One of the most anticipated fights in boxing and the biggest bout of a young 2011 will take place when undefeated world champions DEVON ALEXANDER “The Great” and TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY duke it out at the 140-pound weight limit on Saturday, January 29 at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.
Boxing fans have been waiting for years to see these two young world champions collide. The St. Louis phenom Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs), who will put his unblemished record and World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight championship at risk while Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs), from Palm Springs, Calif., enters the bout with a similarly perfect record and his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight crown on the line.
On Wednesday, Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley speak at a media luncheon in New York City. Tensions were climbing on the second day of a promotional tour that began at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI on Tuesday.
Most of the antagonizing was actually led by the promoters, Gary Shaw for Bradley, and trainer and manager Kevin Cunningham for Alexander. The stakes are high as the winner of this contest is set to meet the winner of Khan vs Maidana later next year to claim the spot of No1 man in the division.
HBO is paying approximately $3 million for the fight with the sides working on a 50-50 split.
Should be no problem for Bradley. Alexander is over rated.
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