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Devon Alexander, Tim Bradley Discuss Their Inspirations

FanHouse has been forwarded the third installments of training camp notes for both 27-year-old WBO junior welterweight (140 pounds) king Tim Bradley and 23-year-old southpaw WBC titlist Devon Alexander as they prepare to face each other in Saturday night's HBO televised clash from the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac,...

Devon Alexander: Tim Bradley's 'A Roadblock' to Mega Stardom

Already nicknamed, "The Great," southpaw WBC junior welterweight (140 pounds) king, Devon Alexander, of St. Louis, Mo., once told FanHouse that WBO belt-holder, Tim Bradley, was "a road block to my becoming a mega star." The youngest of the three titlists in boxing's deepest and most talented weight class, one which...

Q&A Kathy Duva: 'She's An Incredible Person'

"She helped to turn their company around. She had some illnesses and she came back. She had another illness, and she bounced back again. She went to law school, got her law degree. She raised three children as a single parent. Not many people can do what Kathy Duva has done in her lifetime. She's just incredible. And now,...

Mike Jones: 'I See Myself Knocking Out' Andre Berto

Philadelphia welterweight (147 pounds) prospect Mike Jones (pictured above at right) is known as much for his soft-spoken nature as he is for his big punch in the ring. "I'm humble and don't like to brag or boast," said the 27-year-old Jones. "But on fight night, I let my fists do the talking. My fists are rather...

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Wins Unanimous Decision Over John Duddy

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has begun a winning family tradition at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Some 17 years after his father, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., fought to a 12-round, majority draw with Pernell Whitaker in September of 1993 at the same venue, the son went one better. The 24-year-old Chavez overcame being...

Background on Pernell Whitaker

Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964 in Norfolk, Virginia), nicknamed "Sweet Pea," is a professional boxing trainer and retired American professional boxer.

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