Devon Alexander may not be popular he deserves a shot at May..has best chance winning

[ADP02]

So. Ortiz and Guerrero won't go through his resume without numerous losses

Your right, their resumes were nothing special either .... but we criticized even before those fights. I said they needed more fights at WW against good competition BUT Floyd didn't want to wait for that ...... Did you criticize?

Devon needs to beat more than Khan. I think you are just looking ahead and seeing what lies ahead after Canelo and the probability is high for it being Alexander if he beats Khan. No worries, ..... You are just ahead of Floyd's carefully selected picking game!

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Imo, you should make a thread on the topic of this post. Most people don't seem to get that it is indeed true about having to match his speed and athleticism. These flat footed fighters have a punchers chance and that's about all they have. If there was a non-stop pressure machine with an iron jaw out there then we'd have someone to talk about, but as of right now they're scarce.

Alexander is one to fit in the category of matching his handspeed and athleticism. Plus it'd be interesting to see Floyd fight a different style he's not used to of.

Yeah I'll wait until this one dies down and bring it up later.

Your right though. There are no Roberto Durans out there right now. That's the kind of pressure fighter it would take to REALLY put Floyd in trouble. Hell, these guys aren't even on Castillo's level.

People call Devon "boring" but he presents a style that we haven't seen Floyd face before. Judah is athletically gifted but is above average in every sense of the word from a skill level. But he caused Floyd more trouble than just about anybody in those early rounds because he could match his speed and quickness.

You can't count a fighter out just because you feel he's boring. Like I said, Pernell Whitaker was down on all 3 judges scorecards in the 11th against an unproven Cuban mover/boxer/clincher named Diosbelys Hurtado. His awkward style forced Whitaker to stalk and chase which he wasn't used to doing. He had to dig deep and score a brutal late round TKO (yes feather fisted Whitaker) in order to save his last payday against Oscar De La Hoya.

I'd prefer Canelo in September and Khan/Alexander, next year of course. But if the rumors about the weight are true I would have no problem with the Alexander fight in September.

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Your right, their resumes were nothing special either .... but we criticized even before those fights. I said they needed more fights at WW against good competition BUT Floyd didn't want to wait for that ...... Did you criticize?

Devon needs to beat more than Khan. I think you are just looking ahead and seeing what lies ahead after Canelo and the probability is high for it being Alexander if he beats Khan. No worries, ..... You are just ahead of Floyd's carefully selected picking game!

I wanted Pacquiao instead of Ortiz and I wanted Alexander or Bradley instead of Guerrero.

[NoLove]

A few months ago MayweathervsAlexander was laughed at. Now he beats Purdy and is the man to beat him?

[cornholioda3rd]

Yeah I'll wait until this one dies down and bring it up later.

Your right though. There are no Roberto Durans out there right now. That's the kind of pressure fighter it would take to REALLY put Floyd in trouble. Hell, these guys aren't even on Castillo's level.

People call Devon "boring" but he presents a style that we haven't seen Floyd face before. Judah is athletically gifted but is above average in every sense of the word from a skill level. But he caused Floyd more trouble than just about anybody in those early rounds because he could match his speed and quickness.

You can't count a fighter out just because you feel he's boring. Like I said, Pernell Whitaker was down on all 3 judges scorecards in the 11th against an unproven Cuban mover/boxer/clincher named Diosbelys Hurtado. His awkward style forced Whitaker to stalk and chase which he wasn't used to doing. He had to dig deep and score a brutal late round TKO (yes feather fisted Whitaker) in order to save his last payday against Oscar De La Hoya.

I'd prefer Canelo in September and Khan/Alexander, next year of course. But if the rumors about the weight are true I would have no problem with the Alexander fight in September.

Devon's only step up to the elite (Bradley), was a massive failure, he lost, he quit, and he put up a boring, forgettable fight.

He's put up some very nice performances since, but outside of Lucas (who I think beat him anyways), the guys were tailor made, and B fighters for Alexander.

Plus, everything Devon does, Floyd does better. I think it would be a boring, one sided beatdown for Money, definitely not interesting.

[STREET CLEANER]

Alexander doesn't deserve a shot

[boliodogs]

I agree that Alexander deserves to fight Floyd because he is a welterweight champion on a good win streak. I thought Matthysse clearly beat Judah as do most fans and experts and if you don't think this is true do a poll on who won. That fight was over two and one half years ago and Matthysse has improved very much. I don't think he would need more than a few rounds to KO Judah today.I don't think there is much chance of Floyd fighting Canelo or Matthysse because they are much too dangerous. I think Mayweather will play it safe and fight Khan,Alexander or Garcia in September. If Floyd can't get a fight with one of these three he will fight some other welterweight.

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Devon's only step up to the elite (Bradley), was a massive failure, he lost, he quit, and he put up a boring, forgettable fight.

He's put up some very nice performances since, but outside of Lucas (who I think beat him anyways), the guys were tailor made, and B fighters for Alexander.

Plus, everything Devon does, Floyd does better. I think it would be a boring, one sided beatdown for Money, definitely not interesting.

Floyd would be a heavy favorite against any other of the names in the hat too.

Garcia, Khan, Matthysse, Peterson, Ortiz, Maidana, Lopez, Bradley, Berto, Brook, Rios, Provodnikov, Alvarado, Thurman, Malignaggi, Marquez.

So I don't really buy that.

[ADP02]

I wanted Pacquiao instead of Ortiz and I wanted Alexander or Bradley instead of Guerrero.

There are a few things that I like about Devon but I always find that he is missing something in each of his fights.

Last fight, OK, he hurt his hand. Against Bailey, he did just enough to win the rounds but not much more to impress anyone.

Before one can put Alexander in there with Floyd he needs to fight a few more good quality fights. He can rematch Bradley for one. If he can't handle Bradley again then there is no use in feeding him to Floyd.

[-PBP-]

There are a few things that I like about Devon but I always find that he is missing something in each of his fights.

Last fight, OK, he hurt his hand. Against Bailey, he did just enough to win the rounds but not much more to impress anyone.

Before one can put Alexander in there with Floyd he needs to fight a few more good quality fights. He can rematch Bradley for one. If he can't handle Bradley again then there is no use in feeding him to Floyd.

That would help. But if Floyd wants to stay at 147. Who is in line? Pacquiao and Bradley would be great fights but the business of boxing won't let us see that.

And I don't agree with fattening up a JWW who's never been at the weight, especially on short notice.

Of course I would like Canelo in September. If not, then let Floyd fight Alexander, Garcia fight Matthysse, Canelo fight a ranked contender and he can fight the winners of those other fights next year.

Or take the Canelo fight now and fight Khan/Alexander and Garcia/Matthysse next year.

Any of those options are legit, IMO.