If Broner let his hands go how good could he be?

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  1. Heskey

    Heskey Member banned Full Member

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    If AB let his hands go how good could he have been?

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  2. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Not sure, you let your hands go, you get hit more. Does he have the stamina/chin to sustain a high workrate? One thing forsure though, if Broner stayed at 135, and was disciplined he would have been the top dog at 135 for a long time. He would have destroyed the likes of Linares, Easter, etc.
     
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  3. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    B+ level maybe.
    He would take on some KO losses above 140 then, that's almost a given.

    Funnier thing would be speculating how his career would have went if h had been Adrien Bronera from Spain. Would he have won more as a single belt in that case?!
     
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    Sheikh Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is silly. Broner is in shape for all his fights. He just isnt elite.
     
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  6. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    People who say this have zero understanding of boxing. Broner actually does let his hands go, he also gets hit back. If he let his hands go any more against pac he would have gotten flattened.
     
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  7. Reppin501

    Reppin501 The People's Champ Full Member

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    He'd be really good...if he were a seek and destroy swarmer, he'd really be a problem.
     
  8. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    he is not that good. i repeat, HE IS NOT THAT GOOD! he was getting outboxed by b level fighters even when he was suppose to be this killer at the lighter weights. i have been saying how overated he was since he was a super feather, but you cant speak sense to fanboys with agendas.
     
  9. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Who? I thought he beat Ponce in a close one, that was the only fight he looked really bad in. He completely destroyed Demarco. Who at 135 would beat him besides Mikey/Loma? Also Broner at 135 was better than the Broner that fought Mikey, let's say Broner continued to improve post-Demarco, he could be right up there with those guys. Instead he moved up to 147, looked **** and got worse every fight.
     
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  10. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    wasnt ponce enough to tell you how good he could box, and how much of his success was based on size?
     
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  11. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Bro c'mon man, you know Ponce in his prime was just awkward and weird. Let's also not act like Ponce was some bum. I agree a lot of his success at 130 was due to size, but he wasn't a massive 135 pounder man. That is his natural weight class. I still would favor Mikey over him at 135 even if he continued to improve, but who beats Broner besides Mikey/Loma at 135?
     
  12. POTUS

    POTUS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe Broner inherited his dad's gas tank
    Casual fans will not be buying AB's next PPV though.
    Broner would've gotten more respect if he went out on his shield.
    That tulip toes bs was not working on 40 year old Pac, should've tried exchanging fire imo.
     
  13. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Broner's career ended after Maidana. I was a fool to pick him against Porter, I was just a fan for such a long time, after Porter I gave up all hope.
     
  14. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Every fighter is gonna have their "if's" but rarely will there ever be an applicable solution to those so why focus on them. Broner is who he is as a person and fighter and its probably much too late for him to change for the better in that regard, so just take him, rate him, critique him, and quantify him as he is.
     
  15. POTUS

    POTUS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed. I think it was the sex drugs & rock n roll
    Broner was on a rap tour right before Maidana & clearly on drugs/horrible diet.
    That Broner-Maidana (bloated Broner) press conference is a spectacle

    I thought Porter-Broner was terrible though. At least Broner scored that KD not many can deck Porter
     
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