Is Broner a Real Welter?

saw this on a youtube comment from robert garcia talking about the win:

Marcos "The Solution" Maidana

they should introduce him that way if there's a rematch. :bbb

 

Alright time to bump this.

The question: Is Broner a welter weight. He cut weight to 144 1/2 and rehydrated to 157 for fight night. That to me is a welter weight. He lost because he's not that great. Nothing to do with him "not being a welter".

 

He's a natural welter. Just look at other guys at lightweight, THEY are natural lightweights, broner dwarfed them.

If you think broner is a natural lightweight then jcc jr is a natural middleweight aswell which simply isn't the case. Broner is the same size as other 147's therefore a natural welterweight

 

Yes because Broner looked very fit at 157 lbs at the night of the fight. If he had looked like Juan Manuel Marquez against Floyd or even Eric Morales in any of his LW matches then I will agree with your doubt about Broner.

 

Pretty sad that he'd still be the best opponent to date for GGG. :-(

 

How the hell is rehydration irrelevent? It's the only thing that is relevent. Broner weighs around 155 when he steps in the ring. He weighs that whether he is draining to 147 or all the way to 135. If anything, only having to dehydrate down 10 lbs instead of 20 would be be beneficial to him. At 156 last night Broner belongs at welterweight. He has been draining down to 135 and fighting guys who are 10 lbs smaller than him. At 147 he is facing guys his own size.

Garcia, Matthysse, Provodnikov, and most other 140 lbers rehydrate to the 148-150 lb range. Broner is past that threshold at 156. If he trains harder and loses some body fat, he could fight there, but no lower.

 

Considering his flaws, WW is not his optimal weight class.

 

regardless of flaw he is a welter. Skill doesn't make weight class, his weight and size does.:hey

 

Yes, in the sense he weighed 156 for the fight, No, regarding his talent level. He needs to go back down to 135, as I don't think he can beat any of the top fighters at 140, and I think he realizes that which is why he shot for Paulie (no power) and skipped 140.

Totally underestimated MM LMAO!!

 

atsch you voted no because of talent?

The poll is about him being a welter not talent. He easily cut weight to 144 and hydrated up to 157 for the fight , with little to no fat on him. That makes him a welter. Your vote should have been yes. This is not about his talent. Hell, he gets smoked by the top guys at 140.

 

I'm now LMAO at some of the guys who have voted Broner isn't a welter. These same clowns said he'd beat GGG by KO at 154

You know who you are:
bballchump11, Jacory Harris, MetalLicker, Stylez G.

Everyone Knows he is a welter. :hey

 

Don't forget Suck-Da-Willy and Mr Pibb

 

he has the size, unfortunately you cant grow chin.