he belongs @ 140 imo. he rushed himself into something he wasn't ready for. sadly for Broner, Maidana gave him a reality check..
Weigh in at 144 1/2 and rehydrated 13 lbs to 157 for fight night and looked like a tank. Hell yes he's a Welter weight!
The poll isn't about him belonging there at 147. He wasn't even tested at 140. Poll is was he a welter weight.
He fought at welterweight so that makes him a real welterweight. You might want to step away from your computer and get some fresh air.
dude weighed in at 144. rehydration is irrelevant. he's a small welter in comparison to most fighting at the weight. how many fighters you know that have jumped two weight classes in less than a year?
if he rehydrated to 157, then why the **** did he drain himself to 144 unless it was as a potential excuse? Either that or his trainer needs a new scale.
If he won tonight then this poll would never exist. In the title it should clearly state "Since Broner lost and I can't accept it, I had to create this shitty poll to help ease my pain."
lol are people really gonna pretend that broner wasnt a lightweight last year? nobody's denying that broner can make the welterweight limit, but he definitely isn't a "natural welterweight" by today's standards. u seriously think guys like berto, soto karass, thurman, or ortiz can weigh in at 144 without killing themselves? broner tried doing what floyd and pac have done, fighting at his walk around weight but he is not as skilled.
In comparison to? Here is a list of top guys in Welter: Marcos Maidana Juan Manuel Marquez Robert Guerrero Amir Khan Manny Pacquiao Shawn Porter Paul Malignaggi Kell Brook Devon Alexander Broner is the same size as these other Welter. You trying to say non of these guys are welter too?
No, he didn't. He drained himself 10+ lbs for the weigh in. Mayweather didn't even fight close to the limit vs Canelo. Get your facts correct.:nono
I agree. It takes a special fighter like May or Pac in order to do what broner was trying to do in fighting around his walking weight class. Broner can still make 135 and be champ there. He'd have a good fight with Crawford
He was naive. He got hit by a legit Welter full force and said oh ****! this is no Euro midget. This kid kicks like a mule. Broner just needs to acclimatize to the division. Coming from fighting feather fisted boxer to fighting Maidana. Mama mia!!