Adrien "The Problem" Broner

Man, I want the old/young Broner back. The one who talks trash in a fun manner. Then I could enjoy it more when he gets his ass beat again.
Right now, I don´t really care.

 

Haha. Only once a year?

 

He was almost the man in boxing. I had high hopes because outside of the ring he was a bit humble and he trained with the troops. What happen to Broner was him hanging with Floyd. Mayweather is bad luck to fighters as a friend. I 'd rather him had of stayed with Oscar if this was gonna be his future.

 

Turns out this whole time he was the problem for himself.

 

Hall of fame worthy imho. Great boxer, hope he stays retired

 

He should change his name
To Adrian the ******* broner

 

You are not alone. This tradition is being passed down, the world over, from Father to Son as the boy is on the verge of manhood.

 

Broner lost to Quintero and PDL

 

I keep hammering over and over how that loss to Maidana made him so bitter. It was time to eat crow and he did not like it at all.
He has been so different since that night.
No more do we have the fun flamboyant idiot. We just have this bitter lost soul on our hands.
And all he does is take time off, sign a fight, say something in the lines of: "I am taking this one seriously. I am going all in", and then he either squeaks by a B level guy or looses to an A level.
The worst part is that he clearly works hard in the gym, but it seems like that's all he does. Just gets himself into tremendous shape for fight night. IMO his skills have eroded. I kinda wish someone would do a breakdown on him.

 

He did beat DeMarco and Malignaggi... and this is the point where I realized that his resume is so ****ing thin.
Maidana completely wrecked his career. Broner was on a nice run after Ponce and things were picking up. But after Maidana it was a bunch of tuneups here and there and the occasional loss to someone really good.

And I was reading through the Malignaggi RBR:

Still aint happened. ****er got a damn fine chin.

 

He wasn't even close to that

 

My opinion:

At 5'6", Broner is not a welterweight. However he was a future Hall of Famer at 135. Broner is a small welterweight from a height, reach and length standpoint, he does have a thick neck and head, which explains his great chin.

Broner's style is that of a counter-puncher with power who is capable of hurting opponents with scraping shots. AT 135, NOT 147. At 135 he would hurt guys with those shots then finish. Now that he isn’t hurting guys as easily he hesitates to throw more or even enough.

His primary weapons are his counter left hook and a power-straight right hand. When he's at his best, he employs a steady diet of jabs. Only one of Broner's KOs have come at a weight class heavier than 135 pounds.

In short he didn’t understand that he needed to change his style when he moved up in weight class. He also failed to adjust when his power didn’t move up with him. When this occurs you need to become a higher volume puncher who throws in combinations in order to wear down your opponent. See: Pacquaio.

Had he been able to dedicate himself and stay at 135, he might be something more than a meme or a memory.

 

The problem is he lazy