Bradley Advises Lubin to Retire: “Time to Hang It Up, Man”

Former world champion and current TV analyst Timothy Bradley believes that 30-year-old American Erickson Lubin should consider retiring after suffering another stoppage loss — this time in the 2nd round against Vergil Ortiz.

“They fried Lubin like a damn KFC chicken wing. He thought Ortiz was dumb. And I told you guys: this dude is smart. And Lubin realized in the first round that Ortiz was better than he expected.

Lubin, you need to hang it up, man. If you want to keep making money for your family — keep doing what you’re doing, brother. But damn, brother, this is the third time you’ve been knocked out like this.

I ended up in the hospital at the end of my career, but brother, you’re getting destroyed. Yesterday you got hit like a nuclear bomb. And Ortiz isn’t even known as a particularly heavy puncher.

You need to hang it up or move to Middleweight, brother. Try something different. At Junior Middleweight, it’s over for you,” Bradley said.

Ortiz (24-0, 22 KOs) knocked out Lubin (27-3, 19 KOs) in the second round, and detailed statistics from that fight from RTFight can be found at this link.