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Timothy Bradley Vs Devon Alexander Build-Up Thread!

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they are so ****ing stupid for not having this in Saint Louis.

Tons of people woulda come, **** i woulda come home from uni to go see m'boy duke it out but detroit? nobody's going there. They're gonna lose money on this venue
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they are getting a site fee of 500,000 for this fight

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TODAY'S WEEKLY UPDATE - 06/01/2011

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Back to back Talks from Bradley, Alexander and the Camps : -

Alexander:

"He says he hasn't avoided me, but here are the facts: He gave up the WBC title because he said I wasn't a big enough draw. So, I won the WBC. Then, he didn't want to fight me because I wasn't a big enough name. So, I unified the titles . Then, he said he wanted to let it marinate some more, so, we let it marinate some more and he still didn't want to fight me. I think HBO forced this fight on him because it's a fight the fans want to see."

"He ducks his head a lot. He kind of throws punches and doesn't know where they're going. I think it's because he's so big. He's lifting weights, and he's losing a lot of speed. Straight punches all night are going to kill him,"

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Bradley:

"It's gonna be probably fight of the year. Guarantee you - there's gonna be fireworks man. I'm letting everybody know I'm coming, so whatever Devon do - I'm coming. Just know that Tim Bradley said he's coming and just watch me do my thing. Please,"

"They call [Alexander] I guess, 'The Great.' But after I get done with him he ain't gonna be called 'great' no more, he's gonna be called average. So everybody stay tuned. Check me out and don't miss it man. Don't miss it."
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Jr WW Prospect, Ruslan Provodnikov:

"I know both fighters and being a boxer I know its really hard to predict a fight at that level of a fight,"

"If I had to bet I would bet on Alexander. I think Devon Alexander has a greater chance to win but Tim Bradley is just as good. It is a difficult fight to predict."
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Alex Camponovo (Bradley's Matchmaker):

On a Khan fight:

"We wanted to do that fight a long time ago, after he (Bradley) beat Lamont Peterson (in December 2009)," Camponovo said of Bradley-Khan. "We actually had contracts but Khan ended up leaving Frank Warren for Golden Boy and that fight never happened. That would be a great fight."

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Kevin Cunningham:

"We're in the foxhole getting ready for war," said Cunningham. "Do you remember that big musical hit by Tiny Tim, that guy who played the ukulele? Well we're ready to make 'Tiny' Tim Bradley go tiptoe through the tulips just like he did."

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the best news we have for 2011 so far!!!!!!!!!!:d:d:d:d

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there goes provodnikov. alexander and bradley will battle grown man style.

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Delroc said: ↑

Bradley is gonna pick him apart, the Kotelnik fight showed Devon has a hard time adapting when Bradley has shown adaptation to be one of his strong suits.
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Agree with Bradley being adaptable. Bradley tight UD.

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$25?

Not bad for a world title fight. I paid 40 to watch Andy Lee beat a pirate before.
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Aaarggh, matey.

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Kotelnik beat Alexander, but was robbed! Bradley will beat Alexander, no doubt about that one.

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This is not a very hard fight to predict. Let's look at the facts:

In Bradley's fight with Peterson (the closest of his opponents to Alexander) he wore Peterson down with his jab, head movement, foot speed and hand speed, and still have plenty of energy left in the last rounds. In Alexander's last fight, he took clean shots to the face in the latter rounds, and was dominated by a rather slow fighter, with his fast hand speed producing punches with very little power in the latter rounds. Combine this with the fact that Bradley has a 40% KO ratio, while Devon has a 61% KO ratio, and you get two strategies.

Bradley's strategy will be to keep his distance with Alexander with the jab etc and wait till the latter rounds (after round 6 or 7) to start working on the inside, start to land some nice clean punches and by round 9, start taking bigger chances for those clean shots on Devon as by that time Alexander will start to get tired AND his punches will be less effective, and the judges will see that. Seeing as how this isn't in Alexander's home town, he will no longer have them to rely on to be his saving grace.

