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By Jake Donovan - The Monday morning quarterback – every sport has them, though perhaps there would be little to debate without them.
No matter what decisions are made, it seems that there is a crowd who will second-guess those very choices, or at least the ones that didn’t quite pan out.
There was certainly no shortage of second guessing in the wake of last weekend’s alphabet unification bout between Tim Bradley and Devon Alexander. Many questioned the location; several took issue with the financial investment, while some simply wondered aloud why the fight even happened at all.
Anything is easier to question in retrospect, and the fight itself provided plenty of fuel for the naysayers who sought any reason to take fault with the matchup.
The atmosphere was dismal. Neither fighter seemed to have an on-site following. The fight itself provided very few thrills and chills and we weren’t even afforded so much as a conclusive ending.
But none of that means the fight was completely unnecessary.
The foundation for last weekend’s bout was laid nearly 18 months ago. Both fighters appeared on the same Showtime card in separate bouts. Bradley was set to square off against Nate Campbell, while Alexander was slotted in the co-feature against former titlist Junior Witter.
Prior to the fight, Alexander insisted that Bradley was avoiding him. The claim came after Bradley gave up one of his alphabet titles, electing to face Campbell rather than Alexander, who was his mandatory challenger at the time.
The working theory on the side of Team Bradley was that there would be greater value in a showdown with Alexander somewhere down the line, when both fighters were more established – and hopefully still with titles and undefeated records in tow. [Click Here To Read More]
No matter what decisions are made, it seems that there is a crowd who will second-guess those very choices, or at least the ones that didn’t quite pan out.
There was certainly no shortage of second guessing in the wake of last weekend’s alphabet unification bout between Tim Bradley and Devon Alexander. Many questioned the location; several took issue with the financial investment, while some simply wondered aloud why the fight even happened at all.
Anything is easier to question in retrospect, and the fight itself provided plenty of fuel for the naysayers who sought any reason to take fault with the matchup.
The atmosphere was dismal. Neither fighter seemed to have an on-site following. The fight itself provided very few thrills and chills and we weren’t even afforded so much as a conclusive ending.
But none of that means the fight was completely unnecessary.
The foundation for last weekend’s bout was laid nearly 18 months ago. Both fighters appeared on the same Showtime card in separate bouts. Bradley was set to square off against Nate Campbell, while Alexander was slotted in the co-feature against former titlist Junior Witter.
Prior to the fight, Alexander insisted that Bradley was avoiding him. The claim came after Bradley gave up one of his alphabet titles, electing to face Campbell rather than Alexander, who was his mandatory challenger at the time.
The working theory on the side of Team Bradley was that there would be greater value in a showdown with Alexander somewhere down the line, when both fighters were more established – and hopefully still with titles and undefeated records in tow. [Click Here To Read More]
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