and Rios is much bigger. Tim beat Rios with both hand speed and movement. And as much as I like Kell, he aint the best at stepping around a guy like we saw Tim do last nite.

Did you actually watch the fight? There was no pressure from Rios, not if your comparing the pressure Porter gave Brook, Rios did NOTHING but stand, hold, walk a little. Brook would have had him out of there inside 6 no doubt, I cant even believe you would even question the result.

I saw it. And I have seen Brook fight as well.

He doesn't move half as well as we saw Tim do last night.

Which is why he wound up holding Porter so much (enough that points should have been deducted several times).

Rios would have had a much easier time finding Kell than he did Tim last night, making for a completely different fight.

[Ricky_]

what does rios being in bradley's class have to do with whether rios is a poor man's provo?
rios would beat provo

Provo would beat the brakes off Rios.

Hahaha

Yeah right Rios fuucks Provodnikov up badly.

[sucracristo]

Yeah right Rios fuucks Provodnikov up badly.

bradley went straight at provo and beat provo at his own game by UD.
if bradley fought provo the same way he fought rios and marquez and chaves,
he dismantles provo. rios obviously has issues with his committment to the
sport and is probably done. provo has given us some gutsy performances,
but he should retire soon also while he still has his senses. a fully motivated
and trained rios would beat the living snot out of provo.

[crusader]

Yeah right Rios fuucks Provodnikov up badly.

bradley went straight at provo and beat provo at his own game by UD.
if bradley fought provo the same way he fought rios and marquez and chaves,
he dismantles provo. rios obviously has issues with his committment to the
sport and is probably done. provo has given us some gutsy performances,
but he should retire soon also while he still has his senses. a fully motivated
and trained rios would beat the living snot out of provo.

Bradley won because he stuck to boxing in enough rounds to make up for the rounds in which he was getting beaten up. When he tried to outslug Ruslan it went the latter's way and by the end of the fight Tim was out of it, so no, Bradley didn't beat Ruslan at his own game.

I'm not at all seeing Rios as being on another to level to Ruslan like you're suggesting. Rios may have better technique, but he's still very easy to hit and notably lacking in skill---he's not going to be outboxing Ruslan like Algeiri and Lucas did, and both of them had to survive rocky moments and work hard to get their wins.

[Ricky_]

Rios got stopped by Bradley. Yes. Bradley.

Provodnikov would beat Rios into the ground.

[tiny_acres]

Rios got stopped by Bradley. Yes. Bradley.

Provodnikov would beat Rios into the ground.

This x2.
No way could Rios handle Provo.

[Lackeos]

In the beginning, Rios was incorrectly predicted to defeat Bradley. Then, in the same thread, Rios was incorrectly predicted to beat Provodnikov. When will it end?

[sucracristo]

Then, in the same thread, Rios was incorrectly predicted to beat Provodnikov.

prediction is a poor word choice with respect to rios-provo, because there had been
no arrangements made for them to fight. you predict what is going to happen, not what
might happen if yada yada. anyone who predicted that provo will beat rios in that context
is also wrong, because it didn't happen. one can only beat the other if they fight, kind
of like when provo lost to herrera and algieri (who rios would also beat).

[palooka]

In the beginning, Rios was incorrectly predicted to defeat Bradley. Then, in the same thread, Rios was incorrectly predicted to beat Provodnikov. When will it end?

It should and the minute someone says that Brook would beat Bradley but it won't.