Bradley, Khan, and Alexander are all set to fight guys they are expected to beat this summer. But who is taking on the biggest challenge? Here's how I rank them; 1. Bradley vs. Abregu- Abregu is the least known opponent of the three. However styles, not names or rankings or resumes, make fights. Stylistically, Bradley is taking on the toughest opponent. He should be able to outbox Abregu. However, he is going up in weight, Abregu is 4 inches taller than him, Abregu can punch and he's pretty tough. So all though Bradley is the more talented fighter, he may be too small for 147 and Abregu could give him a tougher than expected fight. 2. Khan vs. Casamayor - This is a mismatch. Casamayor is done and has been done for about 3 years now. He's too small, and too slow for a guy like Khan, and doesn't have the pop to really hurt Khan. Casamayor still has solid head movement and moblity, and he's a left handed counterpuncher. He may give Khan a few problems early, but that's about it. Khan should be able to stop Casamayor. If not, he'll definately win a wide decision. 3. Alexander vs. Kotelnik - Stylistically, this seems to be another mismatch. Kotelnik doesn't seem to have the size, length, speed, or skill to win a decision against Alexander. He also doesn't seem to have the power to really hurt Alexander either. However, Kotelnik is still a solid fighter who is near his peak. Alexander should win a wide decision in this fight. He can make a statement by stopping Kotelnik. In summary, Bradley is definately taking on the best opponent. Abregu has the least name recognaition, but stylistically he matches up better with Bradley than Casa or Kotelnik do with Khan and Alexander respectively. It's a relatively good challenge for Bradley. From the Witter fight on, Cherry is really the only soft touch on Bradley's resume. Alexander is taking on the easiest fight. However, no big names will fight him right now. He needs to get his name recognition up which means that he really can't take on a tougher guy with lesser name recognition like Bradley is doing. Khan is taking on a slightly tougher challenge than Alexander. However, his choice of opposition is the most dissapointing. Khan has a big fan base in the U.K ,and can do good numbers there against just about anyone. I would've really liked to have seen him take on a guy that will come after him and had at least solid punching power. A fight against Katsidis would've been exellent IMO.
Alexander. After an unconventional boxer like Witter, and a powerful slugger like Urango, Kotelnik is yet again a top10 opponent that will ask some different questions to Alexander. I can't really say Abregu, I've never seen any of his fights.
