Stylistically, how has Broner changed/improved since the Ponce De Leon fight?

[Dr Rumack]

Can anyone give a breakdown of his improvements?

[intoccabile]

He's more offensive now, and walks his man down.
Prior to, he tried to use his legs and counter punch.

Wouldn't call either an improvement, I'd say his confidence now is higher than ever though.

[-PBP-]

Against Ponce he fought off of his backfoot, moved and tried to counter.


Now he stands in the pocket and stalks.

[bravestone]

Better counter hooks. He used it great against Demarco and Rees in exchanges

[SOUTH-FLA]

It is hard to tell, he hasn't fought anybody as good as PDL

[Doctor_Tenma]

He can fight in the pocket, is comfortable walking fighters down. Personally I think he's more coordinated, his technique offensively has improved, the lead right hands, jab, counter left hook, he's more methodical.

[New England]

Can anyone give a breakdown of his improvements?

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[UTEP]

The last time someone used foot movement against Broner he looked like dog shyt, most people thought he lost.

Broner is still the same fighter IMO, and after Mag's uses his foot work to outbox Broner everyone will see that he hasn't improved much since the Ponce fight.

[Kagami Taiga]

The last time someone used foot movement against Broner he looked like dog shyt, most people thought he lost.

Broner is still the same fighter IMO, and after Mag's uses his foot work to outbox Broner everyone will see that he hasn't improved much since the Ponce fight.

how does a 20 year old fighter win at the world level and not improve? that doesnt even make sense. u are letting your bias cloud your sense.

[Dr Rumack]

Lee Wylie's breakdown of him for those who missed it. First the Escobedo fight:

Broner defends using the same shoulder roll defense as the likes of James Toney and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Standing side on to his opponent, Broner’s left shoulder is raised and slightly turned in so that it’s guarding his chin. His left elbow is pushed out slightly so that his forearms are protecting his lower left side, and his right glove is positioned by his chin so that his right elbow is covering his lower right side. This defense is excellent for deflecting punches using the shoulders, arms and elbows by rolling in the same direction with the punch. It’s also useful for creating angles to counter back from.

One of the best examples of Adrien Broner effectively using his shoulder roll defense came against Vicente Escobedo during his last fight.



Vicente Escobedo’s applying pressure in close. Notice as he’s trying to land a left hook to the body followed by a right hook up stairs, how Broner rolls and avoids the attack -blocking Escobedo’s left hook by jamming his right arm into the shot, and Escobedo’s right hook by using his left elbow to intercept the shot as it’s coming over the top. This defense blunts wide punches in close easily.



Escobedo is standing right in front of Broner. As he tries to land a left/right combination, Broner picks both shots off effortlessly using his elbows. Again, Escobedo’s shots are coming in wide and are easy to track.



Once more, Escobedo tries to land a left/right, and once more, Broner evades both shots by using his right elbow and lead shoulder to block and roll with the punches.

Here’s Vicente Escobedo trying to mount some offense without success and this time, being countered for his troubles.



Escobedo finds himself standing right in front of Broner with his back up against the ropes. As Escobedo pushes forward in an attempt to land a left hook to the body, Broner places his right glove on the back of Escobedo’s neck and pushes down. Using Escobedo’s neck for leverage, Broner comes back with a short left cross in close, before blocking a right hook to the body by jamming his left shoulder and elbow into the shot. In this position, Broner uses his left elbow to push Escobedo off and create room for a counter right uppercut through the center.