Instead, it became the Motor City Breakdown when the fight was stopped at the end of the 10th round after Alexander was cut for the first time in his career. He said he couldn’t fight on and Bradley won by technical decision. Not even the presence of legendary promoter Don King or the ghost of legendary Detroit Lion Barry Sanders could save that one.
In many ways, that fight set the tone for a strange if not bizarre year of ups and downs in the sport. If boxing 2011 was made into a movie, it would have to be titled The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
