Why is Adrian Broner fighting Rees???

[studentofthegam]

Yeah, of course.

You aren't restricted to only fight at European or Domestic level. It's not a level you must go through to advance in the sport. It's solely a choice.

A fighter like Ryan Rhodes for example was fighting at World level in WBC Eliminators and against Alvarez then a year later decided to fight at European level against Rabchenko, who is another European level fighter (at the moment).

Here in the UK, most fighters are brought through the systems of firstly fighting at Domestic level, winning the "British Title", then moving up to European level, winning the "European Title" then taking a stab at World level.

James Degale for example is currently the European Champion at 168 and is fighting European level fighters. At any given time he could move to "World level" just as easily as he could move back down to Domestic level (If he wanted. Of course, he won't)

It's usually merely a stepping stone, depending on how good you are.

Someone like Matthew Hatton, for example, is an out and out European level fighter. Nothing more, nothing less. So he fights at that level and has done almost his entire career

I get what you're saying but Matt Hatt has fought here too. All their stats transfer. If it was a true subjective level then he would be 0-1.

[IronDanHamza]

I get what you're saying but Matt Hatt has fought here too. All their stats transfer. If it was a true subjective level then he would be 0-1.

Yeah, he's fought above European level (Once?) but he is the epitome of a European level fighter.

Just like Darren Barker (So far) is a European level fighter. Despite having the 1 fight above Euro level. He's actually more of a domestic level fighter. He's only had one fight above that level (Against Spada, for the European title) and he looked terrible.

And that's what people are saying about Rees. He's mostly fought at European level in his career. Although, he's had his stints and World level and he's in the Top 10 right now at LW so perhaps that's a tad harsh.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Because it's another smaller fighter that this alleged P4P beast can beat up on for close to a million dollars and get his hair combed by his by his pops in style on HBO.

Didnt he just beat the dog shyt out of Antonio DeMarco?

[Deevel916]

the better question is who should he be fighting instead. and i mean fights that can happen rite now??? out of the fights that can happen, rees is the best and thats why hes fighting him

Move to 140 where there's a plethora of competition for Broner.

[happyman]

Rees is 5'3" that's probably why

huge letdown i thought this kid would fight anybody? abril, gamboa, vazquez all waiting.

[Bigg Rigg]

140 would be even more stcked if u was to add Broners name into the mix.

[S. Saddler 1310]

To qualify all you have to do is fight another European level fighter.

another European level fighter who also hasn't yet graduated to the world level.

or else something like Calzaghe-Kessler would have been a Euro level fight, which we know it wasn't.

[IronDanHamza]

another European level fighter who also hasn't yet graduated to the world level.

or else something like Calzaghe-Kessler would have been a Euro level fight, which we know it wasn't.

No, that was a world level fight. They were fighting for a World Title.