St. Louis boxing sensation Devon Alexander “The Great” made headlines recently by being ranked No. 2 in the Welterweight Division by the World Boxing Council.
The former Junior Welterweight Champion is coming off his sensational win a few months ago against the underrated Lucus Mattyyssee in St. Charles.
Now a free agent, Alexander is looking to move up to the Welterweight Division (147 pounds) to gain another world championship and continue his climb as one of the best boxers in the world.
The powerful, yet legit WBC is rewarding Devon on his hard work, dedication and showmanship in the boxing world. It has set the pride of St. Louis boxing as a ready for prime-time attraction.
This brings us to the question. If Devon Alexander is No. 2, then who is No. 1? The envelope, please … Floyd “Show Me the Money” Mayweather!
That’s right, the same Floyd Mayweather who is quoted as saying, “If Devon signs, I will show him the money” when talking about Devon signing with Mayweather Promotions as a free-agent fighter.
Floyd Mayweather will fight Victor Ortiz September 17 for the Welterweight championship of the world. Meanwhile, Alexander is looking forward to his next opponent sometime this fall while fielding calls from Don King and others regarding who will be the highest bidder for promoting him.
But Alexander isn’t letting negotiations be a distraction to his ultimate goal of becoming a world champion again. Alexander (22-1, 13 KO’s) is rumored to fight Paulie Malignaggi, a former Welterweight champ, or the sleek, hard-punching Mathew Hatton. Either fight would be a tough yet legitimate fight leading up to a big pay-day showdown against the Mayweather-Ortiz winner sometime late winter/early spring.
Trainer/Manager Kevin “KC” Cunningham recently told The St. Louis American, “The ideal situation is to fight one of the top 10 guys with some name recognition as a debut, but we wouldn’t turn down a shot at the Mayweather/Ortiz winner. Devon is sitting right there at No. 2, in the WBC rankings. So who would turn down a shot at Floyd Mayweather at 140 or 147? Nobody!”
Devon Alexander “The Great” is sitting right there on course of his dream of gaining another world title and being mentioned again as one of the elite fighters in the world after many of you wrote him off and doubted his ability.
Team Alexander will probably put St. Louis on the national stage with a world championship night here in the Lou. Let’s bring Nelly back and support Team Alexander when he gets back into the ring.
Soon.
Let the bidding war begin.
