By Lem Satterfield
WBC titlist Devon Alexander has vowed to give 100% when he faces WBO champion Timothy Bradley at the Pontiac Silverdome, in Pontiac Michigan. Bradley (26-0, 11 knockouts) and Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs) were ripped as they stepped on the scale to make weight on Friday. Bradley's trainer, Joel Diaz, is not concerned with Alexander's battle cry. He believes his boxer will end the fight within ten rounds.
Diaz expects Bradley to take over the pace in the very first round and then use high-paced combination punching and smart boxing to break Alexander down with each passing round.
"The only thing that I do know is that my fighter is 100% ready to fight, and he could fight today if possible. We brought every single artiliary with us, and this is war. I guarantee you that this fight will not go the distance. I can tell you that," said Diaz.
"We're going to start out very careful in the early rounds, because we know that he's fast and that he's got slick movement. But we are sure going to be smart and careful and break him down and adjust round-by-round. And then, I'm going to send him in to end it and to attack. I don't want him to get reckless. The key is to be smart with a lot of footwork. But I guarantee you that it will not go past 10 rounds."
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.
