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How many of you actually fell for Broner's hype?
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Originally posted by _original_ View PostI didn't fall for the 'hype' although I thought he was a good fighter and pretty entertaining, still is IMO, he'll just never be elite. Leading up to the Maidana fight he could have already had 3 losses/draws (Quintero, Ponce and Paulie) so the signs were there if you were paying attention. And let's be honest, the only person truly hyping up Broner was Broner himself (and maybe Larry).
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Originally posted by Inkanyamba View PostGreat post other than him losing to Quintero and Paulie. Ponce was close but Broner edged it. There really wasn't as much hype behind Broner as people make it out to be. And of course they exaggerate it on purpose to make his loss seem bigger than it really is. But all in all the hype surrounding Broner has never reached the levels as GGG, Kovalev or Pacquiao.
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After the Demarco fight I was highly impressed. After the Reese fight, I put him back down to earth in terms of expectations. That said, I picked Broner to beat Maidana.. but I think that was more of me underrating Maidana rather than overrating Broner.
You know who I did fall for, though? Berto! lmao
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I was still waiting for him to be tested before I could accept him. There are even a few popular fighters out there still that I feel have not been tested. A few of them are champions. I rarely jump on any bandwagons anyways, because most other fans join in before a fighter is proven.
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I thought most people overrated him, but I must have overrated him a little myself, because I thought there was a 55-60% chance of him beating Maidana.
Everyone talked of his speed, but I never saw much evidence of it. Also, his reflexes are far from shit hot, especially for such a young man. He has power but doesn't adopt a style where it can be properly utilised.
He's not p4p top 10 material, but he can still be a good fighter on the level of, say, Trout or Kessler.
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Originally posted by Inkanyamba View PostYou do understand he's only 23 years old right? He still has tons of time to reach P4P stardom. He's already transcended into a boxing star. He just needs to work on his defense a little bit.
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Always disliked Broner for the way he carried himself. Gavin Rees was landing the overhand right repeatedly & that fight was a huge sign that Broner isn't what he's being made out to be. I think even before Maidana kicked his a$s, Paulie did a decent job of exposing him.
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