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Why are more people calling for a Danny-Lucas rematch than a Broner-Chino rematch?
Let's go over some simple facts first.
Firstly, it's common knowledge that Lucas was massively hyped and was the favorite to win in his fight against Lucas. In fact it was literally set in stone that Lucas was going to KO Danny at least according to casual fans, but more objective fans knew otherwise. Then comes fight night and the boy gets dismantled and out boxed. Clear cut wide decision for Danny who not only managed to badly hurt Lucas but dropped him too. This is simply not a fight that screams "rematch" at all, yet I see more fans calling for it over a Broner-Maidana rematch.
Now let's look at the facts between the Maidana Broner fight and the events that occurred after the fight. This was more of an even fight among boxing pundits and fans across the board. We all saw what happened, and in the end Chino came out victorious. Of course we can talk about suspicious substances given to him in the corner and questionable roughhousing tactics but that's for another topic. Both Broner and Maidana got touched up in that fight and both were pretty torn. I believe Maidana claimed that Broner was one of the hardest punchers he's faced, and he did admit he was hurt to the body and the head a few times, including in the last round. Close but clear decision for Maidana simply due to the knockdowns, his boxing wasn't incredible or anything spectacular. Had that fight been a 14 rounder, it wouldn't shock me the outcome was much different as Broner's pace was picking up dramatically.
So what happened after the fight? Broner immediately called for a rematch. And what was the response given to him by Team Maidana? He claimed that his wife was having a baby and wouldn't be ready for a rematch anytime soon. Yet along comes Floyd and that baby was no longer cared about, because that fight was on in an instant. Basically Maidana wasn't "available" for Broner's call for a rematch but he damn near packed his bags for the US when Floyd's people gave him the call. That's a dirty move by him.
Do you agree that Broner vs Maidana is more credible for a rematch than Danny vs Lucas, a rather one sided boxing affair to which we already know the outcome to?
Firstly, it's common knowledge that Lucas was massively hyped and was the favorite to win in his fight against Lucas. In fact it was literally set in stone that Lucas was going to KO Danny at least according to casual fans, but more objective fans knew otherwise. Then comes fight night and the boy gets dismantled and out boxed. Clear cut wide decision for Danny who not only managed to badly hurt Lucas but dropped him too. This is simply not a fight that screams "rematch" at all, yet I see more fans calling for it over a Broner-Maidana rematch.
Now let's look at the facts between the Maidana Broner fight and the events that occurred after the fight. This was more of an even fight among boxing pundits and fans across the board. We all saw what happened, and in the end Chino came out victorious. Of course we can talk about suspicious substances given to him in the corner and questionable roughhousing tactics but that's for another topic. Both Broner and Maidana got touched up in that fight and both were pretty torn. I believe Maidana claimed that Broner was one of the hardest punchers he's faced, and he did admit he was hurt to the body and the head a few times, including in the last round. Close but clear decision for Maidana simply due to the knockdowns, his boxing wasn't incredible or anything spectacular. Had that fight been a 14 rounder, it wouldn't shock me the outcome was much different as Broner's pace was picking up dramatically.
So what happened after the fight? Broner immediately called for a rematch. And what was the response given to him by Team Maidana? He claimed that his wife was having a baby and wouldn't be ready for a rematch anytime soon. Yet along comes Floyd and that baby was no longer cared about, because that fight was on in an instant. Basically Maidana wasn't "available" for Broner's call for a rematch but he damn near packed his bags for the US when Floyd's people gave him the call. That's a dirty move by him.
Do you agree that Broner vs Maidana is more credible for a rematch than Danny vs Lucas, a rather one sided boxing affair to which we already know the outcome to?
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