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Fighters have done worse without getting criticism, so not sure what your point is; the WBA currently has their regular(Vargas) and super(Garcia) championships vacant, so they've scheduled two fights with their top four contenders to fill the belts.
Adrien Broner is a 5'6 junior welterweight, without Floyd's ability or commitment to the craft to earnestly compete beyond 140 at the top level. With the business landscape being what it is, Adrien Broner is basically going to be the money fighter at 140, will be fighting for PBC or on Showtime, and Top Rank/Golden Boy/Main Events don't do business with Haymon (blocking their 140lbers from getting the shot).
I think Matthysse doesn't get past the 5'11 Postol in their WBC title fight, and I think that Amir Imam (mandatory challenger to the winner of Matthysse-Postol) is better than the both of them. With Garcia, Peterson and Provodnikov going up to 147, and Rances Barthelemy going down to 135 (with Matthysse also not long for 140), who are the top guys at the weight?:
(BoxRec)
-Terrence Crawford [WBO]
-Viktor Postol
-Amir Imam [WBC]
-Adrien Broner [WBA]
-Cesar Cuenca [IBF]
-Humberto Soto
-Keith Obara
-Jose Benevidez [wba]
-Thomas Dulorme
-Mauricio Herrera
Broner is with Haymon, Imam is with King(who is friendly with Haymon), and Cuenca isn't tied with anyone (title was vacant, so it's unlikely that Cuenca owes anything to Top Rank, allowing him to chase the best opportunity; Haymon has the juice right now); none of the fights will be cakewalks, but Broner is positioned to fight for a WBA/WBC/IBF 140 title (the original unified title) and freeze out the only 140 fighter who would give him hell, Terrence Crawford.
Beyond that, none of the other fighters at 140 are really trouble for even the bit of talent he's shown so far (with no fighter with Top Rank/Golden Boy even getting the opportunity).
hate if you want
Adrien Broner is a 5'6 junior welterweight, without Floyd's ability or commitment to the craft to earnestly compete beyond 140 at the top level. With the business landscape being what it is, Adrien Broner is basically going to be the money fighter at 140, will be fighting for PBC or on Showtime, and Top Rank/Golden Boy/Main Events don't do business with Haymon (blocking their 140lbers from getting the shot).
I think Matthysse doesn't get past the 5'11 Postol in their WBC title fight, and I think that Amir Imam (mandatory challenger to the winner of Matthysse-Postol) is better than the both of them. With Garcia, Peterson and Provodnikov going up to 147, and Rances Barthelemy going down to 135 (with Matthysse also not long for 140), who are the top guys at the weight?:
(BoxRec)
-Terrence Crawford [WBO]
-Viktor Postol
-Amir Imam [WBC]
-Adrien Broner [WBA]
-Cesar Cuenca [IBF]
-Humberto Soto
-Keith Obara
-Jose Benevidez [wba]
-Thomas Dulorme
-Mauricio Herrera
Broner is with Haymon, Imam is with King(who is friendly with Haymon), and Cuenca isn't tied with anyone (title was vacant, so it's unlikely that Cuenca owes anything to Top Rank, allowing him to chase the best opportunity; Haymon has the juice right now); none of the fights will be cakewalks, but Broner is positioned to fight for a WBA/WBC/IBF 140 title (the original unified title) and freeze out the only 140 fighter who would give him hell, Terrence Crawford.
Beyond that, none of the other fighters at 140 are really trouble for even the bit of talent he's shown so far (with no fighter with Top Rank/Golden Boy even getting the opportunity).
hate if you want
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