After the Dust Settles: Maidana vs Broner - Closer Fight On The Second Viewing?

[Basco]

9-3 at best in my book. Pretty clear in my eyes.

[RlCKY]

It only takes one viewing to see AB got 3-4 rounds max. Maidana didn't dominate ALL of the rounds he won, but he won them nonetheless.

[Bushbaby]

The fight closer than most assume. Broner won more than 2 rounds.

[ChiTown2Diego]

Marcos put a beating on AB and the only reason it didn't get worse is that Chino has shyt stamina. I've said this before about Chino. It would serve him well to improve in that department

[F!x]

Rewatching right now for the third time, it's paused at the round 8 knockdown. There is a legitimate case to be made that since the round 2 knockdown, Broner recovered very well and has made this a close fight.

How I got it so far..

R1: Maidana 10-9
R2: Maidana (with knockdown) 10-8
R3: Maidana (in a swing round) 10-9
R4: Broner 10-9
R5: Broner 10-9
R6: Broner 10-9
R7: Draw 10-10
R8: Maidana 10-8

[kardsufur]

you're right on SECOND viewing it seemed much closer...but then on 3rd viewing Maidana seemed even more dominant

[John Barron]

broner nicked the 6th, 7th and 12th on my first and second viewing. the middle rounds seemed closer because maidana's punch output dropped. 2 clear knockdowns, staggered 3 or 4 times over the course of the fight, outboxed in patches and outhustled every round. fight was a thorough ass beating from start to finish and a clear loss for adrien.

[F!x]

you're right on SECOND viewing it seemed much closer...but then on 3rd viewing Maidana seemed even more dominant

I think it was the initial shock of how Maidana dominated the first round clearly (that round could have even been scored 10-8 to Maidana because he was so dominant). And then the knockdown very early in round 2. It made it seem as if Maidana was in a different league to Broner and would easily dominate him for the rest of the fight - it "framed" the fight in a certain way from that point. But after that point Broner started boxing well and Maidana never returned to his previous level of "dominance" that he showed in the first two rounds.

[r.burgundy]

i watched it twice and no.broner won 3 rnds max.it was competitive,but was it close,no way

[F!x]

After third viewing here are the scores. The round I previously scored to Broner (Round 7) I instead scored the round a draw this time. There were some close rounds though - in some cases Broner's inactivity and lulls cost him rounds.

R1: Maidana 10-9
R2: Maidana 10-8 (with knockdown)
R3: Maidana 10-9
R4: Broner 10-9
R5: Broner 10-9
R6: Broner 10-9
R7: Draw 10-10
R8: Maidana 9-8 (with knockdown & headbutt)
R9: Maidana 10-9
R10 Maidana 10-9
R11 Maidana 10-9
R12 Broner 10-9

Final score:

Maidana 115
Broner 111