Valero vs. Bradley on June 5th?
February 9th, 2010
By Jason Kim: According to the latest boxing news gossip, lightweight knockout artist Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KO’s) could be facing WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley on June 5th on Showtime. This is a fight, if it happens at all, which will be taking place at light welterweight rather than lightweight. Valero, 28, wants to move up in weight to get his feet wet at light welterweight to test his abilities at the higher weight class.
Arum must really like Valero’s chances in this fight, because he usually likes to take the go slow approach with his best fighters in his stable. You can maybe see why Arum is willing to risk putting Valero in with a guy like Bradley. Valero has the better power and throws way more punches than Bradley typically does. If Valero can stay on top of Bradley all night long like he does with most of his opponents, there’s a good chance that Valero may be able to drop Bradley once or twice and possibly get a stoppage.
Bradley’s chin isn’t the best. He was knocked down twice in his fight against Kendall Holt last year. Bradley also is susceptible to being out-pointed, because he sometimes is too cautious and fails to throw enough punches. If it comes down to Valero landing more shots than Bradley, the chances are Valero will win the decision because of his better power and more exciting style.
Bradley will be forced to go to war with Valero if he wants to beat him. Bradley doesn’t fight on the outside because of his lack of height, so he’ll be there for Valero for to hit for most of the fight unless Bradley adopts an in and out style of fighting like Manny Pacquiao. I doubt that will happen. Bradley seems to fight with a lot of ego, and I can easily envision him thinking that he can get the better of the hard hitting Valero with his own power shots.
There is also a real danger that Valero could lose. He hasn’t faced anyone near the same class as Bradley during his career. You could easily say that Valero’s recent opponent, 24-year-old Antonio DeMarco, was Valero’s best opponent during his eight year career. DeMarco is a good fighter, to be sure, but there’s a world’s difference between him and the talented Bradley in my view.
Valero will have to put it in overdrive if he wants to beat Bradley, because he’s going to be going up against a fighter with extraordinary boxing skills. Valero has good hand speed, and showed that he was faster than people thought he was in beating DeMarco by a stoppage after the 9th round last Saturday night, but Bradley is a lot faster than Valero, and he could give him a lot of problems by being able to get his shots in first all night long.
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YO men we are all forgetting somt’n pacman came from scratch too, but with a good coach and trainer like fred roach, wow!! his good, let’s just wait and see till valero has fred roach, I think he will just like pac…
saludos desde venezuela….
a mi modo de ver sería toda una cartelera esta pelea, por la envergadura de los dos boxeadores, duelo de invictos, el campeón de los ligeros con el campeón de los super ligeros… y una tramenda pelea para el gusto de los fanáticos del box…
indudablemente el ganador seria oponente directo del pacman…
yo me inclino logicamente por valero, ya que los videos de bradley muestran debilidad al dejar al descubierta su guardia zurda… holt lo tumbo presisamente´por ese lado y ademas no a sido golpeado a la parte media y esa es la especialidad de valero… lo que le restaria velocidad que es el potencial de bradley…
valero ko en el 8vo…
Valero is moving up to fight Bradley and I think thats a bad idea. Valero should fight someone like Juan Daiz or Nate Campbell or Anthony Peterson before fighting the best at 140,the Champion Tim Bradley. Real bad move for Valero and he’s the best at 135 so far. So Valero take another route before Bradley first.
Valero is about 2 grades under Bradley. I don’t know if you guys have ever seen Bradley fight, but he has beaten some big punchers in the last two years. He will neutralize Valero’s left hand and wear him down in about 10-11 rounds…
valeros great to watch,bye mr.Bradley…VALERO looking for future pacman
Valero 27 KO Bradley !ko hmmmmmm bye bye bradley if he gets in there with V
@ Simon,
You right.
@ JWILL
Don’t be a DOGMA. Everyone has a right to his opinion. It just happen we have different views and judgment. I like your man (Valero) and wish him victory against Bradley. He’s going in the right direction.
Everybody listen. Stop comparing Pac to everybody! I’m getting sick of all the Pac comments! This article isn’t even about Pac! Ok he’s good so what? Not the best. He’s overrated! Tell him to take a page from Valero and fight the best at 140 or shut it down and stay at welter (catch welter the new Pac division) to accomodate his little frame…now I’m doing it, its contagious! Lol! Congrats to Valero if he steps up and tests himself against Bradley. Pacman take notes…gees I did it again! Pac-itis disease!
