Broner was never hurt, he was bored in there. Maidana got a fortunate decision and now gets to cash a lottery check vs Floyd. Broner and the canvas just don't mix
I lost all respect I had for Broner in that fight. That performance was an embarrassment. What he did with Maidana in the corner was a black eye to boxing. Broner got what he had coming to him, which was an ass whooping from Maidana.
So how did he finish the fight with Maidana with that glass jaw? Oh Maidana don't hit that hard right?
Surely you don't believe this? He wasn't playing possum, that would infer he was "toying" around with Maidana. Rather he looked like the carcass of a possum that got run over. I like Broner's skillset, don't care for his personality too much, but I enjoyed the fact Maidana beat him the way he did. It was delusional for him to jump up to 147 directly from LW and believe he'd be able to be dominant at this much larger weightclass. It's a good cautionary tale for the younger fighters: if you're going to move up in weight, do it gradually and don't jump up multiple weightclasses. If other boxers aren't doing it, there's probably a reason why.