Alexander's strategy will be tempt Bradley to come forward so that he can try to catch him with a hook to either get an early knockdown or to hurt Bradley so he doesn't keep his stamina for the later rounds. Thing here is that Devon's punches are faster, but Bradley's are smarter and they have a higher percentage to land.

If Devon can't manage to do this and the fight goes into the 8th and 9th round without him being ahead on the cards by a sizeable margin, Bradley is going to pick it up and seal the UD.

It's still a pick'em fight, but I don't see the result being very surprising.

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Can't wait for this fight.. hopefully these guys swing at each other, and just don't play a pysche-out game...

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TODAY'S WEEKLY UPDATE - 15/01/2011 (Sorry I'm a Couple days late)

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Back-to-back Talks/News from Team Bradley and Alexander:

Alexander vs Bradley To Get a Major Push From HBO

The upcoming junior welterweight unification, between unbeaten champions Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander, was called "a signature fight" by HBO's President of Sports Ross Greenburg. Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs) from St. Louis, Mo. will face Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs) from Palm Springs, Calif., on January 29 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. HBO is planning a major marketing campaign for the fight.

"This is a hot division, and these are the two, very best. They are two of the very best fighters at 140 pounds. They're in their prime. We haven't seen this kind of a match up since, you know, Julio Cesar Chavez-Meldrick Taylor, or Aaron Pryor-Alexis Arguello," said Greenburg. "I mean, it's not quite on the level of a Chavez-Taylor or a Pryor-Arguello, but it's the most significant 140-pound match up since those two great fights."

"We're going to have some very, very heavy marketing muscle behind this fight between two Americans fighting for a unification of their 140-pound titles. So, internet, print, radio, television -- we are going to basically blast the American public with this fight."

HBO positioned Alexander-Bradley close to the Super Bowl in order to provide the fight with a very attractive televised date. The Super Bowl is being held on Feb. 6 at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.

"It's newsworthy that HBO wants Bradley and Alexander to fight on that big date, which is Jan. 29. It's the biggest HBO date," said Greenburg in July. "It's one of the biggest of the year because it sits right in front of the Super Bowl."
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Alexander's Trainer Confident Devon Takes Bradley Out

Kevin Cunningham, formerly in the Army and then for 8 1/2 years a cop on the meanest streets of St. Louis, is all about attitude and discipline.

The manager-trainer of undefeated junior welterweight champion Devon "The Great" Alexander is Old School in all the positive, solid citizen meanings of that expression.

So, when he kept noticing a huge chip on the shoulder of also unbeaten Tim Bradley, Cunningham grew somewhat irritated. And that's why, in the HBO promotional clip for Devon Alexander-Tim Bradley (Jan. 29 at the Pontiac Silverdome) in which Max Kellerman is the interlocutor, you hear a stern-looking Cunningham snap at Californian Bradley that "you're pissed off but you're going to get pissed on."

When I saw the clip, it stunned me because Cunningham is no brazen trash talker.

Cunningham boldly stated that his guy would "rain on" Bradley's parade and that it would "yellow rain" like the kind Juan Manuel Marquez uses as a pep tonic.

"Come January 29," Cunningham said, looking right into Bradley's eyes, "you're going to pissed on!"

So I asked Cunningham why he lashed out at Bradley and if there was any off camera reponse from Bradley or his trainer, ex-fighter Joel Diaz, who was also shown in the spot.

"Nothing," Cunningham said, "nothing was said off camera. It was kind of like Tim said nothing and his trainer seemed befuddled, like he swallowed his tongue. There was no response, when we left, we just acknoweldged them and said, 'See you in Detroit.' I think he and the trainer were at a loss for words.

"I've got nothing personal against Tim. Tim has seemed to be pissed off at the press conferences in Detroit and in New York. He was acting as if he resented this fight, two unbeaten guys, happening now, like it should not have been made now,"

Cunningham said. "I think Tim feels they, he and Devon should've had the opportunity to clean out the weight divison, to fight guys like Victor Ortiz and (Marcos) Maidana, before they had to fight each other. I understand that but we disagree, we're ready to go.

