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By Thomas Gerbasi - Only Adrien Broner can pay a compliment to an opponent and have it come out like an insult.
“John Molina Jr. is a true warrior,” Broner said of the man he will face Saturday night in Las Vegas. “His nickname suits him. He's like a punching bag that can hit back with power.”
Yet even when he calls his foe a punching bag, it almost makes you smile because Broner has that ability to do so. When he’s not being obnoxious, he can be witty. When he’s not making cringe-worthy posts on social media, he can be funny.
Of course, thus far for the Cincinnati native, the bad has outweighed the good. Not in the ring, where “The Problem” has held world title belts in three divisions while racing out to a 29-1 with 1 no contest record. On fight night, with the exception of his 2013 loss to Marcos Maidana, he has been nearly flawless. And all at just 25 years old.
But outside the ring, Broner has been more hated than loved, more ridiculed for being Floyd Mayweather lite and not his own fighter. Some of his antics can be chalked up to being a young man with a bigger bank account than other young men, but others just make you wonder if his maturity will ever catch up to his age. [Click Here To Read More]
“John Molina Jr. is a true warrior,” Broner said of the man he will face Saturday night in Las Vegas. “His nickname suits him. He's like a punching bag that can hit back with power.”
Yet even when he calls his foe a punching bag, it almost makes you smile because Broner has that ability to do so. When he’s not being obnoxious, he can be witty. When he’s not making cringe-worthy posts on social media, he can be funny.
Of course, thus far for the Cincinnati native, the bad has outweighed the good. Not in the ring, where “The Problem” has held world title belts in three divisions while racing out to a 29-1 with 1 no contest record. On fight night, with the exception of his 2013 loss to Marcos Maidana, he has been nearly flawless. And all at just 25 years old.
But outside the ring, Broner has been more hated than loved, more ridiculed for being Floyd Mayweather lite and not his own fighter. Some of his antics can be chalked up to being a young man with a bigger bank account than other young men, but others just make you wonder if his maturity will ever catch up to his age. [Click Here To Read More]
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