Devon Alexander vs Timothy Bradley Preview & Prediction

Junior Welterweight Unification Between Bradley & Alexander For Top Spot in Division:

In the first major event of 2011, undefeated titleholders Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley collide to determine the top candidate for 140-pound supremacy. Amir Khan will still have a reasonable claim as the best light-welter in the world, regardless of who wins. Nevertheless, the victor of this bout will have a jewel in his crown that surpasses any of Khan’s ring achievements. It’s fair to say that this fight is for the top spot in what has become a packed and exciting weight class.

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Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander Fight Preview and Prediction

Timothy Bradley, 26-0 (11 KOs), Palm Springs, California, WBO World Champion
Vs.
Devon Alexander, 21-0 (13 KOs), St. Louis, Missouri, WBC World Champion

• When: Saturday, January 29, 2011
• Where: Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan
• TV: HBO at 10:00 p.m. EST
• Title: WBO/WBC Light Welterweight Championship: 12 Rounds
• Fight Odds: Timothy Bradley (-200), Devon Alexander (+150)

While not yet household names, Bradley vs. Alexander is the kind of bout that gets boxing fans excited. We have two titlists who seem a clear level above all their contenders within the junior welterweight division. Each man could milk more defenses and paydays out of their reign while taking minimum risk. Luckily for fight fans, these two young champions have dared to be great, hence this sizzling matchup.

Bradley vs. Alexander: Background and Record

Bradley: A two-time National amateur champion, the Californian turned pro after missing out on a spot for the 2004 Olympics, losing to Vanes Martirosyan at 152 pounds in the trials. He dropped down to a more reasonable 140 and strung together a nice streak of wins to begin his career. Bradley defeated current IBF Light weight Champion Miguel Vasquez, but was considered too green for streaking WBC 140-pond champ Junior Witter for their 2008 bout. Bradley went to Nottingham to notch a split decision win and become champion.

Bradley registered a defense against Edner Cherry, before pulling through in a difficult unification bout with WBO titleholder Kendall Holt, in which he was dropped twice. The “Desert Storm” seemed unlucky to get a No-Contest against Nate Campbell in a fight he was dominating. He went on to score a clear win over excellent contender Lamont Peterson, before registering a non-title win over 29-0 welterweight Luis Carlos Abregu in his last fight in July.

Alexander: Won his biggest fight by surviving the hard streets of St. Louis, where many of his gym mates ended up dead or behind bars. Alexander had a prolific amateur career, with a reported record of 300-10, including multiple national titles. Missed out on the 2004 Olympics, but rattled off an undefeated streak after turning pro at 17. He operated almost anonymously for several years, until a win over ex-champ DeMarcus Corley got him noticed.

Cleaned up on what was left of Junior Witter to claim the vacant WBC belt in ’09. His first defense put him squarely in the realm of rising young champions, as he knocked out durable and strong ex-champ Juan Urango in an eye-popping display of power. He lost a little momentum in a titanic struggle with Andriy Kotelnik. Many felt Kotelnik won the fight with his superior boxing skills and tactics.

Physical Dimensions and Style

Bradley: Built like a 140-pound Marvin Hagler. Stands a reported 5’6,” but is probably a little shorter—definitely a little on the small side for this weight class. Surprisingly, he doesn’t generate a lot of power despite his imposing physique and aggressive style. Bradley overwhelms opponents with constant pressure, high punch-rate, and above average speed.

Alexander: Another heavily-muscled 140-pounder, one gets the impression that this pair would be #1 and #2 if they were to enter a bodybuilding competition at 140 pounds. At 5’7” and with a reach of 71 inches, Alexander will hold small edges in height and reach. More of an outside force than Bradley, Alexander may also be the harder puncher, though not as physically strong overall as Bradley. When things aren’t going well, he can still call upon a high work rate to keep himself in fights, as he did against Kotelnik.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Bradley: His self-belief, conditioning, long amateur background, and fighting spirit make this 27-year old a handful for anyone. Sometimes, he seems like a machine in the ring—an imperturbable force that runs roughshod over his opponents. But when he doesn’t have his edge, Bradley can appear a little disinterested at times. He has never stopped a worthy opponent.