"But why the total frustration on his part? This is a done deal, the fight is on. The winner of this fight deserves a mega-fight and becomes a megastar."

Naturally, the St. Louis residents Cunningham and Alexander would've preferred to fight at home but Big Gary Shaw landed an $800,000 site fee in Michigan and co-promoter Don King welcomed that so Pontiac is the site.

Cunningham has no doubt that Missourians will outnumber Bradley supporters simply based on distance and the disparity in fan bases.

"We had no hesitation about Detroit," Cunningham said. "The 20,000-seat facility in St. Louis was booked for Sesame Street Live but we could've gone in 12,000-seater and we'd have sold out in 10 to 15 days. Michigan is stil the Midwest, a nine hour drive but only a one hour flight. Our fans will turn out."

Again, Cunningham is scratching his head at what seems to be an almost resentful attitude by Bradley, albeit getting his biggest purse and fighting on the big HBO platform.

No need for a head check for Alexander, his handler said.

"We're all good," Cunningham said. "As far as we're concerned, we're chasing greatness. To me, this is like the first Roberto Duran-Ray Leonard fight, a stage to show greatness."

Alexander, age 23, has a 21-0, 13 KOs record, and holds the WBC belt while Bradley, age 27, is the WBO beltholder and owns a 26-0, 11 knockouts record.

Bradley's nickname is "Desert Storm" as he hails from the Palm Springs area.
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Devon Alexander-Tim Bradley Training Camp Notes

Part 1

Camp Location: I am training in Las Vegas for this fight. While I have trained here before when I fought out of the Cory Spinks camp, for my last two fights my promoter, Don King, allowed me to live in the home where Mike Tyson lived when he trained in Vegas. I love it. It gives me inspiration to know I’m sleeping in the same bed “Iron” Mike slept in when he trained here.

Training Regimen: My trainer, Kevin Cunningham, took me up to the mountains outside Las Vegas last year to a little ski resort at the top of Mt. Charleston to run. I call it ‘The Monster’ and its one of my biggest challenges while training. I have to face and conquer it three times a week, and with snow on the ground now, it has become much tougher.

Every day, we go out for a six-mile run in the morning, and then head to the gym in the afternoon. My workouts include shadow boxing, mitt work, heavy bag, speed bag, sparring and jumping rope. I average 30 rounds per day in the gym, Monday through Saturday. And on the seventh day, I rest.

Diet: Basically as far as meat, I only eat salmon, tilapia, turkey breast and chicken breast. The rest of it is fruits and vegetables. It’s just fuel for me. I want to eat what will make me perform best.

Personal sacrifice: Eating light is not my only sacrifice during this training camp. Due to this fight being in January, I’ve had to give up the holidays with my friends and family back in St. Louis, which is hard. My kids will wake up on Christmas day without dad being there. I was in the gym on Christmas. Come January 29, that’s something else that Tim Bradley is going to have to pay for. I think about that every day.

Timothy ‘Desert Storm’ Bradley Training Camp Notes

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Camp Location: I am back in Indio, Calif., where all of my camps have taken place. I have never found the need to go anywhere else as my family is not a distraction and does not get in the way of how my camp goes. My family is what keeps me strong. If I had to go somewhere else, I would not be able to focus the way I do because I would be worrying about them.

Training regiment: My training is Monday through Saturday and consists of running 45 minutes daily, sparring a few times during the week, strength training twice a week, and most of all doing my best to execute the plan.

Diet: My diet consists of grains, vegetables, and my protein sources come from tofu, tempeh, beans and nuts. Turning vegetarian for every training camp is nothing new for me. In fact, it is something that has worked for me for the past two years. Other fighters are even trying this now, so this just puts me ahead of the game.

Personal Sacrifice: This year did not feel much like Christmas because I am so focused for January 29th. I don’t really consider it a personal sacrifice because this is my job. I know what I have ahead of me. But my personality was not in the Christmas spirit like every other year and know that I had to set mind up for this. But even though this was the first Christmas I had to work, the real gift will be coming on Jan. 29th.

