Bradley-Alexander could be done as soon as next week

by Scott Christ on Aug 10, 2010 5:37 AM EDT in Boxing News Analysis

Timothy Bradley will likely meet Devon Alexander in January. A deal could be signed next week. (Photo by John Gichigi/Getty Images)

The date has been talked about frequently, the fighters have thrown trash talk back-and-forth, and the promoters and HBO both seem to want it. Now, Lem Satterfield reports that a fight between Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander could be signed as soon as next week. They would meet on January 29, 2011.

Bradley's promoter, Gary Shaw, will be attending a meeting with HBO, and Don King, Alexander's promoter, is likely to attend as well. Shaw expects a good money offer from HBO, and with good reason. The network is reportedly pushing the fight very aggressively. Alexander fought on HBO on Saturday night, beating Andriy Kotelnik in a hotly debated bout. Bradley debuted with the network on July 17, beating Luis Abregu in a one-fight move to welterweight. Bradley had been set to fight Marcos Maidana before Maidana pulled out.

Bradley (26-0, 11 KO) will almost surely be a fairly heavy favorite against Alexander (21-0, 13 KO) after Alexander's spotty performance on Saturday night. After watching the fight, Bradley stated that he could do everything Kotelnik did, but better.

I would argue that it could be dangerous to simply write off Alexander's choices, though. While he did make a lot of mistakes on Saturday, good fighters learn from tough tests like that. The hope will be that Alexander learned from the experience against Kotelnik and will come in with a good gameplan.

While this may not be the 1 versus 2 matchup it was before Saturday, it's still a fantastic fight. Styles make fights. The early expectation would be that it'll be Bradley's pressure that will be the thing to beat in the matchup, but you just never know. Here's hoping the fight is signed.

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Good matchup !!! How do you see it as far as they matchup guys....

Someone sooner or later is gonna knock Bradley out !!! It just might be in this matchup IMO !!!

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by Ghostman (Son of the Wolf) on Aug 10, 2010 6:55 AM EDT reply actions

Even though Devon struggled Saturday I think his speed is still going to be rough on Tim. And I think it should be a really good fight if Devon is ready to engage, though he’d be smarter to at least try to outbox Bradley early. Bradley loves to mix it up and drop his defense, and Alexander showed a little of that too on Saturday.

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by Scott Christ on Aug 10, 2010 6:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Well I haven't seen as much of either fighter as you and that said it is

really hard to base ones opinion when one only cathes replays of them on youtube and or a rare fight on tv.It is so much easier to judge a fighter when you can see how they progress and how they improve when they step up by watching their careers in succession.I have to say that I agree although with the little i do know of either Devon seems a little lazy whereas Bradley more an athlete than a blood and guts fighter !!! Of course Bradly can grow into a fighter of that mold but will Alexander become a harder worker.What do you think…

It's not a matter of "IF" the North will break you.It's a matter of "WHEN" the North will break you.For up here every year counts as two on the outside.

by Ghostman (Son of the Wolf) on Aug 10, 2010 7:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Actually Bradley will probably get stunned but Alexander isn’t the type to be able to cash in as the athletic Bradley should be able to stay clear long enough to recover.I’m not to sure about Bradleys chin although his athletic abilities and conditioning are superb !!!

It's not a matter of "IF" the North will break you.It's a matter of "WHEN" the North will break you.For up here every year counts as two on the outside.

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It's not a matter of "IF" the North will break you.It's a matter of "WHEN" the North will break you.For up here every year counts as two on the outside.

by Ghostman (Son of the Wolf) on Aug 10, 2010 7:26 AM EDT reply actions