WHOOPS! Obama Makes Big Gaffe
Fox News Host's Outrageous Comment
DETROIT -- When WBO champion Tim Bradley enters the ring opposite southpaw WBC titlist Devon Alexander, Bradley's promoter, Gary Shaw, will be tucked away in some distant room of the Pontiac Silverdome, probably alone, and settling in to watch the HBO televised broadcast of the fight.
"He only watched my first fight and then that was it," said Bradley, referring to his December of 2006, eighth-round, technical decision over Jaime Rangel. "The first fight after I signed with him is the only one that he's watched from ringside. That was the Rangel fight."
It's been that way since Shaw signed the 27-year-old Bradley (26-0, 11 knockouts) to a contract 11 fights ago in 2006, and that's how it will be on Saturday night at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich., against the 23-year-old Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs).
"You know that I won't be in the arena for the fight. I will not be there for the fight. Since I've signed Timmy, I've never seen him fight," said Shaw, during Thursday's press conference at the Motor City Casino promoting the fight.
"I'm superstitious, and I only watch him on T.V. I have a T.V. set up for me in every arena. And I leave ringside before the fight starts and I go and watch it on T.V.," said Shaw. "So I will be in a private room somewhere in the Silverdome watching it on TV, which can be very frustrating."
One of those intense times occurred in April of 2009, when Bradley had to twice rise from knockdowns to win his current crown by unanimous decision over Kendall Holt (25-4, 13 KOs) at Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
"For that fight, I didn't have sound. And I'm in there alone going, 'Get up, Timmy, get up,' when he got knocked down," said Shaw.
"That was like an out of body experience, watching your fighter on T.V. and you can hear the roar of the crowd," said Shaw. "But I won't be in there in the arena on Saturday night."
Tim Bradley Touts Devon Alexander Fight, Reads Manny Pacquiao
Tim Bradley to Go Old School on Devon Alexander
Devon Alexander: 'I've Been An Underdog Most of My Life'
Boxing, Detroit Needs Alexander-Bradley
Devon Alexander-Tim Bradley: The Experts Weigh In
Manny Pacquiao Would Have 'No Problem' Fighting Alexander
Devon Alexander-Tim Bradley 'Face-Off' With Max Kellerman
Alexander-Bradley Winner 'Merits' Pacquiao, Mayweather, Marquez
Camp Notes: WBO Champ Tim Bradley
Devon Alexander: Tim Bradley Has Called Out The Devil
Tim Bradley Won't Let Flu Slow Him For Devon Alexander
International Experts Pick Devon Alexander-Bradley Winner
Tim Bradley, WBC Bury Hatchet Before Devon Alexander Fight
King Eyes Pacquiao, Mayweather if Alexander Beats Bradley
Devon Alexander: Tim Bradley's 'A Roadblock' To Mega Stardom
LOOK: How Bad Are Your State's Bridges?
3 More Arrested In Brutal London Killing
Joe Arpaio Violated Latinos' Rights, Judge Rules
Report: Yahoo Is Bidding On Hulu
French Soldier Stabbed In The Neck In Paris
WATCH: Journalist Slams Obama For 'Embrace Of Total Militarism'
Marijuana Poll Finds Surprising Level Of Support
Bombshell Report Alleges Toronto Mayor's Family Ties With Drug World
Pharma Giant Accused Of Paying Doctors To Push Drug
Protesters 'March Against Monsanto' In 250 Cities
Friend Of London Attack Suspect Arrested After BBC Interview
Pacers Steal Game 2 In Miami
CNN Anchor Calls Obama Protester 'Rude' And 'Crazy'
West Shoots Down 'Doubt' About Reemergence
Marine Recruit's Letter Claims Boot Camp Instructors Hurl Anti-Gay Slurs
Abercrombie Announces Plummeting Sales Amid Controversy
LOOK: Why We Celebrate Memorial Day
Gay Soccer Player Returns To MLS
150 After Battle, Drummer To Recreate Reunion March
Female Suicide Bomber Injures 18 In Russian Region
Sectarian Violence Comes Back To Life In Iraq
Christopher Hayes: London Terror
Ohio Kidnapping Hero Disavows Free Burger Offers
State Investigating Threat Over Brewer Push
The iPhone Might Get A Lot Sleeker Very Soon
GOP Senator: Obama Speech A 'Victory' For 'Terrorists'
Ann Coulter's Wild Conspiracy Theory
GOP Rep Tells Woman She Should Have Carried Brain-Dead Fetus To Term, Just In Case