WBC super lightweight champion Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs), of St. Louis, and WBO junior welterweight champion Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs), of Palm Springs, collide in “The Super Fight,” Saturday, January 29, at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. Their world title unification will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

Remaining tickets, priced from $25-$400, can be purchased at the Silverdome box office, by calling (248) 338-2500 or online at www.silverdometickets.com. Alexander vs. Bradley is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, Don King Productions, and Thompson Boxing Promotions.

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Bradley-Alexander Tickets Reportedly Struggling in Pontiac

Tickets for the hotly anticipated boxing showdown between undefeated junior welterweight champions Tim Bradley and Devon Alexander are moving like coldcakes--no, make that frozen cakes--at the Pontiac Silverdome, site of the bout which is being televised by HBO.

An inflamed source told me at noon Thursday that a not so grand total of 339 tickets have been sold for the match between the world champ from St. Louis, Alexander, and the one from California (Bradley).

Tickets range from a $25 bottom to a $400 ringside top and have been on sale since Dec. 10.

The 80,000-seat arena, which recently sold for the price of a modest house and is the former home of the NFL Detroit Lions, will be cordoned off for a cozy, 7,000-seat setup.

"The first four rows at ringside are being given away, those seats go to Don King and Gary Shaw (co-promoters) and to HBO and its guests. You can only buy tickets from the fifth row back," my source said Thursday afternoon.

Chances are we will never the honest count on paid attendance in both dollars and rear ends in the seats who did not get in free as Michigan keeps such information private by law.

Maybe Wikileaks can come up with it, it's beyond me.

There was some insanity to selecting this neutral venue but Shaw and King got some glad tidings Wednesday as their promised $600,000 site fee came through albeit a few days late.

Had the bout been held in St. Louis, a 12,000-seat venue figured to sell out in a short time.

Perhaps, this being near Motor City Detroit, they expect a huge "drive up" at the last minute.
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Alexander's Hit List: Pacquiao, Mosley, Mayweather

Showing some imagination, undefeated WBC junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander's manager/trainer, Kevin Cunningham, compared Jan. 29 HBO foe, the also unbeaten 140 pound beltholder Tim "Desert Storm" Bradley, to ukelele virtuoso and national joke Tiny Tim.

The ex-St. Louis police officer said his boxer will have this "Tiny Tim" traipsing through the tulips.

Tim, of course sang "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" off-key, a novelty hit which prompted ancient black comedienne Jackie "Moms" Mabley to croon a ditty which began, "When you tiptoe through the ghetto at night..."

But I digress.

I'm not sure Bradley even knows who the stringy-haired crooner was, let alone who his bride, Miss Vicky, was. (The oddball pair got hitched as 40-50 million watched them live on Johnny Carson's "Tonight" Show on Dec. 17, 1969.)

I just hope no one tells the Alexander camp that Bradley consumes no meat and eats tofu, tempeh and other delicate but healthy items.

But I do know that, for a fighter who tiptoed past Andries Kotelnik in his hometown of St. Louis, Devon "The Great" has big plans beyond the Bradley showdown at the White Elephant Dome in Pontiac, Mich.

Cunningham, told me he and his boxer see bigger mountains past Bradley.

"Oh, yeah," Cunningham said by phone from Las Vegas, "we'll go after Mayweather, Pacquiao, Mosley or Marquez down the line.

"Devon's got two more bouts at 140, then he'll go up to welterweight. He's tall, he's been 139 pounds since he was age 15. We want the Big Four after Bradley, we do not care about (Amir) Khan.

"We want mega-fights after beating Tim Bradley and Khan is no mega-fight for us because Khan is no megastar. Anyone of the Big Four, now that can be a mega-fight," Cunningham said.

It's hard to imagine a packed house even in a cutdown version of the domed stadium which has been in mothballs since the NFL Lions abandoned it especially since Alexander is from Missouri and Bradley from the Palm Springs/Indio area of California.

