By Keith Idec

Adrian Granados doesn’t think he put forth his best performance against Adrien Broner.

The gritty Granados still believes he did enough to win their 10-round welterweight fight February 18, but knew he wouldn’t get the decision once they went to the scorecards in Broner’s hometown of Cincinnati. Broner beat Granados by split decision that night at Xavier University’s Cintas Center, which left Granados with the third split-decision defeat on his record.

The 28-year-old Granados (18-5-2, 12 KOs) has lost only by split decision or majority decision during his nine-year pro career. His loss to Broner (33-3, 24 KOs) has motivated Granados even more than usual to leave little doubt about the outcome of his fight against former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter on November 4 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn (Showtime).

“I’ve always gotten the short end of the stick,” Granados told BoxingScene.com. “I feel like I’m the stepchild of boxing. It’s been a very frustrating career because I know I’m just as good as any of these fighters, but I just keep getting the short end of the stick. Until now, I haven’t had the promoter and the management to back me up. I’m catching up and God-willing, I’ll be able to pull out this victory and be able to stamp my name in boxing.”

Granados, of Cicero, Illinois, has grown to hate how he feels before scores are announced following his fights. He intends to prevent that anxiety when he opposes Porter (27-2-1, 17 KOs) next month.

“I’m gonna turn it up in the gym so I can make it a dominant performance, where it doesn’t come to [a close decision],” Granados said. “I’m tired of that nervousness and that feeling and that doubt. Usually it’s just doubt. When the fight’s over and I know I won and I know it was close, I’m like, ‘I know I’m not getting this.’ I want that feeling after the fight where I know that there’s no questions, there’s no controversy, that I know I won the fight clearly.”

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing