Bradley V Marquez

Ghost.

Any opinions on how this one will turn out. It should be an interesting fight. I reckon Bradley will be to fast and slippy & win on points unless he tries the same game plan he used with Provodnikov and trys mix it up with Marquez. If he does that he will get mushed and there's a good chance he will be going to the land of nod.

Henno30

Pre-Provodnikov I would have picked Bradley with a reasonable degree of confidence. I think he's a bad style match-up for Marquez, even worse now that Marquez is slower and bulked up.

But Bradley let himself get into very bad shape after the Pacquiao fight, ballooning in weight and boiling back down. In the Provodnikov fight his punch resistance looked to be affected as a result. Teddy Atlas said he'd watched a lot of Provodnikov's fights on FNF and he never saw someone as badly affected by his shots as Bradley was.

So I'm not quite sure where Bradley is right now, but I still fancy him to take a 12 round decision if he's close to the man he once was. Phenomenal workrate, loads of boxing ability, comfortable on the front or back foot. I think he outworks Marquez surviving a few scary moments in the process.

One thing you can't doubt though, is that if he's in a walking daze at any point like he was on a number of occasions in the last fight, Marquez will finish him. Few can do it better.

Dick phelan

Have to say looking at matchups like this anyone who saids big matchups dont get made is lying, of recent theres been some real 50 50 fights being made, Donaire Rigo, Trout, Canelo and now this, for some reason i think JMM will pull this off, Bradley while he has a lot of ability and workrate i think he may walk onto a marquez counter and when he is hurt no dought Marquez wont let him off the hook like Provodnikov did, either way a great fight and if Bradley wins it will push him back right up the p4p rankings

Henno30

Dick phelan wrote: »

Have to say looking at matchups like this anyone who saids big matchups dont get made is lying, of recent theres been some real 50 50 fights being made, Donaire Rigo, Trout, Canelo and now this, for some reason i think JMM will pull this off, Bradley while he has a lot of ability and workrate i think he may walk onto a marquez counter and when he is hurt no dought Marquez wont let him off the hook like Provodnikov did, either way a great fight and if Bradley wins it will push him back right up the p4p rankings

This year has been brilliant for match-ups, no question about it. Matthysse-Peterson, Froch-Kessler, and Maidana-Lopez all on the horizon as well.

Dick phelan

Henno30 wrote: »

This year has been brilliant for match-ups, no question about it. Matthysse-Peterson, Froch-Kessler, and Maidana-Lopez all on the horizon as well.

God i cant wait for Froch vs Kessler i know some fights have been hyped because they involve British fighters but honestly this could be the fight of the year, also some good british domestic scraps aswell Frankie Gavin vs Denton Vasell also Chisora gonna fight Wilder, should be a decent fight and will tell us what level Wilder is on, Floyd gonna fight again this year most likely brillent year for boxing so far

gene_tunney

Bradley should take this

walshb

Bradley's style and youth is all wrong for Marquez. Barring a hail mary KO I see Bradley being too slippy and busy and effective.