Comments Thread For: Adrien Broner Comes in at 143, Escobedo Fight is Off

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Mike Coppinger @MikeCoppinger
FWIW, Adrien Broner says the fight is on. #Boxing
Retweeted by Steve Kim

Yeah but Escobedo says the fight is off lol

"In a text to The Sacramento Bee this morning, Escobedo confirmed that the fight, which was to be televised by on HBO's "Boxing After Dark," was cancelled.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/21/4647192/escobedo-fight-for-wbo-championship.html#storylink=cpy"

[Kagami Taiga]

Why would anybody pay to see him when there's no guarantee he'll make the weight and the fight will happen.

ehhh, this wont stop ppl from watching him. he just needs to make sure it doesnt happen again.

[Cazadores]

Yeah but Escobedo says the fight is off lol

"In a text to The Sacramento Bee this morning, Escobedo confirmed that the fight, which was to be televised by on HBO's "Boxing After Dark," was cancelled.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/21/4647192/escobedo-fight-for-wbo-championship.html#storylink=cpy"

Keyword there. This morning. They have been negotiating for hours. This tweet is a few minutes old.

[spoonwars]

Why would anybody pay to see him when there's no guarantee he'll make the weight and the fight will happen.

No doubt. But like I said, if it did happen, he'd already beat the right opposition. And I should've added that there should be no more issues making weight. One time to help pave the way was what I meant.

[big_james10]

I think Broner is about to discover that he is not nearly as big of a star as HE thinks he is. If he moves up to lightweight, he will have to fight some good quality opposition to win a championship, unlike the soup cans he has been fighting thus far in his career. Those quality fighters at 135 are going to give him a serious reality check. Two years from now, Adrien Broner will be an exposed has-been hoping to get a main event fight on Friday Night Fights.

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Ernest Gabion @eaner0919
Haymon went to team Escobedo and apologized for his fighters lack of respect. Team Escobedo said that it's not the money its the

Ernest Gabion @eaner0919
At which they want this fight to happen. They felt they weren't being treated fairly so fight is off officially

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Ernest Gabion @eaner0919
Haymon went to team Escobedo and apologized for his fighters lack of respect. Team Escobedo said that it's not the money its the fairness



Ernest Gabion @eaner0919
At which they want this fight to happen. They felt they weren't being treated fairly so fight is off officially

[Kagami Taiga]

I think Broner is about to discover that he is not nearly as big of a star as HE thinks he is. If he moves up to lightweight, he will have to fight some good quality opposition to win a championship, unlike the soup cans he has been fighting thus far in his career. Those quality fighters at 135 are going to give him a serious reality check. Two years from now, Adrien Broner will be an exposed has-been hoping to get a main event fight on Friday Night Fights.

antonio demarco is the number one ranked lightweight and hes the definition of a mediocre fighter. his claim to fame is beating Jorge Linares' defenseless ass. yea...i wouldnt worry about broners chances at lightweight. the only fighters i think gives him much trouble is miguel vasquez and richard abril

[spoonwars]

I think Broner is about to discover that he is not nearly as big of a star as HE thinks he is. If he moves up to lightweight, he will have to fight some good quality opposition to win a championship, unlike the soup cans he has been fighting thus far in his career. Those quality fighters at 135 are going to give him a serious reality check. Two years from now, Adrien Broner will be an exposed has-been hoping to get a main event fight on Friday Night Fights.

There's still decent names with average to above average skill at 135, but what are the chances of Broner facing them? The bigger names with skill recently left the division for the bigger fish at 140 and 147. I hope this is not what Broner meant when he said it was finally time for him to move up in weight.

[Kagami Taiga]

Ernest Gabion @eaner0919
Haymon went to team Escobedo and apologized for his fighters lack of respect. Team Escobedo said that it's not the money its the fairness



Ernest Gabion @eaner0919
At which they want this fight to happen. They felt they weren't being treated fairly so fight is off officially

well if haymon couldnt do it, then the fight isnt happening.