In a unification world title fight, Devon Alexander (The Great) and Timothy Bradley (Desert Storm) put their super-lightweight belts on the line. Alexander brings the WBC belt. Bradley brings the WBO belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
WBC | IBF |
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sLT w1 d2 | sLT w1 d1 |
WBC | WBO |
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sLT w1 d2 | sLT w1 d1 |
This fight between Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley took place on at the Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
At 174 cm, Devon Alexander is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Timothy Bradley is 168 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 175 cm. Bradley has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Alexander.
Alexander is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 21-0 (13 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 22 days ago against Andreas Kotelnik, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Bradley also comes in with an undefeated record of 26-0 (11 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 12 days ago against Luis Abregú, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Devon Alexander fights out of the southpaw stance, while Timothy Bradley fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Alexander will be 23 years and 11 months old. Bradley will be 27 years and 5 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Devon Alexander. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Alexander vs Bradley.
Timothy Bradley defeated Devon Alexander via 10 round TD. Alexander's undefeated record of 21 wins comes to an end, and Bradley advances his win streak to 27. Bradley is now 27-0, and Alexander 21-1.