Alexander: A well-grounded young man of 23, Alexander has youth and energy on his side, but also a lot of experience. Can keep it together when things aren’t going his way. Is capable of slick boxing, but also keeps opponents on high alert due to his copious punching power. He has all the tools. Still, with only 3 fights at the world-class level, he might need more seasoning—a point that was shown in his struggle with the far less naturally gifted Kotelnik.

Bradley vs. Alexander Questions

• Beating Urango was impressive, but was the Kotelnik fight more revealing for Alexander? Urango is a strong opponent, but also very crude. Did the Kotelnik fight show Alexander to be weak against prime and ultra-skilled opponents?
• Having fought his last fight at 147, will Bradley’s performance be compromised by weight-making issues?
• Everyone wants to think of Bradley like a Marvin Hagler clone, but is his durability really Hagler-esque? If Kendall Holt was able to detonate a few bombs on his chin, what will happen if Alexander connects with his best shots or a shot Bradley doesn’t see?
• Did wins over a faded Junior Witter, a Neanderthal Juan Urango, and a highly technical but not physically imposing Kotelnik prepare Alexander for the buzzsaw and skilled attack of Bradley?
• Will Alexander stick to the script and fight on the outside against the fireplug Bradley? Or will he not respect Bradley’s power and opt for a more aggressive style?

Bradley vs. Alexander Prediction

We don’t really know what we have with these two fighters yet, do we? One or both of them could end up becoming PPV attractions in the future or maybe they reached their highest level already. The fact is that after just a small handful of meaningful fights, it is still up in the air. Two or three years ago, no one really knew who these guys were. As of now, they appear to be a pair of young and gifted champions with big futures. This fight will play a gigantic role in determining who can take that next step.

My feeling is that at 27 (4 years older than Alexander), Bradley is the more finished professional product. This fight could unfold in any number of ways, but I see Bradley taking a lead with his superior work rate and pressure, with the sharp strikes and counters of Alexander increasingly playing a role as the fight moves into the middle rounds. By the 8th round, Alexander will be looking like he’s running away with it. Bradley, however, will redouble his efforts to take a few of the later rounds.

If Bradley can soldier through the tough spots and keep from touching down, he should be able to win enough rounds to nose home a winner.

Alexander vs. Bradley – What they bring to the table

Unbeaten boxers Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley are to fight next month, the fight is a unification bout and the winner is being pushed into another unification bout with Amir Khan later in 2011. WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley has a record of 26-0, with 11 KO’s which is a 40% KO ratio, while World Boxing Council title holder Devon Alexander has a record of 21-0, 13 KO’s which makes a 60% KO ratio.

The fight is taking place at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. Watch Aleaxander vs Bradley Live Stream.

Both boxers have a similar record with Bradley having slightly better previous fights against opponents such as Lamont Peterson, Kendall Holt and a brief cameo at welterweight fighting Luis Carlos Abregu. Victories over these guys have propelled Bradley to the top of the Light Welterweight rankings even though he is yet to face a true contender in the division. Bradley won his first world title against Junior Witter who also lost against Devon Alexander, for Alexander to receive his first world title. Junior Witter is possibly the highest profile fight for either Bradley or Alexander and the lack of big names on their records may prove essential in gaining experience leading up to this fight, and also for marketing the fight.

Bradley also has a No Contest on his record, this came from the Nate Campbell, where Campbell got a cut over his left eye as Bradley leaded with his head, this is a major factor which will affect how Alexander plans for the fight as it’s not the first time Bradley has been accused of using his head.

Alexander has been selectively brought through his professional career; his only big fights include Jesus Rodriguez, Junior Witter, Juan Urango and Andriy Kotelnik. The junior witter fight ended with Witter complaining of a dislocated shoulder and pulled out, however I think he dislocated his hands as he never really let his punches fly throughout the fight and has since went back to British level. Alexander’s best fight was against Juan Urango, Alexander showed his great skills in throwing the jab to keep Urango back until he could put combinations together, his counter punching was good eventually knocking out Urango with a peach of an uppercut. Unfortunately Alexanders worst fight was his last bout against Andriy Kotelnik, in this fight Kotelnik landed the better punches and made Alexander look ineffective, possibly the sheer volume of punches Alexander thrown was able to win him the points and the fight even though the majority didn’t land. In my opinion and the vast majority Andriy Kotelnik was the victim to a hometown decision.

