Did Broner show a lot of heart vs Maidana?

[Derranged]

whooooa there big fella, that sounds like logic and common sense. we dont take kindly to that kind of thinking round these parts.

I try my best. I never liked Broner or bought into the hype, but detractors can sure be difficult when discussing a fighter they can't stand.

What Broner did wasn't honorable, but sometimes when you're back's against the wall you do what you have to do to win even if its frowned upon. What he did wasn't much different than Trinidad hitting Vargas low when he was hurt or Corrales spitting out his mouthpiece twice against Castillo, both of who wound up winning those fights, mind you.

I guess the main difference is the manner in which Broner acted. He overdid it and looked like a total jackass in the process.

[shenmue]

He showed toughness from getting up from the 2 KD's and the beatings he took in rounds 2,8 and 9 were pretty brutal. He didn't take the loss very well though and acted like a ***** in round 8 with the play acting and still doesn't seem humbled by it, but hopefully he is Private.

Maidana gave me my best Boxing moment of 2013 with this fight, Thanks Chino Ha.

[radioraheem]

this thread is yet another example of what cowardly scum most posters on this forum are.

talking down the heart of a world champion behind the safety of a laptop far away from the ring.

it wasnt a legendary show of heart or anything like that but broner showed he is a true champion, he showed he is a tough guy.

you cant just look at a few seconds of him trying to get a point deduction from maidana and judge him on that alone when he fought like a warrior the rest of the fight. which includes getting up and fighting his ass off after the incident.

They unbelieveably crazy with that ****.

[AVDB]

because he did.

broner showed massive heart against maidana. he was badly hurt on several occasions and took a severe beating over the course of 12 rounds.

the "its his job" excuse doesnt fly, in case you havent figured it out yet its all these guys job to fight. so what? if that means you cant show heart then nobody ever showed heart, its all their jobs to fight not just broners.

bottom line is if he shows heart he shows heart, whether he is getting paid or not to be in there doesnt change that in any way. money doesnt buy heart, its either there or it isnt regardless of his pay check.

he didnt try to quit, nobody tries to quit. either you quit or you dont, its not something you can fail at. if he wanted to quit he could have done it at any time but he didnt, so dont bring these lies around here trying to diminish the man.

he was trying to pull a fast one for sure and get either a DQ or a point deduction, anything that would help him keep his title and his undefeated record. but thats not quitting, its pulling a fast one. quitting is quitting and he never quit, when the ref didnt buy his overselling of maidanas elbow smash he kept fighting.


broner did show massive heart against maidana, money doesnt buy heart so his paycheck doesnt change that. him trying to pull a fast one doesnt change that either, nothing good to say about that little theater act he put on but that doesnt mean you can pretend he was "trying to quit" lol (cracks me up every time).

Wait What?

[-Kev-]

Aside from the novela-like delayed break down he had to the headbutt, and complaining that the second KD was a push, I thought he showed as much heart as some one who's getting their ass handed to them at that level would show.

[Ringlife]

I thought he showed some heart in that fight but I'm glad he got his a## beat.

[Dinamita 03]

Aside from the novela-like delayed break down he had to the headbutt, and complaining that the second KD was a push, I thought he showed as much heart as some one who's getting their ass handed to them at that level would show.

Aside from the headbutt incident Broner fought like a warrior. The fact he's an obnoxious little prick shouldn't overshadow the fact he showed he's a warrior, and deserves respect at least in showing he has balls.

[Black Barty]

I try my best. I never liked Broner or bought into the hype, but detractors can sure be difficult when discussing a fighter they can't stand.

What Broner did wasn't honorable, but sometimes when you're back's against the wall you do what you have to do to win even if its frowned upon. What he did wasn't much different than Trinidad hitting Vargas low when he was hurt or Corrales spitting out his mouthpiece twice against Castillo, both of who wound up winning those fights, mind you.

I guess the main difference is the manner in which Broner acted. He overdid it and looked like a total jackass in the process.

This is what's important. He did it because he wanted to WIN, not to QUIT. He wanted to win, no matter how. When he saw that the ref didn't fall for it, he resumed fighting.

It's a far cry from what Zab Judah did in the Khan fight. He let the ref count him out just so he could complain afterwards that it was a low blow...

[soul_survivor]

no he didn't. there was an article i read sometime after the fight that said broner wanted to quit, but his trainer convinced him to keep fighting.

broner has no heart, dignity and honor. he is a coward and should consider retiring forever.

lots of fighters "want" to quit, it happens, as it does to any of us in life. I can't tell you the amount of times I've wanted to quit during exam season when things aren't going my way, it happens but then you need someone or something to give you that pick up and to help you get going again.

Fighters have trainers. Ali wanted to quit after he was blinded by Liston and Dundee kept him going. Leonard wanted to quit in the 9th during the Hagler bout but his trainer kept him going, think it was Dundee again.

Broner, to his credit came back and fought on gamely, the kid is hated but he has heart.

[786]

I wouldn't label him a "warrior" just yet, his constant complaints to the ref and the rolling round on the floor refutes that. He definitely showed heart though, fought back well after a horrible start only to take another beating when Maidana got his second wind but he still finished the fight on his feet and was throwing punches til the last bell. It's the only admirable thing he's done his whole career. Of course he went back to being his normal self by running out of the ring as soon as the decision was announced.

So yeah, he showed he had some heart by finishing the fight and not quitting but we've seen many fighters, on a lower level do that with more dignity than what Broner showed that night.