Undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley had this to say regarding his upcoming fight against Marcos Maidana: "I was going to fight Abregu, which would have been a dangerous fight. But I guess since he destroyed Victor Cayo, who was a mover, they feel he can deal with anybody."
"My people (Gary Shaw and Cameron Dunkin) were on the horn with Maidana's people after he stopped Cayo, and I want nothing but the best and Maidana is a great fight. He established himself with a great win over Victor Cayo.
"Maidana, after I beat him, Khan will have nowhere to run. then after I beat Khan, Devon Alexander will probably be my following match.
On fighting Devon Alexander: "I feel Devon is #2 in the division no doubt and I definitely want to build that fight. We just need to both keep winning and it'll be a lucrative mega-fight for all the fans.
On his people actively pursuing Khan as the next Golden Boy/Gary Shaw co-promotion: "That's what they're trying to do. They want to get Amir after this one, I don't want to look past this way because I got to win the Maidana fight first."
Man I am loving this division right now. Great fight, Maidana may put Bradley on the canvas a couple times.
yeah buddy this fight is going to be a thriller this 140 division has taken over the title as the shark infested!!!
I think Holt is a better boxer than Maidana.
Of course he is. Maidana is a mediocre boxer. He's a giant dump pig with a solid chin, like Margo and Mayorga. Is that a bad thing? No, not really. But I definitely wouldn't compare him to Holt skill wise.
Bradley's in for a tough night, because Maidana ain't no Kendall Holt when it comes to punching power...
Maidana isn't a counter puncher though. He won't catch Bradley by something he doesn't see like Holt did.
Bradley is winning a UD, a clear UD imo.
Dont know who to pick in this fight. I like Bradley but love the fact that Maidana keeps putting in work and taking out the all these supposed hot prospects.
Yes, this is the fight I wanted! I hope this is true. A huge puncher who has taken out two skilled boxers vs a slick speedster with a lot of skill. Its a great clash of styles and a good test for both. This will be the toughest challenge for Maidana, even
bigger than an Alexander fight because Devon likes to trade, and Maidana loves that. Bradley will keep the distance and try to use his skill to win.
But Khan will not fight Bradley next. Roach has made that very clear, and I doubt GBP is very interested either. I think he will fight the Ortiz-Campbell winner next. Ortiz or Khan would be the most challenging fight for Bradley style wise, because Khan is the fastest guy out there and he has decent power, while Ortiz is also fast but has deadly power too.
As for Alexander, I need to see more before I can really judge him. Right now I think he'd be an easier fight than Khan & Ortiz, but a harder fight than Maidana style wise.
Damn I hope so.............
plenty of time for Alexander vs Bradley down the road. Not in a hurry to see it anyhow. Bradley Maidana will be a good fans fight but an easy one for Bradley.
No argument from me if so. Let them fight. Though only a puncher's chance, Marcos does have a chance against Timothy. This fight will be damn good, and much more important than the Abregu fight.