Devon Alexander: Tim Bradley Has Called Out The Devil

FanHouse has been forwarded the second installment of training camp notes of 23-year-old southpaw WBC junior welterweight (140 pounds) titlist Devon Alexander as he prepares for an HBO televised, Jan. 29 clash opposite 27-year-old WBO belt-holder Tim Bradley that is slated for the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.

Nicknamed, "The Great," Alexander (21-0, 13 knockouts) is promoted by Don King and hails from St. Louis, Mo., and Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs), who is called, "The Desert Storm," is promoted by Gary Shaw and is from Palm Springs, Calif.

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Devon Alexander's training camp commentary: We are in the heart of our training camp. I'm here in Las Vegas sleeping in Mike Tyson's old bed in Don King's house at night, pounding the pavement for six miles every morning and in the gym every afternoon for training and sparring.

You can't beat a fight town like Vegas to find good sparring partners. It is critical for my preparation. I have guys here who are not just giving me good rounds, they are giving me good looks-the kind of looks I expect to see from Tim Bradley come Jan. 29 at the Silverdome.

A daunting challenge is when we drive up to Mt. Charleston three times a week to run on the mountain road I call 'The Monster.' It's one thing to run it in the summer. It's quite another to face it in the dead of winter.

I had a TV crew from HBO up there with me on 'The Monster' last week, and we got snowed off the mountain. We are up so high I'm jogging by people who are skiing at the Mt. Charleston Ski Resort. Heck, it snowed two inches in Vegas the other day. So much for fun in the sun.

My trainer, Kevin Cunningham, has been with me since I was 7. I wouldn't be where I am today without him. He is an excellent trainer. His goal is to make sure I peak on the night of the fight. We are moving towards that goal every day. I feel like that is exactly where we will be come fight night.

I can tell you one thing for sure: Timmy Bradley is going to have to deal with what I am preparing for. This isn't a hobby for me, it's my job. Bradley is not going to come to Detroit at the end of this month and take what I have worked my whole life to gain.

He will have to deal with what I am going to bring. I know he's trying to boast himself up, trying to convince himself of all the things he's going to do. Well, I remember something Felix Trinidad said when Fernando Vargas was doing a lot of bragging before they fought.

He said there is an old Puerto Rican saying that goes like this: 'It is one thing to call out the devil, and it is quite another to see him coming.' You'll see what happens to Timmy Bradley when he sees me coming.