Seems like a strong bet.
Alexander struggled mightily in his last fight against Kotelnik, who's essentially an unrefined Bradley but with more power.
HOWEVER, it seemed like the power is what really bothered Alexander in the late rounds, not so much the pressure (although that was certainly impactful.)
Also, Bradley has been dropped and rocked by Holt, who is definetly a hard puncher, but Alexander has been known to slip in a slick uppercut here and there and those punches would hurt anyone. He stopped Urango with one punch, which is unheard of. Bailey couldn't even do it and he has probably the strongest punch in boxing still.
Interesting fight for sure. I could see either guy winning. But Alexander definitely needs to work on efficiently moving around the ring just like Khan needs to work on. Guys like Mayweather can buy time and save LOTS of energy with excellent footwork. Mayweather moves backwards but never runs. Alexander has definetly jogged around the ring a bit before, can do tht against Bradley. (not to mention it looks terrible to judges)
Thoughts?
Alexander struggled mightily in his last fight against Kotelnik, who's essentially an unrefined Bradley but with more power.
HOWEVER, it seemed like the power is what really bothered Alexander in the late rounds, not so much the pressure (although that was certainly impactful.)
Also, Bradley has been dropped and rocked by Holt, who is definetly a hard puncher, but Alexander has been known to slip in a slick uppercut here and there and those punches would hurt anyone. He stopped Urango with one punch, which is unheard of. Bailey couldn't even do it and he has probably the strongest punch in boxing still.
Interesting fight for sure. I could see either guy winning. But Alexander definitely needs to work on efficiently moving around the ring just like Khan needs to work on. Guys like Mayweather can buy time and save LOTS of energy with excellent footwork. Mayweather moves backwards but never runs. Alexander has definetly jogged around the ring a bit before, can do tht against Bradley. (not to mention it looks terrible to judges)
Thoughts?