Do you consider Adrien Broner as an ‘entertaining’ fighter to watch?

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Do you consider Adrien Broner’s fighting style as fan friendly and would you call him an ‘entertaining’ fighter?
    I feel like he’s mostly matched well when he’s fighting against soft punchers with high workrate. His fights with Malignaggi, Taylor, and Vargas are good competitive fights to watch.
    What do you think?
     
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  2. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    He sure as hell was against Vargas, if he fights like that more often, yeah, he's definitely must see. But he needs the right style matchup and opponent to bring that out in him. Which means equally skilled and not all that heavy handed.
     
  3. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    This. :thumbsup:

    (...and I haven't even seen the Vargas fight)
     
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  4. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    I agree that Broner fights like a bully when he gets his confidence up. The unfortunate part is that he still does that liquor store chicken wing shoulder roll and gets hit with over hand punches right in his big stupid mouth.
    If Broner wasn't a former learning disability student and undisciplined mess of a male, he may have been a good fighter at 135 and 140.
    Adrien Broner and Amir Khan will forever be the "what if" twins of the current boxing roster. 2 guys with all the potential in the world just throwing it down the drain for peanuts. Zab Judah should be their mentor on the weekends. By that I mean they should have to live with Judah on the weekends and see what wasted potential gets you when your name no longer holds weight.
     
  5. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was at the fight live in Brooklyn and I can tell you it was definitely entertaining.

    I won’t say I’m a Broner fan, but I respect him. He doesn’t duck challenges to protect his record and he takes his ass-whuppings like a man when he’s been in against someone better.
     
  6. mb1233

    mb1233 Active Member Full Member

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    Somewhat, yes.
     
  7. Liu

    Liu New Member banned Full Member

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    He's the most watched non-ppv American fighter.
     
  8. Devon Dog

    Devon Dog Member Full Member

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    Yes when he is at his best .
    I like watching his life anyway Its a bit fly on the wall like Braxton family values !!
     
  9. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    No. To be honest, I've skipped at least half of his fights over the years. As amusing as Maidana sonning him was that was mere schadenfreude. It wasn't even funny when Mikey repeated his humiliation because he'd already been so thoroughly exposed. He's not skillful enough to watch for appreciation of the sports artistry and he's not entertaining enough like a Gatti or a Salido to make you forgive his shortcomings as a boxer. He's just an annoying gnat in the fight game, like a mosquito that keeps buzzing around your ear.
     
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  10. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    I have no faith in Broner at all. He belong is jail....................
     
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  11. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Broner is a real one.
    Will fight anybody i respect him as a fighter.
    Entertaining & seldom in a boring fight.
    He is not as spectacular as he was when he was weight bullying, but still a highly entertaining fighter.
     
  12. LitoCandela

    LitoCandela Active Member Full Member

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    Some find him funny. Some hate him. Either way they watch for that very reason.

    He knows this. Showtime knows this. They all make money.
    Hes been losing all his fights lately and still gets paid more than Vargas lol. I think he got paid abotu the same as Garcia in their fight.

    I can't think of another fighter like him.
    Everyone loves narcissistic a$$holes especially when their of the lighter shade. (Had to say it. Broner gets hated him. Conor has been known to say/do crazy and sometimes racist things too. Look at what he did to the bus in NYC. But no one gets on him when he comes the samethings. And lets not get on the serious hate people have for Floyd or Trump.)
     
  13. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    One of the most entertaining in the game. His fights are brawls, they always come down to the last round, and are close enough to create huge controversy. What else is there?
     
  14. Tomato(e) Can

    Tomato(e) Can Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao. banned Full Member

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    Why you A(gainst)B(roner)?
     
  15. Tomato(e) Can

    Tomato(e) Can Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao. banned Full Member

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    Yes. I mainly tune in to see him get punched in the face. The outcome isn't a factor for me.