Gatti actually had some boxing skill on par with Bradley and actually knew how to bang without throwing winging looping shots off balanced. A Pac Gatti fight would've been a nice one to watch.
A lot of this.
Bradley tends to throw combos from being squared up, and kind of "winging"punches.
However, he is not the fastest, and he is certainly not the strongest, and the way he throws punches, it leaves pockets of open defense.
Someone like Gatti, is skilled enough to alter the angle of his punches and adapt a bit. I am confident he could absorb a number of Bradley's shots, and be able to see this openings in the process. Bradley has hit opponent after opponent with shots, and cant stop them. Gatti would just keep throwing, until he found the appropriate angle to land.
I see Ward easily being able to absorb in the same way. However, I do not see Ward being able to adapt as quickly. I see Bradley tagging Ward all night, but never really doing significant dmg. Ward MAY land a big shot to get a KD, that Bradley would be able to box through, and still come out.
I just see Gatti being to persistent, durable, and the underraed quality of adaptable for Bradley.
For instance, Floyd vs Gatti, Floyd was too tight for someone like him, and with his speed, he could attack and defend in the same moments, without Gatti being able to do anything. Bradley is not as fast, not as defensive or skilled, and not as sharp (everyone says mayweather hits harder than expected, and it shows with their body language). But Bradley ate everything Floyd had for 6 rounds, and the corner had to step in.
Gatti absorbs everything Tim throws, and in the process lands 3-4 big shots over the fight, with the last eventually stopping Tim with the follow up barrage into a TKO or outright KO