Alexander has the natural advantage with a 5′ 7″ height and a 71″ reach when compared to Bradley who has a 5′ 6″ height and 69″ reach. While I think they are both as skilful as each other I see Bradley having a speed advantage while Alexander has a power advantage. However looking at some of their fights it’s obvious neither has one punch power that can turn a fight on its head unlike some of the other contenders in the division. I also see Alexander as having the better chin even though it’s not been totally tested at the top level while I’m a little worried about Bradley’s chin or his balance as he gets knocked down by some of the smaller fighter yet nothing to truly worry about in this fight.

Mentally I think Bradley is affected by the big time as he wants to wait and fight lesser opposition to hype up the Bradley Vs Alexander fight, however many may see it as Bradley just not wanting to fight a real young contender, also if he does not want to fight Alexander he most likely will not want to fight Khan either.

Lastly I think both boxers can come again after a defeat as they are both good champions and skilled individuals. I cannot put my finger on the winner; I can see a decision victory for both boxers depending on how the fight pans out. If Bradley is careful when leading with his head, keeps to boxing skills and more importantly his speed, he should win a decision, but if Alexander uses his natural advantages against Bradley and counterpunches Bradley as he leads with his head later in the fight then I see knock downs and most likely a decision for Alexander.

Hopefully a good match, but I see more of a chess match then an all out war. Hopefully the winner will then step up and fight against Khan.

Coleman vs Paris Added To Alexander vs Bradley Undercard

A junior welterweight clash has been added to the Tim Bradley-Devon Alexander undercard on January 29 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan. Tim Coleman (18-1, 5KOs) will face a big test when he steps in the ring with undefeated contender Vernon Paris (23-0, 14KOs) of nearby Detroit. Paris has the flashier record, but he’s never been past eight rounds and Coleman faced the better level of opponents.

In the HBO televised main event, WBO junior welterweight champion Bradley (26-0, 11 knockouts) will unify with WBC titlist, Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs), in a battle of young undefeated stars.

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Devon Alexander: “Bradley’s Skill Level is Nothing Special”

WBC junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander is not going to overhype his upcoming unification with Timothy Bradley, the champion of the WBO. They unify the belts on January 29. Alexander is treating the match as just another fight.

“He could think I’m stupid but this is just a normal fight for me. It’s good for my career. His skill level, I saw it before and there is nothing special about it. I’m looking at it as a regular fight for me,” Alexander said.

During their press tour to promote the fights, things got very heated between the two fighters and words were exchanged. Alexander says Bradley is under a lot of pressure and starting to crack.

“He’s trying, in his head, to get amped up. He’s trying to find something to beat me. He knows that I’m too fast for him. He knows that I’m going to be too slick for him. He’s just trying to figure out something that he can say or do to calm his nerves,” Alexander said.

“My skill is way better than his. People think that he’s more experienced and that he’s more accomplished, but people will see on January 29th how my skill outweighs his skill.” Watch Aleaxander vs Bradley Live Stream.

Alexander vs Bradley: Timothy on his way to proving he’s the best in the light welterweight division

Unbeaten WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) will be making his move for the number one position in the light welterweight division by taking on WBC light welterweight title holder Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) on January 29th at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. For the 27-year-old Bradley, this is the first part of his work to proving he’s the best fighter in the division. The 2nd part, provided that he beats Alexander, will be Bradley’s eventual fight against World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan, if Khan ever takes the fight and doesn’t avoid it.

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Bradley has proven himself already in fights against Junior Witter, Nate Campbell, Kendall Holt, Miguel Vazquez. Luis Carlos Abregu and Lamont Peterson. In the Peterson bout, Bradley badly schooled Peterson, beating him by a one-sided 12 round decision.

Alexander’s stock has really dropped since his questionable 12 round decision over former WBA light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik in August. This was a fight that Alexander was supposed to dominate and he ended up almost losing the bout. Alexander had cruised through his first 25 bouts before that, easily beating quality fighters like Juan Urango and Witter. However, the fight against Kotelik has sent up red flags that Alexander may not be ready for a guy like Bradley at this early point in Alexander’s career. Only 23, he’s being rushed a little into this fight and this could backfire on him and his management.

The winner of the Bradley-Alexander fight has to be considered the favorite to beat Khan in the future. Khan looked bad against Marcos Maidana recently, and seemed to need saving in the last three rounds when he was taking punishment from Maidana.

