Detroit’s Cornelius Bundrage: Ready For Boxing’s Big Names » Cornelius (K9) Bundrage, Detroit’s newest world boxing champion, would like a bite at the fight game’s major players, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. • Bundrage, an ex-participant on “The Contender” reality TV series, showed he’s for real by stopping Cory Spinks (37-6, 11 KOs) in St. Louis on Saturday night for the International Boxing Federation junior middleweight crown… MIKE BRUDENELL, www.freep.com

Devon Alexander Marches On » It was not Alexander’s best night, but the hard-fought (and deserved) victory against the tough-as-nails former titlist from Ukraine may have served an important purpose… Dan Rafael, sports.espn.go.com

Miami’s Johnson Must Deal With A Scorecard Loss Again » Ever since he became a light-heavyweight contender eight years ago, Glen Johnson has dealt with the short end of scorecards in many important fights the Miami resident believed he deserved to win… SANTOS A. PEREZ, www.miamiherald.com

So, Is Floyd Mayweather Scared? » What other possible explanation could there be for his unwillingness to fight Manny Pacquiao, even after Pacquiao has agreed to the stricter-than-necessary drug testing that derailed a potential March bout?… Source: deadspin.com

Floyd Mayweather’s Refusal To Acknowledge Manny Pacquiao Negotiations Casts Doubt In Fight » Here’s the funny thing about the recent Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao negotiations, which now are a scant 48 hours away from a decision deadline: The Mayweather side never even has acknowledged they happened… David Mayo, www.mlive.com

Spinks Creates Title Tripleheader In St. Louis » Don King is putting on a title triple-header in St. Louis. • The Hall of Fame promoter will have IBF junior middleweight champion Cory Spinks defend his belt against Cornelius Bundrage on Aug. 7 at the Scottrade Center, on possibly the deepest card that King has staged in years… DAVE SKRETTA (AP)