"Lonely" Timothy Bradley still hasn't secured an opponent for a June date on Showtime. While his promoters and management team worked the phones like a jilted ex-lover, all of the notable Jr. Welterweights locked up fights, leaving Bradley the odd-man out. Enter Devon Alexander, still smokin' hot coming off of his sensational eighth round KO over the rugged Juan Urango.

Bradley currently sits in the number 1 spot of the Ring Magazine Jr. Welterweight rankings.  Alexander's victory prompted The Ring to quickly move Alexander up to the number 2 slot, opening the door for a WBC/IBF/WBO title unification.  The only remaining major belts in the division would be Amir Khan's WBA title and Manny Pacquiao's Ring Magazine title.

Pacquiao reeled in the Ring title with his one-punch KO of Ricky Hatton last April.  He has remained idle in the division following his twelve round stoppage of former WBO welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto.  The Ring threatened to strip Pacquiao if his title was not defended within a specified period of time, but has since backed off from their demand.

Pacquiao is set to defend his WBO welterweight title this Saturday against Joshua Clottey.  His congressional election is set for the month of May.  Should Pacquiao win a congressional seat in his home nation, he may vacate the Ring title altogether.  Should he fall short again and return to boxing to find Mayweather and Mosley locked in an immediate rematch, Pacquiao will be left to choose between battering Antonio Margarito and moving back down to 140 to defend his 140-pound title.

And therein lays the appeal and necessity of a bout between Bradley and Alexander.  The draw of three titles up for grabs aside, a fight between Bradley and Alexander would essentially be a Pacquiao eliminator bout.  If Pacquiao elects to drop the title, the winner should assume the position as new Ring Magazine champion.  It's a win-win situation.  If Pacquiao drops the title, the winner assumes the top spot.  If he defends it, the winner hits the lottery and collects a career-high payday.

Bradley stated he is very interested in the fight; a fight he feels would be "a high intensity fight.  He's solid every round and he doesn't take rounds off and neither do I."

Alexander, in speaking to Boxingtalk.com, also expressed interest in a fight with Bradley.  "I think that's what people want to see.  I think people want to know who the best is and I think we need to fight each other to clear the air."

The two potential stumbling blocks in making this fight could wind up being money and network.  Alexander just fought on HBO's Boxing After Dark, and may be obligated to fight on HBO again.  Bradley fights almost exclusively on Showtime.  Bradley has expressed his willingness to fight on HBO if needed, but his promotional team would have final say.  Lastly, Bradley stated the money would have to be right in order to fight Alexander in his hometown of St. Louis, something Alexander said he would like to do.  Let's hope Bradley doesn't price himself out of this fight, as it is one that surely everyone would want to see.