Alexander vs Bradley press conference video

Things got heated when the other two men in the light-welterweight division met yesterday at the press conference for their January 29th fight.

Devon Alexander and Tim Bradley are scheduled to square off at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan next month but threatened to get proceedings underway immediately after exchanging words at the presser.

Most of the antagonising was actually led by the promoters, Gary Shaw for Bradley, and trainer and manager Kevin Cunningham for Alexander. The stakes are high as the winner of this contest is set to meet the winner of Khan vs Maidana later next year to claim the spot of No1 man in the division.

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Alexander vs Bradley Live Stream, Updates and Videos

Watch the most anticipated boxing super fights and the biggest bout to start 2011 with a bang! Undefeated world champions Devon “The Great” Alexander will face Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley at the 140-pound weight limit for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Lightweight Championship Belt on Saturday, January 29 at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

With a huge unification showdown on the horizon Alexander knows that such a sacrifice is necessary. “This is the biggest fight of my life and that is how I am treating it”. Holding training camp away from Alexander’s native St. Louis means being away from family and friends for the holidays. “I am in camp focused on the fight. It is tough being away from my family and friends for Christmas and New Years. It is especially tough being away from my kids but it is necessary. When I come away with the victory on January 29th it will have been well worth it.”

Alexander has held his last few training camps in Las Vegas and while Alexander isn’t a big talker his manager and trainer Kevin Cunningham usually has plenty to say. Team Alexander is almost four weeks into camp and except for a short hiatus in training for a trip out to Michigan for a press conference even Cunningham has been unusually quiet. Alexander’s trainer told Boxingscene, “We are in a foxhole preparing for war. We don’t have time for a whole lot of conversation.”

Alexander versus Bradley is HBO’s first fight of 2011 and boxing’s first big fight of 2011. The fight takes place at the Silver Dome in Pontiac, Michigan. Both Alexander and Bradley are hoping that winning the high profile fight will lead to one of boxing’s ultimate prizes, a showdown with Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Stream link will be posted an hour during the event.

Devon Alexander: “Timothy Bradley is really going to get exposed”

“This is going to be a good fight. I think all of the fans have been waiting on this fight and it’s gonna be one of the biggest fights of the year and we kick it off early in the year. I’m excited to get in there with Timothy. He thinks he’s #1 and I think I’m #1 and there is a problem with that, so you have the best guys in the division fighting each other. I’m looking forward to getting in the ring and showing people why I’m the best at 140…I think in this fight, Timothy Bradley is really going to get exposed. My thing is the reason why people are hyped up on Timothy Bradley is because he got there before me. He fought bigger names before me, therefore everybody knew Timothy Bradley before they knew me, so they going with him. Now I gotta show people why he is just a regular fighter and not a special fighter,” stated WBC jr. welterweight champion Devon Alexander as he talked about his highly-anticipated January 29th title unification with WBO jr. welterweight champion Timothy Bradley. Check it out! Watch Devon Alexander vs Timothy Bradley live.

PC: You’re out in Vegas doing your thing, preparing for Timothy Bradley on January 29th. How are preparations going so far?

DA: Ah man, everything is going good. Everything is right on schedule. I’m 3 weeks into camp, so I’m rolling. We getting it in. we know this is a big fight for my career and, like I have been telling everybody, it’s a big fight for my career, but I’m just looking at it as another fight.

PC: You have done your last couple of camps in Vegas. What made you move it from the Lou?

DA: It’s a chance to get away and have piece of mind from all of the distractions. Vegas has the mountains that’s going to get your legs and your wind together. There is very little air up there in them mountains and they open your lungs up and make you go 20 rounds if you got to.

PC: This is a fight that you and your trainer Kevin Cunningham have both wanted for awhile now. You finally have it signed, so what’s your approach?

DA: This is going to be a good fight. I think all of the fans have been waiting on this fight and it’s gonna be one of the biggest fights of the year and we kick it off early in the year. I’m excited to get in there with Timothy. He thinks he’s #1 and I think I’m #1 and there is a problem with that, so you have the best guys in the division fighting each other. I’m looking forward to getting in the ring and showing people why I’m the best at 140.

PC: It’s very rare to see two young, undefeated fighters in the prime of their career go at it. What does that say about you and Bradley?

