Bradley: I'm Going To Hit Alexander's Head All Night

By Mark Vester

WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley can't wait to get his IBF/WBC rival, Devon Alexander, in the ring on January 29, 2011. There are ongoing negotiations to stage the fight next year. Bradley thought Alexander's recent fight with Andriy Kotelnik was much closer than the actual scorecards. Alexander won a unanimous decision with a score of 116-112 on all three cards.

Bradley thought Alexander was exposed by Kotelnik, who was able to land a lot of big punches on the St. Louis fighter. The much quicker Bradley sees himself pounding on Bradley's head all night.

“It was a closer fight than I thought. If you look at the stats, he lost,” Bradley said to the Desert Sun. “He didn't control that fight. Kotelnik had control of that fight, he had the rhythm. I think (Alexander) was exposed, personally. His defense, there was no defense. His head is there to be hit. That's a no-no against Team Bradley because I'm going to hit that head all night.”

Bradley sees Alexander returning as a much tougher fighter when they meet because the St. Louis fighter will be hungry to redeem himself for the Kotelnik performance.

“I also feel this is a wake-up call for him and his ego,” Bradley said. “Hopefully his trainer, Kevin Cunningham, will stop running his mouth so much now. He's still running his mouth even though Devon looked (bad). This is a learning experience for him and I think this type of fight will make him better. He'll want to come back and still be that shining star."

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