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Broner reminds me of reality TV. Millions of people don't watch these shows to see abundant displays of character and humility. They tune in to see drama and train wrecks. Broner has managed to create this persona that many find repulsive. Many feel like he embodies everything that is wrong with the sport. The truth is, this was originally scheduled to be a pay per view fight. Because of this said persona, Broner is one of the biggest "names" in the sport. Just look around these pages and see how often he is discussed, good or bad. On the opposite end of he spectrum, Andre Ward "appears" to be the anti Broner and is not as popular. His name has never been in the discussion of a pay per view fight. In the end, Broner wrote a check his @ss couldn't cash against Maidana. The boxing public revels in his demise. The question I have, if it was just about his talent alone would we even care? Broner headlined the card and made a hefty sum taking this beating. He was placed in that position because so many of us dislike everything about him and wanted to see him lose. We implicitly supported his status in the sport. We seem to be more interested in seeing Broner lose than guys like Andre Ward win. This could be a reason that Broner has adopted his persona, humility does not get you that far in this sport.
I'm talking about American PPV stars. The last American PPV star that was also marketed as a "good guy" was ODLH. Mayweather's ascendancy to PPV King was clearly not based in his character. More people paid to see him lose, than pick any fighter's fans paid to see them win. If you noticed, after he got out of jail the last time the 24/7 series promoting his fight against Guerrero lacked drama and you saw a more humble Mayweather. His PPV #'s against Guerrero were his lowest since ODLH. When he is throwing up money and getting into ugly confrontations with his father ratings are through the roof and Cha Ching.
I'm talking about American PPV stars. The last American PPV star that was also marketed as a "good guy" was ODLH. Mayweather's ascendancy to PPV King was clearly not based in his character. More people paid to see him lose, than pick any fighter's fans paid to see them win. If you noticed, after he got out of jail the last time the 24/7 series promoting his fight against Guerrero lacked drama and you saw a more humble Mayweather. His PPV #'s against Guerrero were his lowest since ODLH. When he is throwing up money and getting into ugly confrontations with his father ratings are through the roof and Cha Ching.
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