DA: I think me and Timothy Bradley…well, at first, he was hesitant to fight me, but now he sees that this is a good opportunity to have two undefeated fighters fight. I mean, why wait? We are both in our primes and in our youth, so let’s make it an explosive fight. Why do it like Roy Jones and Bernard and wait so long to make a fight when we can do it right now. Let’s show the world who is the best at 140. I think that’s what the fans want to see and everybody wants to see that. People don’t want to see us get in the ring with a guy that’s only going to last 1 round.

PC: You know, you didn’t look your best in your last fight against Kotelnik. A lot of people feel Bradley jumped at this opportunity because you showed vulnerability. Do you feel that’s the case?

DA: Definitely. I said that in the press conference and I will say it again. If I would have blown out Kotelnik, I don’t think Bradley would even look my way. He would have gone on and fought somebody else. That was a blessing in disguise that I had an off night that night, but trust me, it won’t be like that come January 29th. He took the bait and now it’s time to bring him in.

PC: You can draw a ton of fans to an arena in St. Louis and financially, it seems everyone would have benefited from that, but it’s understandable for him not to want to fight in your backyard. What are your thoughts on the fight happening in Detroit?

DA: I’m a bigger draw then he is. He is saying he is a bigger draw, but that’s not true. He can only draw 1,800 to 2,000 people in his hometown where I can draw 10,000 people, and for the Bradley fight, I believe I could have sold out the 20,000 seats. I really wanted to go to St. Louis, but he wanted neutral territory and he wanted to go to Detroit, so we gotta do what we gotta do.

PC: We have seen both of you guys bang and box. What can the fans in Detroit expect from this fight and what type of fight are you expecting?

DA: I’m going to be right thur. I’m going to be slick and I’m going to be fast and you guys are going to be like, “Damn, Devon is really exposing Timothy Bradley.” I think in this fight, Timothy Bradley is really going to get exposed. My thing is the reason why people are hyped up on Timothy Bradley is because he got there before me. He fought bigger names before me, therefore everybody knew Timothy Bradley before they knew me, so they going with him. Now I gotta show people why he is just a regular fighter and not a special fighter.

PC: I wish you the best on the 29th. I know you are training hard and Happy Holidays to you and your family my man. Thanks for your time.

Devon Alexander vs Timothy Bradley bout hits Silverdome

Not that its promoters are likely to pay much attention, but there is probably a cautionary message implicit in the fact that the roof at the Minneapolis Metrodome caved in less than a week after Gary Shaw and Don King announced that the Jan. 29 Devon Alexander vs Timothy Bradley live fight would take place at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.

We’re not exactly comparing apples and oranges in pointing out that the principal differences between the two venues is that the onetime home of the Detroit Lions is slightly older and has an even more sordid history of weather-related calamities than its sister dome in Minneapolis, which was one reason the Lions considered it a smart business move to pay $26 million not to play there once Ford Field was completed eight years ago.

King has a well-documented history of fleecing would-be entrepreneurs hosting his fights, but in this case The World’s Greatest Promoter was occupied with the funeral arrangements for his wife Henrietta, who passed away the week before last, and it was Shaw who struck the deal with Andreas Apostolopoulos, the Greek-born Canadian financier who bought the Silverdome at auction earlier this year. He then offered Shaw and King a site-fee deal in which the Silverdome actually outbid a couple of Las Vegas casinos, as well as sites in St. Louis, Southern California and Atlanta for the right to host the fight.

“He’s bought this place dirt cheap, and it’s zoned so that he can’t do anything else with the property,” said a boxing promoter with no vested interest in the Bradley-Alexander bout. “Whatever he paid for this fight is a cheap advertisement that says to the world, ‘Hey, I’ve got a domed stadium here ready to host your event.’ ”

The Silverdome will be configured to seat 15,000 on fight night, but with HBO bankrolling the bout to the tune of $3 million, actual paid attendance is a matter of scant consequence to either of its promoters.

Although it has not officially been labeled a tournament, Bradley-Alexander was envisioned as the other bracket in a junior welterweight series, the first half of which was last weekend’s Amir Khan-Marcos Maidana

Victor Ortiz-Lamont Peterson card. Plainly, the hope had been that with sufficiently strong showings, Khan and Ortiz might establish themselves as credible opponents, if not for the Bradley-Alexander winner, then for each other. Khan, after scoring a quick knockdown, had to weather a late Maidana barrage in which he was all but knocked out himself, and was fortunate to squeak out a win. Ortiz, after having Peterson all but KO’d, escaped with a majority draw. The upshot is that all Khan and Ortiz probably deserve is rematches with Maidana and Peterson.

