By Mark Vester
According to WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11KOs), boxing legend Thomas Hearns gave him a few tips on how to land a signature right hand bomb. Bradley wants to execute the knowledge on Saturday night when he faces WBC champ Devon Alexander (21-0, 13KOs) in a battle of unbeatens at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.
"Tommy was there watching me train and someone suggested that he get in the ring and hold the mitts for me," Bradley said to USA Today. "He started teaching me (about his) signature right hand and how he knocked guys out. And I was like, 'Wow, I actually got to shift all the weight through like that?' He said, 'Absolutely, that's where the power comes from.' And I said, 'OK, I'm going to try to use that on Saturday.'
There has been a lot of hype leading into this fight. Bradley predicts the winner will become a brand new star in the sport of boxing, and the loser will be there as well.
"The loser of this fight is still going to be a star, but not a superstar," Bradley said. "They're looking for new faces in boxing. You got Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, but how long are these guys going to stay in the game? Devon Alexander and myself are those new faces."
