By Dan Ambrose: Light welterweight Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) says he hasn’t been offered a fight against former WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KO’s), but Maidana wants to fight him if possible. Alexander’s trainer recently said that they would like to face Maidana in the summer in June or July, but the fight will have to wait until the cuts that Alexander sustained in the Timothy Bradley fight heal. Alexander was badly sliced up by Bradley’s head during the fight and is going to need a lot of time for the cuts to heal up properly.
Speaking on his twitter account, Maidana said “Was never offered a fight with Alexander as of yet. I’d love to face him though.”
Maidana would have to be considered a favorite if this fight with Alexander gets made. It’s up to HBO if they want to pair Maidana with Alexander. They’ll likely do just that, because they reportedly gave Alexander a huge money guarantee for another fighter at the time they signed Alexander up for the Bradley fight. In hindsight, it might not have been the smartest thing to do because Alexander has turned out to be a less than thrilling fighter to watch in his last couple of fights.
HBO might have spent their money better on putting arguably more exciting fighters on the network. There are a number of them that would seem to be more appealing choices if HBO is concerned about keeping boxing fans entertained rather than bored out of their minds, like many fans were when watching Bradley vs. Alexander.
In that case, Maidana might be better used to match him against Lucas Matthysse, the once beaten Argentinean knockout artist. That would seem to be a much better use of Maidana than to put him in with a fighter that back peddles all night long like Alexander. HBO might need to consider cutting their losses with him and moving on. What good is it to show fighters that are dull to watch even if they win?
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