Great stuff Pimp C. Can't wait for this fight...I like Bradley around 8-4. Alexander's jab will be troublesome early imo and I think he'll catch Bradley with some sharp shots when Tim's being aggressive. But I see Tim catching up to him and making him fight in-close...also see him as the more versatile of the two. I'll be looking for Bradley's body work as well...but Bradley should be looking out for those Alexander uppercuts even moreso :good
Spot on post! The bolded portion is my take on the fight and thats how I see Bradley outworking\beating Devon...I think the key to this fight is Bradley's willingness to get on the inside to do damage.
All jokes aside, this is a real possibility. Especially with Bradley rushing in Evander style trying to get to Alexander's body.
I'm not entirely sure about this fight. I think Bradley is he goods, but after seeing his right hand on the pads with Tommy Hearns, I'm not sure he'll be as successful against a southpaw opponent. He doesn't throw it with the kind of authority he could put into it, and it's a key weapon against southpaw opponents, and it will especially be effective when and if Bradley decides to box and walk Alexander into it. This is a possiblity because Bradley has proven himself to be a multidimensional fighter especially in his fight against Peterson where his rangier adversary had taken on the role of the aggressor. My point is, Alexander seems like he's a tough fighter, and if Bradley can't hurt him with his straight right hand, there won't be much to Deter Alexander from walking Bradley down. Obviously, Bradley has a great jab, and left hook, which should give him plenty of success on the inside, as Alexander has shown that he is hittable in all of his fights. And I doubt that he will fix this problem agianst Bradley as it appears to be fundmenal and integrated within his overall balance. The key for Bradley is getting inside and staying inside because as Pimp C, addressed, I don't see that Alexander has much of an inside game. It's had to fix those problems, but at the same, he could try just keeping his right hand up because Bradley will surprise him with his speed and accuracy. In addition, while Alexander has shown an exceptional right uppercut, I can't think of an instance where his left uppercut came into play, which is something he could use as a significant deterent against his crouching opponent, especially if Bradley is caught lunging in. It also appears that Alexander is in a similiar situation to Bradley in the sense that I don't think his left hand is nearly as good as it should be. I suppose if I had to make a bet, I would go with Bradley due to his versatility, speed, quicker hands, and better defense, but if Alexander can find his range, and use that left hand to the best of his ability, it could be a very long night for Bradley. I'll go with Bradley UD because everything about Alexander is potential, but in my opinion, not enough substance. The only fighter that has shown the ability to improve is Bradley. Alexander is essentially the same fighter I've seen since Witter.
Fight went pretty much as I expected it to go. Bradley did a great job of staying inside and cutting the ring off and landing the bigger and harder shots, Alexander's lack of an inside fighting game came back to bite him in the ass. With that said I figured that Bradley would do some damge with his head and he did.
Ugly fight, I don't care what anyone says, the ref didn't do his job, the first major butt was blatantly intentional. As for Alexander, Cunningham needs to teach his fighters how to punch, Alexander and Spinks, just don't do much.