By Bradley Dee: Coming from a huge fan of Manny Pacquiao, Manny likely cannot beat Floyd Mayweather Jr at this stage in his career. I watched his fight against former WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley II last night, and I feel that Pacquiao doesn’t have the stamina needed to produce a victory against Floyd at this point.
About 4-5 years ago, I would have given Pacquiao the victory over Mayweather, and even earlier in his career, such as when he fought Marco Antonio Barrera, I feel he would have defeated Mayweather by unanimous decision. He was simply a buzz saw of endless energy at that point in his career. He could punch every minute of every round for 12 straight rounds, proven against Barrera and Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez.
By Bradley Dee: Last week WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson made the predictable and expected move away from HBO and WBO light heavyweight champion Sergei Kovalev to Showtime and Al Haymon and proved what we all thought, he does not want to fight Kovalev.
By Bradley Dee: What significant event happened almost 10 years ago in Heavyweight Boxing? On April 10th, 2004, heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (61-3, 51 KO’s) lost in a defeat to Lamon Brewster. Since then, he has “forgotten” how to lose. His mastery of ring generalship, footwork, and the ability to always have his opponent in the perfect position, has negated any impacts to his “questionable” jaw for a very, very long time.
By Bradley Dee: From bell one last Saturday night in his fight against former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO’s) in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was apparent to me that Alfredo Angulo (22-4, 18 KO’s) is a shot fighter and has nothing left. The two wars with Erislandy Lara and James Kirkland have finished Angulo, and I see no reason why he shouldn’t retire immediately, or risk brain injuries.
By Bradley Dee: I started watching Miguel Cotto way back when he was a Jr. Welterweight. This was a young, strong fighter who did what a lot of boxers were not doing, attacking the body. In his early years, Cotto was always committed to the body and the dividends that bodywork pays, either sooner, or later in a fight.
By Bradley Dee: This past Saturday in a fight the U.S. fans probably watched via streaming, undefeated heavyweight contender Tyson Fury defeated Joey Abell by TKO via fourth round stoppage. Tyson dropped Abell multiple times en route to the stoppage, and even took a few heavy shots himself, making for a decent scrap. Tyson displayed his very quick jab and heavy follow-up shots, and one thing that impressed me was the speed to which he was delivering those jabs. He made a point to get that jab in Abell’s face constantly.