Tim Bradley boxing news
ESPN analyst Tim Bradley went into a long speech last Saturday in complaining about IBF/WBC welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr wanting to move up two weight classes to face Canelo Alvarez at 160-pounds instead of staying at 147 to face WBO welterweight champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford.… read full article “Tim Bradley scolds Spence for wanting to fight Canelo instead of Crawford”
Thirteen of 42 official candidates for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), Class of 2021 (Modern participants), are USA Boxing alumni, including virtual locks Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Andre Ward.
Members of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) and an international panel of boxing historians will vote (maximum of 5) for the Class of 2021, which will be announced in early December. … read full article “Boxing Hall of Fame candidates Class of 2021”
Some people, industry folks and boxing experts mostly, called it the most controversial decision in modern day boxing history. Plenty of ringside observers, established journalists, experts, know it alls, and TV pundits had Manny Pacquiao an obviously clear winner, with scores of 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111 all over the place.… read full article “Bradley W12 Pacquiao – The Decision That Sent The Boxing Media Into A Frenzy”
Andre ‘SOG’ Ward and Tim Bradley are excited about the rematch between WBC champion Deontay ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder and lineal champ Tyson ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury that was announced earlier on Friday for February 22.… read full article “Wilder vs. Fury II: Ward and Bradley analyze & discuss Feb.22 PPV rematch”
As per a piece from Dan Rafael of ESPN.com, the names on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot have been released – and what a massive bunch of special fighters the 200 or so people who will have the hard task of voting for just five fighters on the list have to choose from.… read full article “Nothing But Special Fighters On The 2020 Hall Of Fame Ballot”
In the opinion of quite a few people, this ESB contributor included, former 140 and 147 pound champ Timothy Bradley achieved enough to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. That’s another story, but Bradley, last seen losing his third and final fight with Manny Pacquiao, in April of 2016, might fight again.… read full article “Tim Bradley Retired On His Own Terms, but he still feels the urge to fight the right fight”
Boxing great Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley Jr., the former two-division world titleholder and one of the best pound per pound boxers, has agreed to a new multiyear contract extension with ESPN, it was announced today.
Under the agreement, Bradley will continue to serve as boxing analyst for Top Rank on ESPN, alongside Joe Tessitore and Mark Kriegel.… read full article “Tim Bradley agrees to multi-year deal with ESPN”
Former four-weight titlist Adrien Broner is a strange type of a guy; a man who perplexes many. One of them is promoter Bob Arum. Recently, out of the blue but after his draw with Jessie Vargas, Broner, for reasons known only to him, called out former 140 and 147 pound champ Timothy Bradley – who retired last year and now works full-time as a commentator for ESPN.… read full article “Adrien Broner calls out retired Tim Bradley – Arum: I don’t know what’s wrong with Adrien Broner”
By Mauricio Sulaiman
WBC President – Jose Sulaiman’s son
CLOSING CYCLES
During the past two weeks a series of news stories have come from great warriors of the ring announcing their retirement from boxing. So many stories, memories, and glory moments came from these heroes of the ring. Just as they began to box as kids with dreams to capture glory, they all now stand tall with the praise of millions all over the world for their accomplishments.
True warrior Timothy Bradley knows perhaps more about Manny Pacquiao than any of Pac Man’s other ring opposition with the exception of Juan Manuel Marquez. Bradley, as fans know, thrice fought Pacquiao, winning the first encounter via hugely controversial decision, losing the other two bouts on the score cards.