It would be nice to see Valero vs. Pacman, two knockout artists mixing it up. But I still believe Pac will be the last man standing. Meantime, Valero is facing a formidable foe in Bradley and he should not take this fight lightly. Who stays undefeated?
VALERO IS THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bye bradley,you step up to be the next of the remaining boxer to fall.demarco got this will broken .he wont be the same again, Kendall Holt knock you down twice,he throws wild round bombs if can hit you with telegraphs punches .then faster velero with this straighter busy punches with angles would beat you down every round that if he dont ko you instead . then he would have used you as a stepping stone, a fresh new fighter has arrive.
velero with a open cut showed unreal determination.dont think a jab to the face will hold back what he waited for.
This would be a REALLY GOOD fight I will pay money to watch! I think Bradley will win but I like Valero so he may have the puncher’s chance.
valero ko bradley becose his chin is not like demarco i seen demarco chin like margarito use to be bradley is very good boxer but valero power is to much valero ko less then 5 rounds
Bradley may have a good chin but thats one thing – being hit by someone like Valero is something else. Valero is relentless and Bradley will get the beating of his life, this is why his name has been put forward.
All credit to Bradley for taking this fight on, the guy is brave and is willing to try make a name for himself. I am afraid he is simply a stepping stone to greater things for Valero who is fast becoming the most exciting and anticipated boxer in the world.
demarco last 9 rounds cose his chin i think valero ko bradley in less of 5 rounds cose his chin is not better than demarco
A kind of break Valero deserves. Kudos to him for his big heart. He is even aiming for a fight with Pacquiao. A lion’s heart which is not possessed by PBF who is too protective of his “0″ record. Valero by the way is undefeated who doesn’t really care how tough is in the other side of the ring.
This fight will propel Bradley into top 5 P4P. Valero loses he just goes back to LW and work his way up. Great match up. Ill take Bradley with the late stoppage. Great for Boxing.
First of all, Idk what Jason Kim means in this article? Bradley fails to throw enough punches??? Bradley throws non-stop punches, he is a punching machine!!! Bradley has a great Chin, he has been in with great fighters @ 140, and Kendall Holt (only guy to ever knock Bradley down)is one of the hardest hitting @ 140. Bradley recovered from that knock down and still went on to dominate the fight, so to be knocked down in one fight, and yet still have a record of 25-0? This means he doesn’t have a great chin?? Bradley has a great chin, he stays busy throwing punches and the guy doesn’t get tired! How is Valero gonna handle that? Bradley will win hands down!
I firmly believe Arums decision to pit Valero with Bradley is to increase his drawing power. Maybe 3 more fights with named opponents, then he will pit his 2 best boxers – Pacquiao vs. Valero!
bradley by UD, though i won’t be surprised by tko
Bradley by decision.
i give valero props for cashing it in right now. he has no chance against bradley. demarco debunked his power by taking flush shots for 9 rounds and didn’t have his knees buckled. now valero is gonna face the best junior welter out there who can either bang it out or box circles. it would be exciting just like bradley vs peterson and have the same outcome. bradley by UD.
I hope this fight gets made.
Yes this fight needs to be done!!!! Make it happen for both fighters and the fans!! I got valero winnin it in the 9th round
Valero cant fight in the US. His license was revoke because of head injury he suffered in an accident. He was also charged with drunken driving so he cant enter and fight in the US. Maybe they can fight in Mexico and show it by PPV.
BRADLEY IS TOO MUCH BUT I WOULD LOVE TO WATCH!
This is the poor man Pacquiao Vs Mayweather. Great fight never the less!! i would be really interested in watching this. So far this year has really been boring for the sport.
This will be probably be the fight to expose bradley i think valero will simply be too much for him to handle.
Oli will be finally silenced after this fight.
Valeros another blown up lightweight oli but hes got more firepower than old nate.
imo valero if he catches bradley will KO him.
The test however will be to catch bradley.
THis will be a great fight.
the upside is too much for both side not to make this happen…we are all looking for future pacman, pbf, tyson etc…valero could be pacmanlike if he cont with his devastating knock out while moving up in weight…bradley could be pbflike if he con’t to defend his belt and protect that unblemished record
good match up, this is the test for valero if he is for real.
THIS WOULD BE LIKE PAC VS MAYWEATHER
cant w8 for this fight!!
valeros great to watch, but dont like how out of breath he looks within 3 rounds!!
Wow. This will be a great fight, fair play to Arum trying to put his together so quick. I cant judge this one.
great fight the styles make it very interesting , cant wait .