Comments Thread For: Alexander Talks Kotelnik Fight, Amir Khan's Idea, Bradley

[chav]

really like this kid, think hes a great boxer. bradley is the man to beat and i think alexander can beat him. i really hope they can pull off the 4 way competition, will be great boxing

[Devils Advocate]

man you gotta love alexander's attitude about boxing. he is willing to fight anybody and I believe him. devon is very confident that he doesn't need to talk about money.

Man I understand boxing is a business but I wish more fighters sounded like this guy!! He just wants to fight the best to prove he's the best, right now Devon is the hungriest fighter I've seen in years. U don't see many guys with 2 belts looking for fights in a division so full of cowards. Bradley don't want to fight Alexander, Khan wants Bradley to fight Alexander, Khan won't shut up about Maidana and let the man recover from his back injury, what is really going on here. I like Bradley but when you take into consideration he dropped his title instead of facing Alexander for more money that was cool, Then Alexander takes your old belt and adds another one to his collection and u fight a welterweight who nobody's heard of ever, so what he's undefeated at best Bradley's making 300-400k and he might get his head torn off lol.

[John Hue]

The tournament is a good idea but really Bradley and Alexander would be seeded 1 and 2 and Ortiz Khan would be 3 and 4 but Khan is talking about Maidana instead of Ortiz. In which case if this were a tennis tournament the 1 and 2 seeds would not face each other until the final if they won. So IMO a better tournament would have Bradley fighting Khan or Maidana in the first round but not Alexander. Since Maidana is under contract to fight Maidana when he gets over his injury as far as the tournament is concerned Khan fighting Alexander would make sense. But I don't see that happening. Alexander would be up for it but Khan would run a mile.

[LeadUppercut]

Yeah Devon seems to be a humble fighter, at times a bit ****y given his overall level of opposition, but you can tell he wants those big fights now. I'm all for the tournament, I think it's a great idea that should be seriously talked about by HBO, just look at Showtime with their 360 series, its awesome - HBO doesn't need a tv show to attract fans to a division as deep as 140, but it will make it more interesting for us fans. Give us a 30 minute show once a month prior to a big bout, give us some insight into the camps...
Victor Ortiz
Amir Khan
Devon Alexander
Timothy Bradley
Marcos Maidana
Lamont Peterson or Michael Katsidis...(I know people are going to disagree with Peterson, but I can't think of any one else right now that fits into this scenario)
if u disagree, let me know what your "Super Six" would look like, it really doesn't have to be 6 though...

I agree.

I do not think that Devon is over-hyped, just that he has not actually passed the sterner tests as yet. The fact that he screaming for those sterner tests speaks volumes. He is a beast.

I love the super-six, and what a great pre-tournament open press interview that was..... 6-way is fine, but I would probably prefer a 4-way tourney.

Is boxing the only sport that holds a tournament that takes longer than a full calendar year to complete?

These are my four..... Khan / Alexander / Bradley / Maidana.

Bradley - Khan..... Alexander - Maidana..... with the winners facing off.

[BoxingTech718]

I agree.

I do not think that Devon is over-hyped, just that he has not actually passed the sterner tests as yet. The fact that he screaming for those sterner tests speaks volumes. He is a beast.

I love the super-six, and what a great pre-tournament open press interview that was..... 6-way is fine, but I would probably prefer a 4-way tourney.

Is boxing the only sport that holds a tournament that takes longer than a full calendar year to complete?

These are my four..... Khan / Alexander / Bradley / Maidana.

Bradley - Khan..... Alexander - Maidana..... with the winners facing off.

I think a 6 way tourney with Ortiz and another fighter would be great.

[ShoulderRoll]

As long as Devon doesn't become complacent and as long as he keeps working on his craft and his skills he can become a special fighter.

Only time will tell but I have high hopes for him.

[LeadUppercut]

I think a 6 way tourney with Ortiz and another fighter would be great.

It would be great also, it would just mean that we have to wait ages until the two best 140 pounders actually fight each other.

Bradley and Alexander should not be matched up until the final, presuming they make it that far.

[Stone Roses!]

man you gotta love alexander's attitude about boxing. he is willing to fight anybody and I believe him. devon is very confident that he doesn't need to talk about money.

yeah I'm liking this kid even more now. He is my favourite at 140. He should have no probs with Kotelnik. Kotelnik has a good chin so I don't know if he will be able to KO him but should comfortable outbox him.

Good interview. Now if we can only get Bradley, Ortiz, Maidana to agree to a 140 pound tournament. Hopefully HBO can work something out.

[switchsouthpaw]

IBF/WBC junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander (20-0) spoke to Boxingscene about his upcoming title defense vs. Andriy Kotelnik (31-3) on August 7th. The fight will be in Alexander's hometown of St. Louis and will be televised by HBO. This will be "The Great's" second defense of his WBC title and his first defense of his IBF strap. Alexander is coming off an 8th round knock out of previous IBF champion Juan Urango. Alexander also gives his opinion on having a junior welterweight tournament and why he thinks he has had trouble landing the big fight he has been looking for in this exclusive interview. [Click Here To Read More]

See that's what we love to hear, it's not about trippin over money, it's about being the best at what you do. I hope his attitude stays that way, usually changes after receiving that first big check, then they start referring to themselves in the third person or calling themselves "The Uno", or riding around on a segway with a 5 year old rapper named cash flow.

[Chip Rudd]

Honestly, what is there not to like about this kid? The skills are there, he's a champion, he's hungry, he's got the right attitude and isn't afraid to back up what he is saying by fighting the best. Really hope the fight with Bradley happens at the end of this year or the beginning of the next.