Maidana vs Alexander Undercard: Adrien Broner to Face Eloy Perez, Fight in St. Louis
by Scott Christ on Dec 9, 2011 7:46 PM EST
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Against all common sense that isn't to do with money, Marcos Maidana has accepted the reality that his February 25 HBO fight against Devon Alexander will have to take place in St. Louis, where Alexander has been on the hometown end of friendly scoring in fights against Andriy Kotelnik and Lucas Matthysse. The show will take place at the Scottrade Center.
There's also a co-feature for the show, as newly-trinketed WBO super featherweight titlist Adrien Broner will defend the belt he won on November 26 in Cincinnati against Eloy Perez, according to Ryan Maquiñana.
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Broner (22-0, 18 KO) and Perez (23-0-2, 7 KO) were in discussions to meet for the vacant WBO belt after Ricky Burns vacated to move up to lightweight, but Perez's side didn't feel that the money was right for a trip to Broner's backyard, and the fight was put on the backburner, with Broner instead facing a game but overmatched Martin Rodriguez of Argentina.
Perez, 25, has had some struggles as a prospect, but also hasn't been matched as softly as some have been, and in recent outings has shown improvement. The 22-year-old Broner should be considered a legitimate favorite, but this is a good matchup between a couple of young guys who are still really prospects more than anything, sort of like a super-charged ShoBox matchup with power promoters pulling the strings.
All that said, how crazy do you think Maidana is to risk St. Louis here? There will be a difference this time, as Alexander is making his Golden Boy debut and no longer has promoter Don King, who has in some ways owned St. Louis as a boxing city for years now by promoting local fighters in the area. And furthermore, do you think Maidana has ever cared what scorecards might be? It's not like he fights looking for decisions. In other words, how concerned are you about Alexander once again getting a home fight in St. Louis?
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I think Maidana's just certain it won't matter
I don’t think the man goes into a fight with any expectation that he won’t knock the guy out.
by Patrick L. Stumberg on Dec 9, 2011 8:02 PM EST reply actions
Maidana clearly does not give a fuck about such things lol. Well, at least BEFORE the fight. If he somehow dominates the fight yet doesn’t knock Alexander out (not likely) and winds up losing a decision, he will care then. But obviously he’s going for the KO.
I was thinking the same thing
Marcos Maidana is a brave man to take the fight in St. Louis. Hope he gets the KO so the scorecards won’t factor into the decision.
But like Scott said before, the fight probably doesn’t draw a ton of asses in the seats anywhere else.
by ozymandius1024 on Dec 9, 2011 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
agree
He makes the most money fighting in the bias city, but if he doesn’t think it’s going to the cards it is worth the risk.
by tacklerford on Dec 9, 2011 8:48 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Maidana losing a hometown decision won’t hurt his career. Also, no, I don’t think he cares, he pretty much has a future as an HBO fighter so long as he ‘brings it’ and isn’t outclassed.
Nobody will read this and care and why should they?
In case anyone was wondering, I still heart Marcos Maidana.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Dec 9, 2011 9:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Me too. So much I might drive six hours to see this.
by BloodMeridian on Dec 9, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
I love this fight for Maidana. He won’t care about the scorecards, he’s gonna try to push Alexander back as much as he can and throw a lot of punches. This is a tougher fight for Alexander than the Bradley fight since Maidana will force the action on him. I’m predicting (and hoping) for a Maidana stoppage.
forget Bradley
Is it a tougher fight than Matthysse and Kotelnik? Because they beat Alexander too.
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He was once 2 or 3 in the division. There’s a level of him being “exposed” for sure, but I really think he slipped overall, too.
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by Scott Christ on Dec 10, 2011 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
am i the only one who thinks this could be a stinker?
(i know, i know, it’s a maidana fight. that’s practically an oxymoron)
but i could see alexander on his bike/running the whole time and being given a home town decision based on a large output of punches thrown from a distance that mostly don’t land.
i see the real drama being: will maidana be able catch alexander in the late rounds after he gets tired from running? which could be fun too….
I think Alexander will bend and break to the pressure. He has to show something he has not shown us in my opinion for him to win the fight,
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
am i the only one who thinks this could be a stinker?
No. Alexander will run this thing, and whether anyone likes it or not, if he’s feeling better at 147 and/or just plain starts fighting like he did pre-Kotelnik, there’s a pretty good chance he boxes Maidana’s ears off and Marcos barely touches him.
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by Scott Christ on Dec 9, 2011 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
Marcos went to LA to fight Ortiz… and exposed him. Alexander has already been exposed. Anyways… he is there to fuck him up, not to win by the cards.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
Eloy Perez versus Broner is a very interesting matchup between two good young fighters. I wish Magdeleno was getting the shot at Broner because I do believe he is the more talented fighter and could really beat up on Broner.
by 36_chambers_ofdeatH on Dec 9, 2011 11:05 PM EST reply actions
I think Magdeleno is with Top Rank, so that is probably the reason why he isn’t getting the shot at Broner.
by 36_chambers_ofdeatH on Dec 9, 2011 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
i was wondering about mag-broner the other day. magdeleno’s a pretty smart boxer, and his power’s coming in quite nicely. i honestly think he’d either outwork or ko broner. its a good match up, though.
by The Twillness on Dec 10, 2011 2:18 AM EST up reply actions
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