I'm not overly impressed with Broner

[savorduhflavor]

He really is an absolutely massive 130lber.

[Cazadores]

This will be put to the test, Cazadores. We will see.

Might take a while.

He really is an absolutely massive 130lber.

Says 5'7 on boxrec. Thats not that huge. Could be wrong though.

[BigZigga]

Broner-Gamboa is a pick 'em fight imo. I'm leaning towards Broner, but that is a great matchup.

[MurkaMan]

Future P4P king? I really don't think so.

All I see is what appears to be Andre Berto badly impersonating Floyd.

I don't see the star quality is this kid, all I see is a fully pledged welterweight that has feasted on nothing but midgets and a glass chinned Litzau.

Legs are VERY far apart, footwork isn't very good but does have good upper body movement, not a very good jab, lunges in almost like hes trying to bellyflop his opponent, open all night long for the left hook.

A big guy in a small, very weak division if you ask me.

Lmao this guy is seriously like 5ft8½ & rehydrates to 155

Honestly look at this, cardigan & a tad closer to the camera or not this guy fcukin dwarfs Alexander & Maidana!

HAHAHAHA!!!! He said, Andre Berto trying to imitate Floyd, Im glad u made this thread...does he really come in at 155?, Gotdayumn that fathead boy is a bully

[Light_Speed]

Future P4P king? I really don't think so.

All I see is what appears to be Andre Berto badly impersonating Floyd.

I don't see the star quality is this kid, all I see is a fully pledged welterweight that has feasted on nothing but midgets and a glass chinned Litzau.

Legs are VERY far apart, footwork isn't very good but does have good upper body movement, not a very good jab, lunges in almost like hes trying to bellyflop his opponent, open all night long for the left hook.

He's a good fighter but nothing special. I actually think his in-and-out foot movement is pretty good but his upper body is stiff, especially on the inside. His biggest problem is he doesn't seem to have a gameplan going in, he just stalks his opponents, moves in straight lines and throws jabs while waiting for an opening. He will struggle mightily against counterpunchers with good lateral movement.

[MurkaMan]

I don't hate him, I am just struggling to see what majority of others see in him.
He is young and I wish him well hes just a fighter that don't jump out to me personally and say ''I'm something special''

His opposition has ******, no idea how he makes weight but he does.

He looks to me like a guy trying to be something he isn't.
IMO hes a very top heavy guy with a majorly wide stance that over-thinks everything and it just looks so unnatural. You can see him thinking, he isn't fluid, everything is forced with him.

You can literally see him stop & think and you know what he is thinking.
I honestly watched him vs Eloy Perez and I could almost predict his every move.

GREAT comment man, u are PHENOMENALLY perceptive bro...When I see him fight, he tries to move in this fast reflexive way, like Floyd..But Floyd does it natural, Broner asically copied it, and tries to do it sharper and faster than Floyd, but its like he's not doing it instinctively, he's just so comfortable fighting these little babies, that he can PRETEND that its intinctive, and it wasnt like that when he fought ponce

[IronDanHamza]

I think Broner has good potential but like others have said I'm not sold on him yet.

[Fish_Scotland]

Future P4P king? Lol, that remains to be seen. That being said, Broner is talented. I'm no big fan of him, but he IS talented. And, in terms of his size, he seems to be able to make 130 rather easily. I just think he's pretty tall and long for that weight, that's all. Sort of how Paul Williams was.

When I first saw him against PDL, I thought he had potential but he needed work. But, since then he's looked impressive, I don't think that can be denied. And, Litzau and especially Eloy Perez are no slouches at all. And, he's ready to fight Escobedo, who he himself is a big JLW who used to be a LW. Escobedo is pretty solid as well. Not to mention, the kid is only 22 years old, he still has time to get better.

And, in terms of his footwork, I respectfully disagree about him having "bad" footwork. Eloy Perez said the same thing, and he found out the opposite. Just because you have a wide stance doesn't mean you have bad footwork, it's just your individual style. Roy Jones had a wide stance, Mayweather uses a very wide stance very often. So, that really means little to nothing.

I also disagree about him having a bad jab, I actually think he has a very good jab. He completely dominated Perez with it, who is in his own right a very slick good boxer. I have to say, I think your being way too hard on the kid, and just because he has a few a.sshole fans doesn't mean you have to tear the guy down.

I'm just excited we have a new, young, prospect with a lot of potential introduced to the sport. The kid has tremendous speed and power, his defense has improved tremendously since the PDL fight, he has great reflexes, and he hasn't even come close to reaching his peak yet at only being at the very young age of 22.

That's just my two cents.

Completely agree with your 2 cents!

Boxing fans are far too quick to shoot prospects down. Broners public persona is going to invite that of course but I agree with your breakdown at this stage of his career. You can pick away at certain aspects of Broners style but it's far too early to be doing that in a overly critical manner, the dude is young, has skills and is learning his trade. Time will tell with what he becomes but in my eyes he does look a very good prospect that is very watchable.

[7_rocket]

So if you're not overly impressed by him, who do you think is the next "p4P"

[Bushbaby]

He's decent. Has good speed, good power, but I want to see him in there with someone like Rios. I think PDL beat him. That was a rather shameful outing for him considering. Since then he's looked aiight. But he doesn't have a marquee win to be "sold" on him atm.