Ringside by Bob Ryder and Lindy Lindell
Photos by John Booz
In a fight that fell far short of expectations in, both, action and suspense, Timothy Bradley took Devon Alexander’s WBC super lightweight title while successfully defending his own WBO crown in garnering a technical decision after Alexander, who could not continue from the effects of an unintentional head butt in the tenth round. Many in the crowd at the Pontiac Silverdome booed as the scores of judges Duane Ford (97-93), Omar Minton (98-93), and Tom Miller (96-95) were read in favor of Bradley – not out of disagreement but of disappointment.
Endings of this sort tend to leave everyone feeling somewhat cheated, but Bradley did what he needed to do to remain undefeated (27-0, 11 KOs) while tacking the first loss on Alexander’s record (21-1, 13 KOs) . . . click here for more
