By Lem Satterfield
WBC junior welterweight king Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs) feels ready for his unification with WBO champion Timothy Bradley, which takes place on January 29 from the Pontiac Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. During a recent interview with Bradley, the boxer disclosed that he was fighting off the ending effects of the flu. Alexander has his doubts about Bradley's illness.
"You know, that's the kind of thing that I think he wants to put out there. If he's sick, I'll just let it pass and let it run the course and continue to train. I didn't think that he had to make that public notice. But it's all mental. I think that mentally, he has to make up something to come up with an excuse for this butt-whipping he's about to get," Alexander said.
Alexander says Bradley is a roadblock to greatness. The St. Louis native wants to use Bradley as a springboard to much bigger opportunities, like lucrative fights with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
The world will know on Jan. 29 why I'm Alexander the Great. I want the whole world to know that I'm the best of the 140-pounders, and that they've got another Floyd Mayweather on their hands. I don't have a favorite fighter. I just look at all of the greats that ever did boxing. I look at a certain thing that they do in their career and in the craft and I incorporate it into my craft," Alexander said.
"There are numerous guys out there. But they're always bringing up Timothy Bradley's name, so, I figured and I knew that I had to fight Timothy Bradley. I want to beat Tim Bradley to become that name that is mentioned along with the best fighters in the sport today. I want to beat him and become that."
Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.