Obviously, the Alexander camp's preference was home cooking in 'The Lou.

"Gary Shaw (Bradley handler) found this deal. As far as we're concerned, we'd go to Alaska to fight Bradley with no hesitation it sets the stage for even bigger fights for us."

The Alexander camp certainly does not lack for confidence.

Will this hyped up bout be like a new Rolls Royce or a used Pontiac?

Oops, I forgot they don't make Pontiacs any longer.
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any training footages laz?

man i cant wait for this fight, already getting butterflies!

and oh yeah doesn't sechbak live in cali? why the **** doesn't he go down to bradleys gym!!!

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alexander vs bradley: Media conference call transcript part 1

devon alexander: Training is going good as always. My coaches and i are getting ready for the biggest fight of my career and the monster is mount charleston [outside las vegas] and nobody can run that. The elevation is 8,000 feet. It's a monster just like we call it. I have been running at 8,000 feet elevation. Training is going good, we are just putting on the final touches and we are ready to rock and roll. We can see the skiers while we are running but we don’t get close enough where we are right next to each other.

Ken thompson: Timothy is one of the best boxers in the world and we have known he would be from the day we met him. We believe he is one of the best representatives in the sport of boxing today. We know that he and devon alexander are going to put on a great fight.

Timothy bradley: I would like to thank god, my family, thompson boxing, gary shaw productions and hbo. Everyone that made this possible…team alexander, don king, everyone. I am excited about this fight. It’s been a long journey. This is the biggest fight of my career and i’m ready to seal the deal. I am going to seize the moment. It may be the biggest opportunity i may ever get in my whole entire life and i definitely want to be victorious in this fight. Training camp is going very well. I am ahead of schedule. The weight is good. I feel great. Lots of sparring - tons of sparring rounds. I am just excited and i can’t wait. I’m starting to get a little bored training. Now we are starting to taper down a little bit – just get polished up and we’ll be ready for the 29th.

What does it mean to you that the winner will be the best in this loaded weight class?

Devon alexander: It feels good. I have been working towards this since i was 7 years old. Since i came to the gym in st. Louis. I have been working hard every day. No short cuts. I started this journey, i won two national pal titles, went to the olympic trials. Now i’ve got to seize the moment. This is a big fight in my career. This will determine who is the best 140-pounder. Timothy bradley i know will be ready and i am ready to show the world that i am the best at 140.

Timothy bradley: This is a huge fight. I don’t know on what scale everyone else out there sees this fight but this is the biggest fight of my career and devon’s career. It shows what type of fighters we are. We are young and both in our prime and you rarely ever see two undefeated guys – two world champions – americans, fight each other. You rarely see that and it’s come down to this. I am seeded no. 1 and he has to prove to the world that he is better than i am. That’s going to be a hell of a challenge. I am fired up, i’m ready and i’m hungry to show the world that i am the best 140-pounder out there. This division is loaded and i feel i am the best and i’ve got to prove it on january 29th.

What kind of fight do you envision?

Timothy bradley: I think it is going to be a very high-paced fight. I throw and lot of punches and i know devon throws a lot of punches. He throws about 80-100 punches per round. We are both going to be battling for position and dominance in the ring. The first couple rounds may be feel out rounds and then it will start to get interesting towards the middle of the fight.

Devon alexander: I am just going to follow the game plan that my coach has set out to do. My coach and me have a master game plan and nobody will outwork me. I see me taking over and winning each round and if timothy bradley is there for 12-rounds then so be it. I am looking to take over every round.

How do you feel about fighting in detroit, which has such great boxing history?

Timothy bradley: I am excited to be fighting in the silverdome and it’s a fighting city. As far as it being a great fight? You can bet your life on it. It’s going to be a great fight. Stylistically, it’s going to be a great fight. We are two young warriors and neither is willing to take “no” for an answer. When you have those types of personalities in the ring it’s going to make for a great fight. I think it will be fight of the year.

