ONLY ONE BOUT LOOKS GOOD ON SHOWTIME
Marcos Maidana-Amir-Khan
San Francisco, CA– There only appears to be one “competitive” fight on this Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing card emanating from Las Vegas. And that one match, the Amir Khan-Devon Alexander clash, it maybe competitive on paper, but in the ring it looks like a rout in the ring.
NOTHING GREAT ABOUT DEVON
Devon Alexander is dubbed “Alexander The Great” and not for a reason unassociated with his boxing skills that are a tad better than mediocre. Granted, he lost a Technical Decision 10 to Tim Bradley and had the IBF 147 lb. trinket he won afterwards taken away from Shawn Porter, who lost the belt to Kell Brook. Truth be told, Bradley has been less than stellar ever since they away his third arm, AKA his head!
KHAN LOOKS LIKE EASY PICK
Although some will point to his chin, I’d be willing to say that Amir Khan does everything better than Devon Alexander. At this point, I can actually hear some of you yelling, “What about his chin?” To that I think Khan’s chin was put in peril by his struggle to make 140 lbs. Now fighting at 147 with a new trainer in Virgil Hunter, the Alexander fight is an excellent opportunity to make a statement at welterweight.
ALEXANDER BEING A LEFTY A PLUS
When viewing Devon Alexander up close, I think his position in boxing had a lot to do with te work of promoter Don King. The Donald had him from the early days until 2011 at which point he signed up with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. Devon holds a clear points win over Marcos Maidana and a putrid decision over Lucas Matthysse. Outside of that, there’s little to write home about.
KHAN NEEDS TO PUNCH IN COMBINATION
If Amir tries to jab his way to a win, he will be putting himself at the rear of the line when it comes to mega fights at 147. Folks, Khan was the British prodigy, a fighter with great skills that can punch. That being said, this fight will illustrate how much Amir believes in himself. Because at the end of the day, Devon Alexander simply doesn’t appear to be in the same league with “Killer Khan.”
Pedro Fernandez