Bradley vs Alexander - Predictions

I'm expecting Bradley to win...quite comfortably. Alexander is just too repetitive and Timmy will figure him out after a couple of rounds.

 

Agreed.

Just watching Alexander against Kotelnik. Kellerman says ''tonight his defensive flaws have been exposed''. He tries to throw loads of shots to keep his man at bay but if you give him movement of head or take shots on gloves and step to him he backs up and doesn't have any techniques on how to evade punches and get away. He goes flat footed and his footwork can be sloppy at times.

His jab is pish....he cocks the arm like a hook and then flicks it. Timmy will step and pat it down and come over top of it. I think he will do what Floyd did to Judah by patting it down and from round 5 he will get his man and as you say Ishy..Alexander far to repetitive..has nothing else in his locker other then a hail mary punch and that can't always be found.

 

I see a stoppage either Tim being a bit wreckless with his looping overhand right(which is his only weakness) Or him grinding Alexander down. Devon was totally out on his feet after 9 V Kotelnik who's hardly known for his workrate, Tim also ahs the ability to close the range quicker as Mandanda says the looping right hand will come right over the top of Alexander's left

 

If either of them wins comfortably I think it would be Alexander. It's a real tough one to call and I'm more bias towards Bradley so he'd be my pick but it's a tough one. Both have the tools to beat each other and it should be a cracking fight. I hope this is getting the hype it deserves in the states. This fight should be huge (way bigger than Pacquiao-Mosley for sure)

 

Devon will put on a boxing clinic. Can see Bradley getting dropped hard and early. Devon can really bang and Bradley doesn't have the power to keep him from landing combo after combo.

 

This :deal (except the towel bit...i'm a geordie we dont do that )

Another flaw of Devon's is the 'grunt' or whatever it is he does BEFORE he throws his shots. The first well-schooled, decent fundamentalist he came up against (Kotelnik) easily telegraphed his shots and blocked or avoided every one of them. This plus the repetitive nature of his offensive attacks, as Ishy mentioned, means he aint landing on Timmy. Too ring smart for Devon IMO.

 

Spot on :good

And when you think Kotelnik was fighting out of an upright, stiff Euro style and catching everything coming his way...

Bradley's shorter and can make himself even smaller so Alexander's really going to have to reach with that poor jab of his. The only chance I can see for Alexander is with his uppercuts on the inside :think

Also, like Johna mentions...that grunt of Alexander's is really going to help Bradley. Doesn't Lamont do something similar? :huh

 

Yeah he did and Bradley put a butt whooping on him. I cannot understand why fighters persist with making that noise...suppose it's got em this far but it has no advantages to it.

 

I think Slip is on the money when he says if Bradley gets ahead, it’s hard to see how Alexander can win. He'll be forced onto chasing the fight and end up taking a bleaching.
I don’t pick my guys until I have seen the build up but I'm still sticking with Devon.
Despite his versatility, I see Bradley is a guy whose whole game is built around his fitness. He admitted over a year ago (after the Peterson fight) that it’s a struggle to make the weight and that was main reason he decided to fight at 147 lbs in his last fight when Maidana pulled out. Bradley always looks amazing but all those muscles need energy and that flu may be a factor late on.If he was not in such incredible shape, I think he would have been KO’d by Kendal Holt in the 1st round. Holt is a decent puncher but at world level he hadn’t punched out anyone in 4 years. I think Holt style wise is the closest to Alexander of any of Bradleys opponents. That night, Holts workrate was poor as Bradley was wide open at times and but he did nail him with some tasty uppercuts. Holt also abandoned his jab too. Bad news for Tim is I rate the uppercut and the jab as the best punches that Alexander throws. And even when getting his ass beat by Kotelnik, DAs workrate was still solid.

Looking at Bradleys recent fights, he’s been very aggressive to begin with and banked the early rounds. When he is beginning to get tagged, he shifts his style to boxer from brawler. I don’t think Alexander is a consistent power puncher but is capable of unearthing something special (ask Urango) and he can catch Bradley off guard then finish him before he has time to adjust. Bradley bullied Campbell and Peterson from the first bell, but Devon is a helluva lot stronger than both those guys and if he is “coming” like he says he is, he won’t find it as easy to manhandle Alexander.

I noticed how less aggressive he was with Abregu and he was much slower as well. I don’t think I’ve seen a guy lose so much speed over just 7 lbs. Maybe he needs a good steak…

Now as for the Kotelnik fight, after absorbing the prefight build up I predicted he would give Alexander hell and so it turned out. The idea that they were going to jump on him and stop in 4 rounds had me thinking that they never had seen Kotelnik fight before. It was a robbery and ruined a great fight. However, after calling him out for 2 years, you can be sure Alexanders people know all about Tim Bradley and what he can do. In the build up this time, I am seeing Alexander is more aware of how tough this fight is and he is not giving away any of their game plan either. It looks like he has learned from the schooling he got.

Alexander also said he got carried away because of the big crowd. We’ll that’s not going to be a problem this time around.

And yes he isn't the sharpest, but I'm still going with Alexander. At least he knows the joys of a burger and a bacon sandwich!

 

Alexander's jab is mediocre at best. Technique is shitty, too much of a flick, not much extension, barking doesn't make it harder. If it did it'd be the best jab since Monzon.

 

Scotty the Holt punch would of knockdown most because of the position Bradley got himself. He was off floor and chin in the air rotating into a full on hook...he was hardly knockdown through being hurt it was more timing of Holt and Bradley being off balance.

His weight issue..well he said recently he could go to 135lbs if needed. The Abregu fight he was attacking but against a far bigger man he'd be stupid to go and attack a puncher who is rather unknown. As the fight went on he took it to Luis more and more. It wasn't best display but he was still in control of most of action and won at a canter.

Holt had his jab and will taken away that night and i think people over look the fact in end when Holt did throw the jab he was countered with hard shots and that can stop a man throwing that punch. As for Alexander not being carried away this time...no one can predict how he will react when push comes to shove. He may crumble mentally or he may revel.

My only worry was and still is the affects of the flu.

 

I think Holt actually has more handspeed than Alexander, and is a more fluid puncher. Holt is very dangerous for maybe 3 or 4 rounds but then he's a mental midget and begins to unravel. He's not got the consistency or ability to win rounds of Alexander but for pure punching/counterpunching ability he's better. At least for the early rounds.

 

I'm watching Witter vs Alexander now..... his jab is average and his grunting reminds me of Monica Seles.

When he was boxing orthodox Witter looked alright..... southpaw and he was being whipped badly.

 

Fair points Mandanda:good

I'm not questioning his chin because of that knockdown. My point is he gets himself into these positions and if he is not 100%, he could be struggling to absorb DA's power.
Seriously, there is no way he can make 135 lbs considering his past comments on making the weight limit. He's already a human TARDIS to make 140 lbs.That plus the flu might take its toll (fingers crossed)
Abregu isn't a world operator imo and his performance was not inspiring. I'll give you that it was better than DA's last fight though:yep

I didn't think Holt was getting overly countered when he used lateral movement with his jab. I am in agreement with the Showtime crew that he needed to stick with it. As others have said, that was a major flaw in Kendall Holts mental make up. Despite being continually smacked with Kotelniks right hand, DA at least kept trying to throw his.

As I said, he might just get owned and be Bradleys ***** for 12 rounds but physically he is a lot stronger than the rest of Bradleys bitches.

 

Possibly the best technical break down of this fight that I've seen. Good work!