Devon alexander: Me fighting in detroit? It’s a good thing. My history in st. Louis, we have a rich, rich background. There are many great fighters that came from st. Louis. So there is no pressure on me. This is what i’ve been praying to do my whole life so this sis the moment i’ve been waiting for and i’m ready to rock and roll.

How big is that bed and do you get any vibes from mike tyson while you are sleeping in there? [alexander is using don king’s las vegas house as his training headquarters. The same house, and bed, mike tyson used when he trained in las vegas when he was promoted by king]

devon alexander: You know, i don’t even take up half of the bed. I sleep on one half and the other half i rarely go on because the bed is so big.

Timothy bradley: I do think the state of boxing right now is at a low. Until you have great fights like this in the 140 division, i think it’s going to bring it back. We are the most talented division in boxing and we are going to bring it back just like the old days. If it’s an awesome fight like i think it’s going to be we are going to do it again for the boxing fans and for the world. This is the best fight in boxing because you are not going to see manny and floyd fight any time soon.

What did you learn about the kotelnik fight?

Devon alexander: That fight right there taught me that no matter how much pressure there is and no matter how tough the fight is i just have to get in there and do what i was doing since i was 7-years-old. I think everyone has to go through that, being on a big stage in front of over 10,000 people. I learned to stay focused in the ring and don’t let the crowd over-hype you, follow the game plan and be victorious. Don’t try to please everybody.

What does [trainer] kevin cunningham mean to you in those moments?

Devon alexander: It means a lot to hear his voice. He knows what i need to be doing. He knows when i’m on and when i’m off. He knows how much i weigh before i get on the scale. We connect on all cylinders. He knows how much i can do and how much i can handle. In the kotelnik fight he just told me to boxing and how to get the victory.

Can you put us in the holt fight and tell us what you needed to do to win?

Timothy bradley: I just had to grab on to my nuts and just go for it. Kendall holt caught me with a big shot early and i don’t know how i got up from that shot. Honestly i don’t. It was determination. My game plan was to pressure him and take him to deep water. Keep the heat on him because kendall doesn’t like to exchange too much. We saw that watching film so i just stuck to the game plan. I took a chance and every time i went inside it hurt. Kendall can punch. Every time he touched me on the side of the head it hurt. But i was so determined in that fight i couldn’t be stopped. They were going to have to carry me out on a stretcher for him to beat me. It’s just my will, even though it was dangerous, i still stuck to the game plan. That’s why i was victorious in the fight.

Can each of you tell us about the other fighter?

Devon alexander: Timothy bradley brings his heart. He has heart just like me. Two good hearts in the ring is going to be a magnificent fight. I have to make sure i am on my game, be on point and be ready to go 30 rounds.

Timothy bradley: Devon is a slick fighter, very fast. There is a lot of energy and he tries to be on top of you all the time. I saw some heart in the kotelnik fight, i’m not going to lie, i saw some heart. When i saw the fight i felt like i was looking at myself in the mirror. Like this kid is pretty tough but i feel that i’m tougher. I’m going to say it over and over, i feel that i’m tougher and he’s going to have to prove it to me. He’s going to have to prove it to me and he’s going to have to prove it to the world. I’ve known him since he was a little kid in the amateurs and he knows me. It’s going to make for a great fight. We are determined. We came a long way and we are determined.

Do you feel this fight is good enough that there will need to be a rematch?

Devon alexander: Absolutely. I think it’s going to be a great fight.

Timothy bradley: Absolutely, i think it’s going to be a great fight. I think the fighters in this fight, win or lose, are going to be superstars. It’s going to be that spectacular.

In amateurs?

Timothy bradley: I was always heavier than he was.

After turning professional, when did you know a collision course would eventually take place?

Timothy bradley: Early in my career. When i was 15-0 and watching him on tv. He was watching me on tv. We were moving up the ranks and in the same weight class and i knew that some day we were going to have to get it on.

Devon alexander: Same here. I saw tim on tv all the time and we were climbing up the ladder and at one time he was ahead of me and i knew i needed to catch up.

