Comments Thread For: Adrien Broner Withdraws From Omar Figueroa Clash, Citing Mental Health; Rest Of Showtime Card To Move Forward

[Smash]

forget about the p4p list, we need a top 10 medically certified crazy list, or just a plain top 10 crybaby list, it would fill up fast

[Tatabanya]

[davef]

hes got that 9 figure fight with floyd lined up & after that the 8 figure one with maidana, he will be fine

This is why hes pulled out of the fight imo hes had his head turned by exhibition offers for more money and less hard work

Expect his next fight to be just that sometime early next year

[P to the J]

Broner was never legitimately a candidate for P4P. His resume is trash and his belt wins were just his side having money to pay no hopers with belts. Dude was all smoke and mirrors and whereas that’s the point where a promoter builds a champion and his confidence, broner saw that as his entire career. That’s the warmup for most fighters, broner ended the warm up and said “I’m ready for the hof” much like a lot of folks here, real boxing heads get into who you beat, how, and what condition where they in. Same reason Canelo fans can’t understand why we don’t think he’s the greatest or fury fans or Danny Garcia too. Nice occasional wins, 90% trash resumes. Example: Canelo beat Mosley, yeah, but by then Mosley was a three round fighter. That’s where so many future arguments will die in this sport with this generation. Broner just can’t get right.

I think he’s just joking, man. Look at his signature

[rckdees]

It’s sad this guy’s got some serious issues

[P to the J]

No idea whether this is true or not, but really, we need to start looking at vocational endeavours that require people, especially young men, to craft fake, brash personalities in order to succeed.

Seen it in the world of corporate sales and business, and see it in boxing: young man can’t keep up with the ever-increasing demands to play the hard man/ go-getter who takes any knock back, and it results in ****ed-up psychology, and in some cases, suicide.

Yes, this guy’s a tool, but no-one ever considered his characteristics as supporting evidence for ****ed up psychology?

[paulf]

I empathize with Broner, but pulling out with the fight just a week away is ****ed. It's been clear since the beginning of the promotion he was in a bad headspace and didn't want to be there. There was no way he was making 140.

Going to give kudos to PBC here - Omar is the opponent, but it sounds like they were worried Broner might pull this and got an opponent ready as a backup plan.

You don't see that a lot from any promoter, including PBC. Please don't bother replying with usual pro-this promoter, anti-that promoter politics bull****... just mentioning its cool to see a promoter doing the right thing for once.

[War Room]

Wait =---> whut? There has to be a another reason other than mental health.

[4truth]

Time to hang up the gloves Broner. There’s nothing left in the boxing game for this guy. He’ll never be forgotten. That’s for damn sure.

And do what?

[JimmyD729]

Ahhhh mental health. The new “go-to” when things aren’t going your way. Victimhood or faux victimhood is like currency in current society