People saying Broner lost because he didn't take boxing seriously

just another average fighter who doesn't have any advantages over guys his natural size for him to be a beast he would have to stick around the new born baby weight classes bully fighters 1/3 of his size

He lost because he had no game plan. He thought being Adrien Broner was enough to get the W

Anyone else disagree with this excuse? Broner said it himself that people THINK he is not training or doesn't work hard in the gym, but the truth is that, he works his ass off. He was in some military camp for months putting in a full training camp and he was even quoted saying that he's one of the hardest workers in the game. He knew exactly what was at stake for this fight. The win over Maidana would launch his stardom so he trained his ass off. Watch all of this training videos. He took this seriously. I don't buy the bull**** that he didn't take the fight or boxing seriously. He got his ass beat plain and simple, and a hypejob was exposed. This is a Bull shyt lie only an excuse if he didn't train hard he would have never recovered from those knock downs . Secondly he wouldn't be trying to walk Madiana down in round 12 he would have nothing in the tank

He just got whooped that's all

Working hard doesn't guarantee success. I don't think he's that stupid to actually think it was "easy work". People saying Maidana's aggression caught him by surprise ?? What were you expecting a chess match they even said in all access they were going to start out strong while he was cold.

they jumped him though!

Read your post than your sig:pat::bounce: Lol I get what you are saying. Him not being mentally prepared is not an excuse for him. In life you either deliver or you don't. From my observation of the fight he either wasn't mentally prepared or his corner is terrible. NO decent fighter should get hit by the same punch all night. And Maidana is a known banger why would you try to stand and trade with him or walk him down?

I suppose I have to partly buy into the excuse because I felt it was a major factor before the fight. I can still see his bloated face from the pics at the first presser, looked like hed been up for 48hrs, hangover setting in. Some of us here have had that same look, but we're not training to fight freight trains like Maidana. And I had just gone to the lopez-maidana fight and was taken aback at how hard marcos hit in person. but uhh.. after seeing the fight play out, it's hard to argue he wasn't in pretty good shape. Maybe not his optimal shape for WW, but still cool enough to participate and survive in that kind of war. He just had his card pulled that night, whatever it was..style, lack of focus, not being in shape, not having the skill, etc, etc. It all came out and now he has to re-evaluate. He prob won't be able to go out in public for a minute..so after he heals, hopefully or him the gym becomes his refuge

His mouth said one thing but you can tell he wasn't living the right way....dude went on tour and got fat....still doesn't take away from Chino's victory imo...a win is a win....dudes in their 20's and early 30's are not allowed to scream out no kind of excuses....this is a young man's sport, so no excuses allowed!! Why can't dudes just call a spade a spade and display a little integrity...it's not that difficult!!

no way was broner training his best, all those rap videos the touring amongst other things, broner just wasn't ready for the top level period

It could've gone that way, sure. I think if AB would've had his defense tighter and expected a charging Maidana, it may have turned out differently. Maidana caught AB by surprise and AB couldn't re-group himself fast enough to turn things around. The rematch will be interesting, and no doubt Maidana will be heavily favored to win. Come on man! You think they didnt expect Maidana to charge like a bull? Everyone has been saying just that for months. "Maidana is taylor made for Broner, he charges at you straight ahead", and that's exaclty what he did. I'm surprised Broner took the abuse he took, that kind of punishment is known to change a man so we'll see if Maidana ruined him the next time he fights a hard puncher. At the same time, I'm even more surprised by how Maidana could keep up that insane rate of fire for 12 rounds. Both fighters were in fantastic shape no doubt.

Boxing is about skills and tactics among other things but at the end of the day the sweet science is also about two guys wanting to beat the crap out of each other. Maidana did exactly what everyone in the boxing world knew he would do. He just did it with an intesity and balls that overpowered Broner's skill and speed. At times Broners barked like a little terrier an landed a flurry of punches, but Maidana would just take them and keep coming after him non stop, throwing almost 1000 punches and landing almost twice as much as Broner.

He was clearly in terrific shape, he took the fight seriously

I've actually have more respect for Broner now, than I did before the Maidana fight. But I look at it slightly different than you did. Because imo Maidana damn near punched himself out in the 2nd round. If he did not hurt Broner early and gone for it, I'm certain he would have stopped Broner later when he hurt him. I think Broner's lucky Maidan hurt him early like he did and damn near blew his load. I gotta agree with Maidana wearing himself out. I think he did to an extent, he's never had great stamina but I'm sure his punches would have more of an affect through more rounds had he not gone for broke on Broners face early.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bushbaby I've actually have more respect for Broner now, than I did before the Maidana fight. But I look at it slightly different than you did. Because imo Maidana damn near punched himself out in the 2nd round. If he did not hurt Broner early and gone for it, I'm certain he would have stopped Broner later when he hurt him. I think Broner's lucky Maidan hurt him early like he did and damn near blew his load. It could've gone that way, sure. I think if AB would've had his defense tighter and expected a charging Maidana, it may have turned out differently. Maidana caught AB by surprise and AB couldn't re-group himself fast enough to turn things around. The rematch will be interesting, and no doubt Maidana will be heavily favored to win. look rematch. For what? dude was blown out. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Quote: Originally Posted by Bushbaby The problem with Broner is that he had absolutely no business in the ring with a man like Maidana, owning 3 world titles and labelled as the next ppv star. He believed the hype, (a lot of people did actually), but not I. I knew Maidana would pound some sense into him/them and he did. Broner is nothing more than a contender in reality. I have to disagree on AB having no business being in there with Chino. AB was not KTFO during the first half of the fight. And when he was KD, he got back up on shaky legs and continued on. He didn't take a dive nor did he quit on his stool. In fact, he started to rally back from the 3rd round on and probably had Maidana wondering what kept him up after those big shots landed. What got Broner in trouble was Maidana's will to keep the momentum going when he had Broner hurt early. He didn't let up. He attacked Broner and simply overwhelmed him with a barrage of, not only punches, but a combination of punches which kept AB hurt, guessing, and befuddled. Maidana capitalized big on a brief opening in AB's defense and kept chopping away and earned AB's and everyone's respect. That was a huge learning lesson for AB. he can't be counted out yet. If a rematch is made, AB will have to prove it wasn't a fluke and that Maidana simply had a great night. Time will tell. lol, no, he didn't. He landed shots here and there, one at a time. And every time he did, Marcos came back with at least 2 right away. That is not mounting a comeback. That's hoping to land a killer punch. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

his training is so serious and hardcore, he cracks jokes during sparring while getting lit up by amateurs. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Better for Maidana then. He whipped a tip top shape and well trained fighter. Lol

I didn't see astamina issues for broner so he did put in hard work Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Nah, it was the same guy I've seen get hit countless times at Super Feather and Lightweight. Different story getting pummelled by a Welterweight who can move and punch. He thought (as did I, admittedly) Maidana was just going to stand in front of him and he could tie him up and pick his shots. He wasn't ready for the storm that hit him in the first 3 rounds.