Adrien Broner on The Eloy Perez Fight: 'It Will End Early'
Dec 10, 2011 • 4:04 AM ET
by David P. Greisman
Adrien Broner, who was in Washington, D.C., at the Amir Khan-Lamont Peterson weigh-in, spoke briefly to reporters about his Feb. 25 fight with Eloy Perez.
As reported by BoxingScene’s Ryan Maquiñana, Broner-Perez will take place in St. Louis on the undercard to Devon Alexander vs. Marcos Maidana.
Q: What do you think of the fight with Perez?
Broner: “I’m going to have fun.”
Q: What can you show against him?
Broner: “The styles. He tries to be somebody that I think that he’s not. At the end of the day, he’s a Mexican.”
Q: What do you mean?
Broner: “Come on, man. I’m from Cincinnati, man. I’m flashy, man. It gets no better than this.”
Q: What’s your prediction for the fight?
Broner: “Don’t go and get no popcorn.”
Q: How soon is this fight going to end?
Broner: “I can’t give you a round, but it can end early. It will end early.”
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