The Key to victory

Breidis Prescott, the author of Khan’s lone professional defeat, has been added to ESPN2’s Jan. 14 card in Key West, Fla. A pair of New Englanders — Peter Manfredo of Providence (vs. Daniel Edouard) and Worcester’s Edwin Rodriguez (vs. Aaron Pryor Jr.) fight in the principal bouts on what will be the second “Friday Night Fights” telecast of the new year. …

Irish middleweight Andy Lee remains the leader in the clubhouse as the next challenger to WBC middleweight champion (and likely 2010 Fighter of the Year) Sergio Martinez. Martinez promoter Lou DiBella had the match all but made 10 days ago, but encountered some resistance from HBO, which would presumably televise the March 12 bout. DiBella countered with a proposal to stage Martinez’ mandatory (vs. “interim” champion Sebastian Zbik) on the same date, with Lee-John Duddy in the co-feature) but HBO was even less enthusiastic about that idea, putting the Emanuel Steward-trained Lee back in the lead. Martinez is not under contract to either network, so DiBella could in theory shop the title fight to Showtime, but if he does he’ll probably have to find a new date and DiBella said that Foxwoods and even Boston remain possible venues. …

Don’t know if you were paying attention, but the date penciled in for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight has quietly shifted from April 16 to May 7. Ostensibly the date was changed because Freddie Roach thought Pacquiao needed more time to rest up from what was a taxing performance against Antonio Margarito, but it’s hard to see that three weeks makes much difference. The name most often bandied about is still Shane Mosely’s, but May 7 happens to be the weekend of Cinco de Mayo, leading us to suspect that Pacquiao’s next opponent could turn out to be old amigo Juan Manuel Marquez. …

While the overall selection process for the International Boxing Hall of Fame is still a work in progress, this time the system worked. No one will quarrel with the three inductees — Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez and Kostya Tszyu — elected from the “modern” category last week. We would question the wisdom of the decision to include Sylvester Stallone in the Class of 2011 that will be installed next June.

We’re not saying Stallone doesn’t belong. Some will say, “If you’re going to put ‘Rocky’ in the Hall of Fame, what about Joe Palooka?” Stallone isn’t being honored as a fictional character, but as the screenplay author of an iconic boxing film. The late Budd Schulberg, who wrote “On the Waterfront,” is in the Hall. “Rocky” debuted 35 years ago. Stallone could have been inducted last year (when his presence would have augmented a comparatively weak group of moderns) or next year (though Thomas Hearns’ name will appear on the ballot for the first time). …

Devon Alexander vs Timothy Bradley on January 29th

WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) has an important fight coming up against World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) on January 29th at the Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan. This was supposed to have been a unification bout but Bradley wasn’t interested in paying the sanctioning fees for the WBC title, so if he beats Alexander, the WBC title will go vacant but it won’t go to Bradley. It seems that Bradley doesn’t care about winning one more title because it would likely slow him down by forcing him to fight uninteresting contenders from time to time.

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Bradley and Alexander have bigger things on the horizon. The winner of this fight will take on the winner of the Marcos Maidana vs. Amir Khan fight sometime next year for a unification bout, which will get a lot of attention and make a big star out of the winner of that fight. All of this could in theory end with the winner of those fights possibly facing someone like Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr. It would be hard to see those fighters ignoring the eventual light welterweight winner, because of how popular they will be. But at the same time, the eventual winner of all these fights won’t necessarily need to fight Mayweather or Pacquiao to make good money. They’ll do fine against other opponents like Saul Alvarez, Andre Berto and Shane Mosley.

Alexander looked bad in his last fight against Andriy Kotelnik last August. Alexander, while fighting at home in Saint Louis, won the fight by a 12 round unanimous decision but the bout ended up being very close and Alexander got hit a lot in the fight. This wasn’t the kind off performance that boxing fans were expecting from Alexander when he signed on for the Kotelnik fight. Alexander was expected to win the fight with ease, but instead he went life and death with him. Kotelnik exposed Alexander as being vulnerable to getting hit with jabs and counter shots. This obviously won’t escape the attention of Bradley, who has an excellent jab is good at firing back at his opponents when hit.