By Jim Dower: Unbeaten WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s has an important tournament-like fight coming up next month against World Boxing Council (WBC) title holder Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. The fight is especially important for Bradley because if he can get by Alexander, presumably Bradley will be getting a fight against the division’s new cash cow WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan.
Timothy Bradley
Timothy Bradley
Bradley vs Alexander on January 29th is going to be a fantastic fight
By Robert Dean: Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander are both great for the sport of boxing. They don’t shy away from tough competition and real matchups that the fans are interested to follow and watch. Too often boxing has contests where one overwhelming favorite wants an easy win against an underdog looking for a payday.
Bradley-Alexander: Timothy on his way to proving he’s the best in the light welterweight division
By Jason Kim: Unbeaten WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) will be making his move for the number one position in the light welterweight division by taking on WBC light welterweight title holder Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) on January 29th at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. For the 27-year-old Bradley, this is the first part of his work to proving he’s the best fighter in the division. The 2nd part, provided that he beats Alexander, will be Bradley’s eventual fight against World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan, if Khan ever takes the fight and doesn’t avoid it.
Alexander-Bradley: Timothy will take this fight
By Jason Kim: Next month the two best fighters in the light welterweight division WBO champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) and WBC title holder Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) will tangle to prove who’s the best fighter in the division in a fight at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. Bradley, 27, has looked very impressive in the past two years in easily beating quality fighters like Lamont Peterson, Luis Carlos Abregu and Kendall Holt to earn respect from boxing fans as the best fighter in the division.
Can Bradley and Alexander “Bring the Nitty Gritty back to the Motor City?
By Tommaso Nappo: On Jan 29th 2011, in The Pontiac Silverdome one of the most anticipated unification fights in some time is being fought in the light welterweight division. The winner will be widely considered the divisions best ( with all due respect to Amir Khan the current WBA Champion ) , and no doubt scale the p4p list as well. Timothy ” Dessert Storm ” Bradley is the current WBO Jr Welterweight Champion and ranked 9th by Ring Magazine in it’s pound for pound ranking. Bradley is undefeated in 27 fights 26 W 0L 1 NC (11 KO’s).
2011 look ahead for Britain’s finest – part 1: Khan vs. Bradley/Alexander, Macklin vs. Pirog & Hatton vs. Senchenko
By Shaun Campbell: British boxing has a lot of brilliant fights lined up for 2011 with a number of world, European and commonwealth champions looking to establish their-selves. It’s exciting times for the public who have a host of fighters on the brink of world glory, and also some that have already reached that level. Here are just some of the possible fights to look forward to.
Bradley-Alexander winner may have to wait for Khan
By Dan Ambrose: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is talking about fighting other guys next year before he takes on the winner of the January 29th light welterweight clash between World Boxing Organization (WBO) light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) and WBC title holder Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s).
Khan says he’d like to fight Mosley, Marquez, Ortiz and the Bradley-Alexander winner in 2011
By Jason Kim: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) has big dreams for 2011 in terms of opponents he’d like to fight. Khan, 24, barely survived his bout with Marcos Maidana last weekend and had to hold, push and run from Maidana in the last three rounds after getting tagged hard by Maidana in the 10th.
Bradley-Alexander in Super Fight on 1/29
By Jason Kim: In the fight that may actually have the two best light welterweights in the division going up against each other, WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) battles World Boxing Organization (WBO) light welterweight title holder Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) next month on January 29th at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. One of these two fighters may end up being crowned the eventual top guy in the light welterweight division once the smoke clears from the series of fights that these guys will be in during the next year.
Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander on January 29th
By Dan Ambrose: WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) has an important fight coming up against World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) on January 29th at the Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan. This was supposed to have been a unification bout but Bradley wasn’t interested in paying the sanctioning fees for the WBC title, so if he beats Alexander, the WBC title will go vacant but it won’t go to Bradley. It seems that Bradley doesn’t care about winning one more title because it would likely slow him down by forcing him to fight uninteresting contenders from time to time.