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Devon, you are only 23, what would you do for an encore?

DEVON ALEXANDER: It is my time now and I’m going to seize the moment. Most 23-year-olds don’t get the opportunity to unify titles. This will be my third time unifying titles. I am Alexander “The Great” so that’s why they call me that. I am seeking greatness and why not do it early. Not when I’m 27, 28 or 29, why not do it now? There is no pressure. The hard work is in the gym. I am doing the hard work right now. I have been bred to do this. This is the moment I have been waiting for. I don’t let myself get all hyped. I don’t let my emotions get involved. I show my emotions in the ring so I don’t need to do it outside the ring.

How is your relationship with your dad?

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: My dad and I, we’ve got a close relationship. We communicate, but Joel Diaz is the head guy in camp, so he gets the final say on everything that goes on in training camp so he’s a second. In training camp he’s not my father, you know. When we leave the gym he’s my father but when we are in the gym he’s my trainer. I just listen to him. I don’t get all hotheaded and act like I know everything. It happens when a son thinks he knows everything and is sick of his dad telling him what to do. I don’t go there. My father is a trainer and he’s my father. I don’t get those mixed up and that’s why our relationship is so great. I respect him as a father and a trainer and that’s why we never have any problems.

Are there any thoughts on moving up in weight class in the future?

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: Not at the moment. Not even thinking about it. I want to seize the 140 pound titles. There is so much business to take care of at 140 before I would think about the Pacquiao’s and the Mayweather’s, which I would like to do. Each weight class needs one King and that’s what we are going to do at 140.

DEVON ALEXANDER: As of right now I’m taking care of business at 140-pounds. I am 23 and I’m starting to build muscle and getting stronger and stronger. Right now I am staying here but it would be up
to my coach and my promoter and we’ll take it from there.

Do you feel this is the biggest fight of the year?

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: This fight has been building for about a year now and I think fight fans are getting crazy about it and boxing writers. Including myself. I knew exactly what I was doing. Regardless of what anybody said – that I was running and that I was scared – I knew exactly what I was doing and now look at the magnitude of this fight. For me holding out we are both going to get blessed after this fight. The winner is going to be a superstar.

DEVON ALEXANDER: This is the biggest fight outside of a Pacquiao vs. Mayweather. Everybody wants to see this fight. Two undefeated champions going at it toe-to-toe. It’s going to be an amazing fight.

What does it mean to have the zero on your record?

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: In the past, day-to-day, month-to-month, you think a little different. Last year I was asked what I wanted for 2010 and I said I wanted to remain undefeated. This year, I just want the best fights. The zero on my record doesn’t matter to me. My biggest goal in boxing is just to be remembered. I don’t want to be forgotten about. Whether I win seven or eight world championships, that will be in the history books and I just want to be remembered. That is my biggest goal. You do that by fighting the best.

DEVON ALEXANDER: My zero means a lot. It means that I have a perfect record and I have been victorious every time. Work hard and train hard and do what I had to do my whole career. I want it to be like my name says…Alexander “The Great” warrior, he was undefeated like the record says. Right now they cannot call me a hall-of-famer because I have not done enough yet, but no one has beaten me.

How do you feel about two African American undefeated fighters fighting in this great fight?

DEVON ALEXANDER: This is a fight just like the old days. They used to want to fight the best. They would be itching to fight the best. They used to say, ‘he’s the best, let me get in there with him.’ It brings back a lot of the roots in boxing and it means a lot to have two undefeated champions, and that means a lot. It’s a major thing.

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: This fight is not only good for the African-American race, it is good for boxing. In every interview I hear that boxing is dying and MMA is taking it over and it’s not the same anymore. Well here you have two African-American fighters, I just like to say Americans…two undefeated guys who are champions, young and in their prime are going to go at it on January 29th. It doesn’t get any better than this. We both are undefeated. He doesn’t know how to lose and I don’t know how to lose. On January 29th, somebody’s 0 has got to go and that’s the bottom line. It’s great for boxing. It’s great for the African-American race. It’s great for our careers. It’s great for the public. Period.

