“What I picked up… that man blind man. That man is blind,” Bradley said on his channel.
Bradley points to a fighter who doesn’t consistently pick up opponents before they step into range. Fundora reaches, feels, and closes distance without fully reading what’s in front of him.
“It’s like he feeling like it’s dark. It’s dark,” Bradley said. “So he feeling, he touching… but he really can’t see people.”
That’s why Bradley is so hard on Fundora’s defense. On the outside, before the fight turns physical, he sees openings that keep appearing. They aren’t rare or situational. They show up again and again.
“Oh, man, his defense is trash. Oh, especially on the outside,” Bradley said. “Straight up.”
For Thurman, Bradley thinks the assignment is simple but unforgiving. He needs to stay on the move and control the space, avoiding long stretches in front of a taller fighter who grows more comfortable once the fight closes in. The upset disappears the moment Thurman slows down or chooses to trade.
“He got them Coke bottle glasses for a reason, ’cause he can’t see Keith,” Bradley said. “I promise you.”
Bradley is looking at two things. He wants to see whether Fundora can consistently pick up threats before they reach him and whether Thurman still has the legs to stay outside long enough to take advantage of it.
If Thurman shortens the fight, the opening disappears. If he keeps it long, Bradley believes the champion is more exposed than people think. That’s the gamble he’s calling.
That’s the bet Bradley is making. He’s counting on vision, distance, and discipline deciding the fight before size ever does. One mistake flips it the other way, and Bradley either looks very right or very loud.
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