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by Cliff Rold - This Saturday night in Las Vegas, a nationally televised audience on NBC (8:30 PM EST/5:30 PM PST) will be treated to a clash between two former titlists in the Welterweight division.
The fight was stipulated at a catchweight of 144 lbs.
Ostensibly, one could see this as a reflection of Adrien Broner’s moving back to 140 lbs. for his last three fights.
It’s still, by far, the most ridiculous of the rash of catchweight fights we’ve seen in recent memory. The only reason for this is, it appears, is to bring the naturally bigger man (Porter) in light to make it easier for the more famous Broner to win. Recalling his fight with Vicente Escobedo in 2012, it’s not the first time Broner has used the scale to sway the odds in his favor.
Circumstances like this make it easy to root for Porter. Will it take away from his chances to win? Or does late speculation that Broner may have had to dry out even more than Porter reverse intent?
Let’s go the report card. Weight issues aside, this is an interesting fight between a swarmer and a fighter who likes to try to box. It is when Broner wants to box that Porter can have success. For all his slick moves, Broner is more Zab Judah than Floyd Mayweather on defense. He creates the appearance of defense while getting hit a lot. [Click Here To Read More]
The fight was stipulated at a catchweight of 144 lbs.
Ostensibly, one could see this as a reflection of Adrien Broner’s moving back to 140 lbs. for his last three fights.
It’s still, by far, the most ridiculous of the rash of catchweight fights we’ve seen in recent memory. The only reason for this is, it appears, is to bring the naturally bigger man (Porter) in light to make it easier for the more famous Broner to win. Recalling his fight with Vicente Escobedo in 2012, it’s not the first time Broner has used the scale to sway the odds in his favor.
Circumstances like this make it easy to root for Porter. Will it take away from his chances to win? Or does late speculation that Broner may have had to dry out even more than Porter reverse intent?
Let’s go the report card. Weight issues aside, this is an interesting fight between a swarmer and a fighter who likes to try to box. It is when Broner wants to box that Porter can have success. For all his slick moves, Broner is more Zab Judah than Floyd Mayweather on defense. He creates the appearance of defense while getting hit a lot. [Click Here To Read More]
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