Does this fight represent the changing of the guard in boxing?

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: Absolutely. The winner of these fights, and I say these fights because there are so many guys at 140 pounds…we are going to be the new faces of boxing. The older guys in their 30’s are on their way out. We are going to be the new breed coming in and the new faces of boxing.

DEVON ALEXANDER: Boxing definitely needs some new stars. You can see the other stars fading out. We need to come in and take the thrown. The new breed is coming in.

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: Win or lose in this fight…the fight is going to be that great that I don’t think anybody is going to lose out. The fact that we are willing to fight each other proves that we are willing to put our undefeated records on the line for the sake of boxing. I feel I am the best, he feels he is the best so let’s put these guys together and let them fight. Win or lose in this fight I feel we are both going to be superstars after this fight.

Do you feel fighters will be ducking the winner of this fight?

DEVON ALEXANDER: Ducking is not new. People do not want to fight the best. That’s what makes this fight so significant. This is the best fighting the best. Nowadays is it very difficult to get any of the top guys to fight each other so it is going to be kind of hard (to make more fights for the winner).

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: I agree with it but on a whole different way of thinking. I think the fighters are willing to fight but their handlers or promoters are not willing to make the fight with one of next, especially after the fight. It will be a task because if you are not a part of their team they do not want to fight you. I don’t know why that’s the way it is but that’s the way it is. They won’t give you a chance and that’s what is killing boxing.

After only fighting once last year, are you concerned about the inactivity?

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: I hope not. With our numerous sparring partners I have been ad******g to different styles, southpaw styles, from big to tall to lanky…you name it. I put enough rounds on in the gym so I shouldn’t be rusty. I have been preparing for this for a while so there will be no problem with my performance. I like to stay busy but they say as a world champion, you only fight once or twice a year. It’s hard to get dates and there are other fighters out there doing spectacular as well. All the fighters need fights and that’s how it goes.

What do you think of Alexander’s resume?

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: He has a good resume and has worked hard to be where he is right now. I don’t think that’s really important. Not to get off line, but I watched the Seahawks defeat the defending Super Bowl champion Saints last week and I wouldn’t believe it. They had the worst record in playoff history. I really don’t look at the records. All I know is I’ve got a tough hungry champion in front of me that’s going to try to take me down. Everybody that gets in the ring to fight me, they don’t fight like they did in the past. They fight harder.

Do you have thoughts about Amir Khan claiming he is the best in the weight class?

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: Nobody knows who is number one till we get in the ring. That’s what makes it interesting. The winner of these two fights will definitely have to fight Amir Khan. If they don’t do it, the media should put the pressure on them because I think that’s the way it should go. I think we all should get a shot at each other. Styles make fights and on any given night, you know you might be in there with the wrong style and you might get beat. We should do a round robin. I should get a shot at Amir; Devon should get a shot at Amir. He should get a shot at Maidana and I should get a shot at Maidana. Like back in the old days with Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns and Marvin Hagler – they all went at it a couple of times. Alexis Arguello and Aaron Pryor – they went at it a couple of times. Let’s do that - the best fighting the best. Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier three times. That’s what boxing needs to bring it back.

DEVON ALEXANDER: Khan is an OK fighter. He’s no big deal. People are really making big hype about Amir Khan. I don’t know what all the hype is about but he has a little power behind him. People think he is more than what I think he is. The winner of this fight doesn’t have to go after Amir Khan. The winner of this fight is going to be No. 1 in the division. Marquez is a bigger fight than Khan so it’s not about chasing him. Amir Khan is not the cash cow at 140. I have a bigger following in St. Louis just like he does in the UK so we shouldn’t be dwelling on Khan.

DEVON ALEXANDER: I am seeking greatness. Whoever they think is the best. The question is, will Khan take the fight? That’s the problem. I think he’s being pampered. You need to ask Khan and his people.

What do you think about Bradley’s resume?

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