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Is this Escobedo guy that Broner is fighting next week any good?
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Escobedo is good, I don't think he will win but I certainly think The Problem will have a lot of problem solving to do.
If people think Broner is going to plough through Escobedo then they're in for a rude awakening IMO
He fought a prime Robert Guerrero who I do rate very highly and he gave Guerrero a tough time. He arguably beat a prime Katsidis who went on a bit of a tear with a few shock wins so he is no mug.
I think we are about to see just how good Broner really is.
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Originally posted by PBP View PostLOL...People really hate this guy. With Floyd they joke about him ducking, hand picking opponents, etc.; but with Broner they really really hate him. I've never seen a fighter where so many people wish that he suffers a brutal KO.
This is going to be a fun few years:
I love fighters who get under peoples skin. Especially the people that hate all day and get mad that he's famous and or becoming popular. The best part about it all, they don't even see the irony of it. It's why Floyd always says thank you to the haters. They keep him relevant. It's when people stop talking about is when you know your not any good or relevant.
By the looks of it Broner is on his way to making a lot of money.
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It will be incredibly impressive to me if Broner blows him away....it's one of those things where if Broner is just "pretty good", it will be a good fight because their style match up well IMO. But if Broner is really special, has that level of speed, etc we will find out in this fight. They can step up Broner after this one if he destroys.....
Escobedo is a good pro, he can do a bit of everything....when he was first getting started he reminded me of a (super) poor man's Oscar ....please don't flame me for that comparison...all I mean in this case is that he fights more in an 'American' style which will match up well with Broner to make it a good fight IMO. He has decent length as well. I'll get this out of the way: his footspeed isn't good, hand speed decent.....but he can box, come forward, throws in combination, fight on the inside, changes levels,etc.....obviously speed and accuracy of Broner will be "the problem" in this one
I think he would be better served to let Broner come forward on him and hold a high guard until he's all the way on the inside where speed can be negated and countering opportunities go down.
Broner looks VERY strong physically on the inside, his balance is excellent, always ready to punch and he see's everything.....Escobedo might even find it hard to get a free hand loose to punch. so probably is gonna find himself being ****ed in this fight because from the outside, Escobedo sometimes reaches a little too far and leaves his punches hanging out too long and doesn't bring them back to his head faster than Broner will hit him
the good thing for Escobedo is that he can fight in different ways, if something isn't working he has other tools to fall back on. Unfortunately though, he's come up short in his biggest fights, but this is his comeback trail so it's a great time for this matchup.Last edited by LA_2_Vegas; 07-15-2012, 07:40 PM.
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Escobedo should be more of a challenge than some of these pushovers that Broner has beaten in the past. That pedestal mentality though...I hate it, the fashion talk....save it for the funny magazines man, this is boxing...not a drag show.
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Quit with Broner is racist **** !!!! Broner was talking **** about Rios not all Mexicans. Going into the Eloy fight Rios was openly talking **** about Broner and how he wanted Eloy to knock Broner out, so Adrien responded.
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Originally posted by dan_cov View PostEscobedo is good, I don't think he will win but I certainly think The Problem will have a lot of problem solving to do.
If people think Broner is going to plough through Escobedo then they're in for a rude awakening IMO
He fought a prime Robert Guerrero who I do rate very highly and he gave Guerrero a tough time. He arguably beat a prime Katsidis who went on a bit of a tear with a few shock wins so he is no mug.
I think we are about to see just how good Broner really is.
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Originally posted by WESS View PostNo point, TS is actually the racist one.... Just an alt that will end up being banned.
Broner went on a racially motivated rant on his twitter against Mexicans, not me.
And lol @ Broner getting racist tweets as if that justifies his unstable hatred for Mexicans.
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