This weekend Live on HBO, 2 of the top 3 best 140 pounders in the world will collide to see who in fact really is unbeatable.
The 26-0 Bradley will take his flawless record to Detroit to take on the 21-0 Devon Alexander. This fight to me is something very special because rarely do you ever see two young guns in their prime or approaching their prime face one another. I always felt that a fight such as this should have taken place back in 1999 for Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley. Back then, Floyd was 22-0 and Shane was 33-0. More than likely money played a huge part in Mayweather/Mosley not fighting back then when both fighters were hungry and starving for the light. Which is why this fight happening right now speaks volumes. This may be the beginning of a new era.
The best facing the best is always better for the sport. It may not be the best thing for the promoters to do this now when there may very well be a lot more millions later, but it must also be noted that proving yourself now can also bring a lot more 0?s on that check later.This battle to me is bigger now than waiting later because this clash will clear the air a bit and may present to us a possible pay per view attraction for the future. It?s in the opinion of I that the best 140 pound match-up that can be made would be for the winner of this fight to face Amir Khan. In the eyes of many, Khan is the king of all 140 pounders so the time is now for Bradley/Alexander to do battle before King Khan bolts for bigger sharks at 147. So who will win this weekend? Who will look deep into his soul and dare to be great? Allow me to break it down.
I see Devon?s jab becoming a problem for Bradley early, but by round 4 or 5 I see Bradley stepping up his amazing work rate and pressure and slowly begin to stick Devon into the oven. By round 8, Kevin Cunningham the trainer of Devon will be right in Devon?s face begging him to go back to the jab in an attempt to land the right hand followed by a cold upper cut. The fight will be close up to round 9 but I feel that Bradley will sweep the championship rounds by simply outworking and beating Devon to the punch to walk away with the nod. Bradley by UD.
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