By Rick Reeno

Las Vegas, MGM Grand - Former three division world champion Adrien 'The Problem' Broner (29-1, 22KOs) admits that he toned down his personality, and his antics, in the weeks leading up to his Saturday night NBC televised co-feature against dangerous junior welterweight puncher John Molina (27-5, 22KOs).

Broner was often the center of controversy. He often voiced his opinion, regardless of who it offended, when a microphone was near. Many recall the 2013 press conference to announce his welterweight fight with Paulie Malignaggi - where Broner brought out Malignaggi's ex-girlfriend [or side piece as Paulie called her] and the two boxers engaged in a profanity-filled verbal battle.

But network television is a totally different animal and the NBC executives are far less tolerant of such behavior. The world will be watching as boxing returns to NBC for the first time in 30 years. Realizing the situation, Broner placed his entire focus on training and kicked his wild antics to the curb.

"With NBC I have to dim it down, dim the lights down but still be fresh, fly and flashy. You know what, you have to play how the game is being played. In the position I'm in, I have to understand it. I can't be the wild AB. I don't want to rub the wrong shoulders and miss my opportunity. I understand [what I have to do]. I'm a smart kid," Broner told BoxingScene.com.