Adrien Broner has not scored a win since 2017, but his confidence still remains in championship form.

The 30-year-old Broner (33-4-1, 24 KOs), a four-division crown holder who last fought as a welterweight in a one-sided loss to Manny Pacquiao over a year ago, is adamant that he can drop back down to 135 and defeat one of the fastest rising stars in the sport in Devin Haney (24-0, 15 KOs).

“Yeah, tell [Haney promoter and Matchroom Boxing head] Eddie Hearn to put up the money,” said Broner. “They have all that money. Tell him to put the money up. I’ll make the weight — easy — and I’ll stop him.”

For Broner to make 135 pounds could be a tall task considering he hasn’t fought at that weight since 2013. The Cincinnati-based slugger also has a history of snafus in missing weight. Broner also balloons in between fights and would likely need a strenuous camp to cut weight.

The 21 year old Haney is out until the summer with a shoulder injury. Hearn has previously said Haney is not long for 135, so a fight at 140 could perhaps be more feasible should it ever happen.

Broner and Haney have been taking shots at each other in recent weeks, and the most fitting way for a verbal war of words to be settled would be to meet in the ring.

“He’s the one trolling. I’m the man. He’s trying to be like me. C’mon man,” said Broner. “He better quit playing before I catch a case. For real.”

Broner was arrested on Feb. 21 on one count of misdemeanor trespassing at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas shortly before the rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury took place. On March 13, Broner was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and was held overnight in a Miami-Dade County jail.

“I have everything to lose and nothing to gain. If I beat him, they’ll be like, ‘man, you were supposed to do that. You have more experience. You were bigger and stronger,” said Broner.

“I don’t need money. These other boxers are needing money. I’m doing good. I love boxing … I’m going to come back better than before and it’s going to make me a bigger star. I haven’t fought in a year, and I’m still one of the biggest boxers in the sport.”

Manouk Akopyan is a sports journalist and member of the Boxing Writers Assn. of America since 2011. He has written for the likes of the LA Times, Guardian, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Men’s Health and NFL.com and currently does TV commentary for combat sports programming that airs on Fox Sports and hosts his own radio show in Los Angeles. He can be reached on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube at @ManoukAkopyan or via email at manouk[dot]akopyan[at]gmail.com.