Timothy Bradley is more skilled, smarter and better conditioned. If I didn’t KO Bradley Alexander sure won’t. Bradley by unanimous decision or late stoppage.
– Kendall Holt, former WBO junior welterweight champion
I like Bradley. I like the way he fights and think he is a very good, sharp fighter too. I think it will be a competitive fight but Bradley will win by decision.
– Bernard Hopkins, Two-Division World Champion
Both of these fighters are at the top of their games and I’m just happy they’re fighting now rather than later. I’ll have to go with Bradley by decision or maybe even late-round stoppage. Bradley has shown that he can box, counter punch, punch and if it comes down
to a heart check he can fight. He’s shown in the past that he can overcome adversity in the ring and somehow pull victory from the jaws of defeat. Those are the intangibles that a great champion has to have. In Alexander, even though he’s a very gifted fighter, I can’t get the images of his last fight out of my head. At times he seemed as if he had no Plan B. He got hit a lot more than I thought he would, considering he’s such a good boxer. He’ll have to have the mental strength to put that entire fight out of his mind — as if it never happened — and focus on the guy in front of him. He can’t get sucked into trying to atone for his last outing by attempting to do something great against Bradley causing him to fight outside of himself. He’ll have to dictate the action with clean combination punching and not be there for the return in order to give himself the best chance to win. I don’t believe Alexander can stop Bradley from doing what he does best. Bradley by unanimous decision.
– Antonio Tarver, Two-Time Light Heavyweight Champion
