Adrien Broner Can Be A Problem To 140-147 Pounders...

Same old rhetoric with Broner.

He struggles with the likes of Granados and Vargas because that IS his level.

 

And after each fight he says how hes gonna finally start taking things seriously.
Before the Maidana fight, Broner said that had he worked as hard for Paulie as he did for Maidana, he would have KOd Paulie. Then he said the same thing about Maidana and pretty much everyone else.

 

He is a hall of famer like it or not.

 

Define 'Problem'. He might be competitive, he might even beat one of the 140 up & comers but he's becoming a gatekeeper to be honest. Id pick Taylor, Prograis & Ramirez to beat him at 140 & those guys are still improving.

He's tough, durable & carries a bit of power but he hasn't evolved enough for someone who won a world title when he was what? 22/23? I haven't checked but the same Broner who got outworked by Ponce De Leon is still evident today. The odd flashy combo, left hook or uppercut mixed in with cement feet & lazy rounds whilst shaking his head every time he eats a clean shot.

 

Nope.

 

Broner's issue is always going to be the same.. Hes extremely gunshy at times and waits until to damn late to let his hands go.. Amongst other things of course. Cant really comment on the Vargas fight however as I missed it.

 

Not much of a problem for the top welters at all.

 

He's a mediocre fighter whether YOU like it or not.

 

You cant be serious

 

But he's never improved his work rate, there must be a reason. If it were that simple, he'd have done it & the more he lets go the more he's vulnerable to counters which IMO is why his punch output was really low vs Garcia. He looked disinterested but he was probably aware of being countered.

He raised the tempo late but Broner has never sustained that for 6 rounds, let alone 12.

He has physical tools, applying them is a different matter.

 

There were plenty of non elites in the HOF, doesn't change the fact that AB will be in it.

 

I think he's better walking fighters down & applying pressure but he wants to be the 'boxer'. Can he change? He has good uppercuts and body work, make it a fight but he either sees himself as a 'boxer' or doesn't believe/want to apply the work/output it would take to be the pressure fighter he might need to be.