#1 Timothy Bradley vs #2 Devon Alexander

[2-0-Sixx]

(Floyd take notes. Best fighting the best.)​

WHEN: January 29th
WHERE: Detroit, Pontiac Silverdome (HBO SPORTS)
FOR THE: WBC & WBO light welterweight titles




DEVON ALEXANDER

Undefeated record of: 21-0
23 years old
5'7
71″
Southpaw
Saint Louis, Missouri
Last four fights: Andriy Kotelnik UD, Juan Urango TKO8, Junior Witter TKO8, Jesus Rodriguez KO9


vs


Timothy Bradley

Undefeated record of: 26-0
27 years old
5′ 6″
69″ reach
orthodox
Palm Springs, California
Last four fights: Luis Carlos Abregu UD, Lamont Peterson UD, Nate Campbell NC3, Kendall Holt UD


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[WYNO707X4]

dammm! i forgot about that devon uppercut.

 

[MOREBASS]

Great fight. Devon is much slicker, but I'm going with Desert Storm for the win via decision.

 

[trips]

This fight is up in the air, I'm a great fan of both fighters. The best man will come out on top, ima just sit back and enjoy the show

 

[bigface]

I'm going with Devon Alexander with a hard fought SD win. Bradley is a pressure fighter with a good workrate, stamina, and pretty good hand speed. He has holes in his defense he likes jumping in with his punches with his chin up. I just think that Devon learned from his last fight and he's going out there for blood this time. I think his boxing skills and punching power will gives Bradley problems all night. This fight right here is a great start for boxing in 2011.

 

[dookie1]

I am a fan of both fighters, but i think bradley will win SD...
on another note i am very appreciative for these two fighters fighting the best in there division!!!!!! Great for boxing!!!



Who has more KO's on there record tho?

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Alexander 21 (KO 13) = 61.9% KO ratio
Bradley 26 (KO 11) = 40.74% KO ratio


I think this is going to be a tactical fight, one that goes the distance. Both guys have solid chins. I wonder who will press the action first and how each will respond to getting hit (hard).

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Bradley can't lose.

He took a haymaker from Holt and got up like he slipped.

 

[heyzel]

I like Alexander in a 12 dc but this fight is starting off the new right

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

If Kotelnik gave Alexander that many problems, you gotta think Bradley can pull of the win. Bradley gets better every time out pretty much but this is a hard fight to pick. I think Bradley surprises people with his speed though. Should be a close one

 

[TrEmEnDo InDo]

I also pick Bradley by SD.

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

i got Bradley by Decision

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Bradley the fave at -240

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I ended up dropping $300 on Bradley.

HBO Face Off Teaser: Devon Alexander vs. Timothy Bradley

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

Man, even though I favor Bradley, I'm still up in the air on this. I don't feel comfortable picking a winner, it's that good of a matchup to me. Bradley has a lot of holes in his defense and Alexander can be a sharp puncher at times. He definitely can't eat one of those uppercuts like Urango was eating. That dude has a neck like a tree trunk and still got knocked out

 

[WYNO707X4]

DEVON GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE.HE HAS POWER. BRADLEY DONT.ILL GO WIT POWER.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I think bradley has a bit of underrated power he's knocked down 6 out of his last 7 opponents. He doesn't always knock them out but he hurts them enough to floor them.

The other thing is I don't think Devon likes pressure. And Bradley can apply pressure for 12 full rounds he is a machine his stamina is on par with pacquiao an absolute machine.

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

I think bradley has a bit of underrated power he's knocked down 6 out of his last 7 opponents. He doesn't always knock them out but he hurts them enough to floor them.

The other thing is I don't think Devon likes pressure. And Bradley can apply pressure for 12 full rounds he is a machine his stamina is on par with pacquiao an absolute machine.

Did he knock down Abregu? I can't remember?

That Peterson knockdown wasn't nothin really either from what I remember? Wasn't it more like a shot on top of the head that just knocked him off balance?

Did he knock down Campbell and Holt too? I don't remember there being any significant knockdown by Bradley in either of those fights either?

 

[2-0-Sixx]

The campbell fight was a no contest but I think that should have been a technical knock out and he was on the verge of knocking nate the fuck out. remember there was a cut, then campbell quit saying he couldn't see, then they ruled it a no contest for some reason an easy way out for campbell. bradley was fucking him up.

Abregu, shit I don't recall if he got credited for a knock down or not, I know Abregu hit the canvas, but I do know bradley rocked him repeatedly throughout the fight and Abregu is a natural welterweight, so that must say something about bradley's power being he's a junior welter.

peterson went down in the 3rd and I'm pretty short Holt stayed on his feet. So it may be he knocked down 5 out of the last 7 technically.

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

I thought that sounded a little lofty. I thought there might've been a flash knockdown against Holt or something. Campbell never went down and there wasn't anything that could've been ruled a knockdown. HE was messing him up for sure but the headbutt started all that so that doesn't count.

Abregu is super flawed. I don't luck much into that performance.

I was surprised that he handled Peterson so easily though. If there were ever someone that proves that muscle doesn't translate into punching power, it's Bradley. That dude is as cut up as anyone you'll see in boxing