Roach: Adrien Broner is a Nice Guy, He's No Bullsh*t

By Radio Rahim

Last week, the headlines were flying when Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach posted a surprising photo to social media. In the photo, Roach was standing side by side with four division world Adrien "The Problem" Broner.

Rumors began to circulate that Roach and Broner would soon begin a working relationship.

Those rumors were quickly shot down by Broner's current trainer and father-figure, Mike Stafford.

Roach spoke to BoxingScene.com and says Broner is an old friend who came to visit him at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California.

Broner, because of his antics inside and outside the ring, is widely viewed as a very controversial character.

Roach, however, has a completely different take. He says the Broner he knows personally is not the same guy who often raises eyebrows with his wild behavior.

"Adrien Broner when I met him it was his third pro fight and he's a real nice guy. He's really polite and nice to me. One of my fighters was having trouble making weight, so I took him over to the sauna and he came with us. Adrien said 'Freddie, how long is he going to be in there?' And I said 'about a half hour, he needs to lose at least two pounds.' And then he said 'well, I'm going to go in there with him," Roach told BoxingScene.com.

"So I said, 'are you fighting?' And he said 'yes.' I said 'are you overweight?' And he said 'no, I just don't think he should be in there by himself.' I said 'wow, he is a real nice guy.' He went in there and stayed with my fighter for 20, 25 minutes and kept him company in there."

"I know a lot has changed since then, but to me he's still that same person. He's very polite, very cordial. He's a nice guy around me, he's no bullsh*t.'