Who does Broner have to fight to legitimize himself?

[Rome-By-Ko]

I'd love to see Broner-Khan.......I think Khan has a style that takes Broner out of his comfort zone. He'd have to change something drastically regarding his style to beat Khan imo.

Or just crack Khans chin..Which is not a unrealistic possibility..

[The Big Dunn]

What are you hinting at?

Also, either Broner is 23 and unpolished...or he's 23 and accomplished a lot. Its one or the other...not which is convenient for discussion.

Not at hinting at anything. I'm stating quite clearly that posters judge what Broner has done by who they believe he is. Thats never a good thing.

Very few fighters would be criticized for going from 135 to 147 and winning the fight.

[The Big Dunn]

DeMarco and Burns,your right..Rios would be expected(as was Broner)to beat Paulie..

rios wouldn't get criticized before the fight for taking the fight.

Broner didn't impress against Paulie and if posters are on him for that I understand.

But to criticize the move or the win just because of who Broner is isn't right.

[Rome-By-Ko]

rios wouldn't get criticized before the fight for taking the fight.

Broner didn't impress against Paulie and if posters are on him for that I understand.

But to criticize the move or the win just because of who Broner is isn't right.

Well there is an old saying,who much is giving,much is expected..I believe Paulie was a step in the wrong direction and sent the wrong message out..Esp after a fight with Rees..It was not the best opponent,I'm happy people gave him an ear full tbh..It's a big reason we might get him in the ring with a Maidana now..

[The Big Dunn]

Well there is an old saying,who much is giving,much is expected..I believe Paulie was a step in the wrong direction and sent the wrong message out..Esp after a fight with Rees..It was not the best opponent,I'm happy people gave him an ear full tbh..It's a big reason we might get him in the ring with a Maidana now..

How is going from 135 to 147 a step in the wrong direction? WHen has this ever been wrong?

ITs a young fighter taking on a less than peak veteran. This is how fighters have built there careers since the beginning, yet now its suddenly problematic?

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Andre Ward

[Fetta]

Nobody! Hes the next Mayweather, in terms of hatred, so whomever he fights it will get hated on and labeled cherry pick. There will always be some other fighter he "ducked"

[Sandor Clegane]

He's legit.

People are ******.

Wins over Ponce (disputed), DeMarco, and Paulie aren't legit tests?

What it boils down to is personal dislike and haters not giving him credit.

[Bushidō]

Mayweather Sr just came out and said Adrien's only been fighting stiffs. Several people, myself included, believe Broner has been carefully guided to 3 world titles in 3 weight classes by taking the path of least resistance. Picking on the undersized, overachieving WW Malignaggi for his WW splash didn't prove he is among the best. It only raised several more doubts by how much he struggled. Golden Boy is looking to chalk up another small WW who is a bit limited & overrated, but atleast packs a real punch. Some will say this fight will legitimize Broner. Still even a victory here will be against a guy who was floored several times by Ortiz, badly hurt by Josesito Lopez, & almost stopped in the first round by Amir Khan. Broner will need a better conquest to really earn his stripes. Who does Broner have to fight to earn respect? I for one say Lucas Matthysse, Kieth Thurman, & even Robert Guerrero after the little confrontation they had.

Legitimize himself to who? The Boxing critics or the Fans? Most people recognize him as a very talented fighter but there's also a boat load of people that want to see him fail (probably due to his "flashy" personality). So the people that hate him will always say he's not legitimate

When he beats Maidana then people will say Maidana is overrated and already lost before. That's the boxing game. Fans have these opinions about fighters and they bash them for their whole career. Look at Mayweather...he's undefeated and still gets **** from fans.

[John Barron]

i agree with al for the most part.