By Allan Fox: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (29-0, 12 KO’s) could be under consideration for Floyd Mayweather Jr’s next fight on May 4th. Recently, Bradley’s name has been mentioned as possibly fighting Yuriorokis Gamboa on March 16th, but that fight might not happen if Mayweather decides he wants Bradley.
Rafael speculates that the reason why Bradley’s team hasn’t finished the negotiations for that fight is because there’s chance that he could possibly get selected by Mayweather Jr. for May 4th. It goes without saying that the Mayweather Jr. fight is a much better one for Bradley than a fight against Gamboa, who really doesn’t have much of a fan base to speak of in the United States.
It’s been previously thought that Mayweather Jr. would be fighting WBC interim welterweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero on May 4th, and if not him then WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. After all, May 4th is the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo, and it doesn’t make sense for Mayweather to be fighting on that date unless he’s going to be fighting a Mexican fighter.
The only reason I could see Mayweather Jr. choosing not to fight a Mexican American like Guerrero is perhaps he may have gotten cold feet after seeing some of his recent fights.
To be sure, the Bradley fight is a much better match-up for the 5’8” Mayweather than a fight against the tough southpaw Guerrero. Bradley is only 5’6”, and he doesn’t throw a lot a lot of punches like Guerrero.
Bradley is physical like Guerrero, but not nearly as much. He’s not going to grab you and hit you at the same time like Guerrero sometimes down. The worst that Mayweather Jr. would have to worry about in a fight with Bradley is to try and avoid getting hit with a head-butt given that Bradley often leads with his head when he fights.
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