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Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 03 May 2010, 18:18
by gobbles
Boxrec forum's favourite fearless warrior didn't get on the plane to attend the press conference for his fight with Timothy Bradley.
Anyone like to call him a ducker?
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 03 May 2010, 18:57
by brian13
If the contracts are signed the fight is on regardless if he goes to the press conference or not.
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 03 May 2010, 19:05
by crusader
brian13 wrote:If the contracts are signed the fight is on regardless if he goes to the press conference or not.
Nope, it's off. Looks like Maidana's co-promoter has confirmed it.
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/bradley ... -off-44784
Maidana’s co-promoter, moments ago informing him that Maidana was pulling out of the fight. “Eric told me Maidana missed his flight to the U.S. and later in the same conversation told me Maidana’s back was still injured and that he would not be fighting Timmy on July 17,” said Shaw. “Obviously Maidana’s back was not getting any better and a call to us last week from Team Maidana would have been the professional thing to do.
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 03:44
by mickey1975
The U.S websites are portraying Maidana as a coward.Khan was correct in saying the Malignaggi bout will get him more credit Stateside
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 04:01
by Autobarn
gobbles wrote:Boxrec forum's favourite fearless warrior didn't get on the plane to attend the press conference for his fight with Timothy Bradley.
Anyone like to call him a ducker?
i don't think he's anyone's fave. we all know he lost to kotelnik.
makes the overrated light welters look bad.
khan ducking maidana.
maidana ducking bradley.
this fvcks up bradley's HBO debut.
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 04:01
by Autobarn
mickey1975 wrote:The U.S websites are portraying Maidana as a coward.Khan was correct in saying the Malignaggi bout will get him more credit Stateside
in hindsight.
i don't think khan would have know this was going to happen, suddenly redeeming him.
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 05:19
by tonyevs
its been said before - maidana fought himself into the mandatory position and had to sign a contract to stay away from khan till 2011. They are now trying to get a loss for him to make sure he never meets khan.
Bradley is a true warrior - shame khan isn't
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 05:23
by terminator
^ Bradley a "true warrior" that has been ducking Devon Alexander
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 06:04
by Adamj1987
terminator wrote:^ Bradley a "true warrior" that has been ducking Devon Alexander
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 06:43
by gobbles
tonyevs wrote:its been said before - maidana fought himself into the mandatory position and had to sign a contract to stay away from khan till 2011. They are now trying to get a loss for him to make sure he never meets khan.
Bradley is a true warrior - shame khan isn't
Maidana isn't mandatory
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 06:52
by overhand_right
Guys if his back is injured his back is injured. What do you expect him to do?
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 08:38
by whiskey
I wouldn't fight Bradley unless i was 100% neither.
That said, it's always a top notch excuse as its hard to diagnose.
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 08:44
by terminator
Bradley doesn't want to fight Alexander so who is available?
Zab Judah?Kotelnik?
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 08:54
by whiskey
terminator wrote:Bradley doesn't want to fight Alexander so who is available?
Zab Judah?Kotelnik?
Either of those would be decent tests.
Judah is a big fight in it's own right i reckon.
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 09:01
by ArtOfWar
He should be fighting Alexander anyway. Bradley has turned into a bit of tit recently. He's on about not being offered enough money to face Alexander, but he isn't a big draw in the first place. He should realise HBO subsidises his fights. Go to St Louis and fight Alexander for all the marbles at 140 in front of 20,000 people.
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 09:09
by Deno1986
terminator wrote:Bradley doesn't want to fight Alexander so who is available?
Zab Judah?Kotelnik?
Winner of Ortiz - Campbell maybe, although it depends on whether Bradleys 17/07 date is flexible or not.
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 09:27
by Phenomenal-Nutrition
Pity, we needed a tourny at 140, hopefully Bradley gets a top opponent. Alexander is begging for the fight but I dont think they'll make it on short notice. Whos else is going to fancy it? Bradleys a big task for any 140lber
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 12:28
by DaveyH
gobbles wrote:Boxrec forum's favourite fearless warrior didn't get on the plane to attend the press conference for his fight with Timothy Bradley.
Anyone like to call him a ducker?
If Maidana's back miraculously heals and he then goes on to fight someone else in a similar time scale to the Bradley fight, then yeah I think we can say Maidana has ducked Bradley.
But lets see how this plays out first, it could be a legit injury, you seem somewhat keen to slate Maidana, give him the benefit of the doubt until you know better.
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 13:55
by glahn
I don't believe for a second that Maidana is ducking Bradley. (Nearly did a very unfortunate typo there). Either he is genuinely injured or he is doing a Haye and exaggerating the injury to get out of a bad deal. I'd favour the former explanation.
Re: Maidana backs out of Bradley fight
Posted: 04 May 2010, 14:35
by Autobarn
terminator wrote:Bradley doesn't want to fight Alexander so who is available?
Zab Judah?Kotelnik?
think kotelnik turned down a fight with alexander.