Early versions of advanced techniques.

Cause he's winning, and dominantly.

Right now, anyway. He's been beaten twice in his career by very good guys who aren't really world class already.

Ponce de Leon is a very good, very game puncher, and he ran him around the ring, landed on him very consistently, and did the better work for about six rounds. Broner got a bit lucky with that one.

And Quintero kicked the holy hell out of him. AWFUL decision.

Broner knows to stick to opponents with stationary styles. It allows him to ride his athletic talents and his natural rhythm. And his is a good fighter. But his limited defense, his astonishment when the ring is cut, and his inability to generate leverage going backwards makes him the most incomplete pound for pound fighter in recent memory. You've gotten do more than beat Gavin Rees to erase my memory that you are really on Ponce de Leon's level, which, while rather high, isn't pound for pound excellent.

 

Pat Cowdell vs Salvador Sanchez just might be my favorite fight ever in that weight class.

Nelson's uppercut ranks as one of the most stunning things I learned happened AFTER the fact in my time in boxing.

 

He had NO clue what to do when Guerrero's left started landing over and over.

I was screaming at him "HAND UP!", and I was rooting for Robert.

Great fight, great crowd, really knowledgeable. Everybody next to me was calling Berto an idiot for how poor his technique was in those early rounds.

Goes to show, man. Berto had every advantage, but Guerrero is a damn good fighter, and when you make lazy or cocky mistakes against damn good fighters, you get hurt and beaten up.

 

I had Quintero winning 7 rounds clearly. It was that bad.

 

He also sells out to counter. He has a beautiful counter right hand, really, but he doesn't know how to "let it happen", as Eddie Futch would say; The key to good counterpunching is to fight a productive fight and let the other guy fall into your counters. Standing back, rooted comically to your right foot, right hand cocked? Yeah. Good luck. Guerrero stepped off to close the distance, and the whaled away. Really that basic.

Great fight to watch live, though. I had so much sweat and water from either guy on me, dry cleaning my shirt almost felt disrespectful.

 

Guerrero was stepping and leaning to the wrong side.

When Berto steadied him(And Robert started getting lazy and staying centered), it started landing consistently. Berto had several good rounds off the right-uppercut into right hook combination alone.

 

I'll give you round 7. I have a note right here on it that says "Reasonably close, Broner's best round since the first."

But, as you can see, he got worked.