So has Broner officially been proven as a gimmick?

[RussB23]

Always talks smack, never backs it up. Tries to fight like floyd but doesnt have anywhere near the level of skill, hes like a great value floyd bootleg.

Hes just such a gimmick man. Has no fight iq, overrated hand speed and punching power. Terrible defense as well. He only ever got so much hype because he talks chit, in the ring he never beat anyone of note.

I cant believe some actually thought this dude was going to be fighter of the decade.

[Ray Corso]

Sounds like you could whip him! He lost to a very good fighter with a solid plan and Adrian didn't adjust in the middle of the fight!
Sh*! happens sonny............


Ray

[Rip Chudd]

Yes he has. I honestly think when he was still undefeated and him and Robert Guerrero were going at it if they had fought the Ghost would of whooped him. His mouth writes checks his skills can't cash.

[Joe Beamish]

He isn't at the top level. He loses to every elite opponent. Very consistently.

So, he talks like Floyd but he doesn't back it up.

He's a good fighter. But not the best.

[BoxerDood]

He was proven to be a gimmick against Paulie and completely solidified it against Porter. He simply does not have it in him to return fire when anyone with a pulse jumps on him and can sustain the effort. He literally only fights when his opponent doesn't.

[Mister Wolf]

He was a weight bully at 130. A decent fighter at 135. A average fighter with low output and no punching power at 140/147. He probably should have stayed at 135 but alcohol and junk food ruined that. Like a lot of guys he was a average fighter who looked great against guys he had a significant weight advantage after rehydration stepping into the ring. This is the story of Brandon Rios as well. There are a lot of weight bullies in boxing.

[Sir_Didymus]

I've said that for a while. Broner is just one of those fighters who was managed extremely well in divisions where there were no 'monsters' at the time for belts that were either vacated or won by fighters that won a vacated title which in turn makes them not the most legitimate champions.

Talented fighter, of course. Just about talented enough to sneak wins or dominate wins against sub-par, below average opponents.

When he bumps into a real one it's pretty much a loss before he even enters the ring. All that partying, drinking and controversy eventually will show in any boxers work. There's no way you can take boxing any less than 100%. Your life must revolve around boxing day and night. You let that slip there will be someone more dedicated waiting in the wings to whoop your ass back into boxing school.

He still does have a career in boxing for sure. He just needs to somehow wait for an opportunity where there are no truly talented and dedicated boxers in his path before making a run for a gimme belt. Or man up and face the highest threat and the biggest names and become a warrior like Cotto who has losses against some of the best yet he does not get **** on. That's unlikely though. He just doesn't seem to have it in him to let them hands go.

I like what he said after the fight. "I wanna thank those who came out to see me lose". They'll still pay to see Broner lose. Just like how they pay for the small chance to see Mayweather lose. The same case for Khan, Ward even Golovkin etc. Basically anyone who has an obvious case of racism, politics, bigotry and their self inflated egos fuelling the reason for boxing 'fans' to pay for the chance to see them lose.

I'd like to see Jorge Linares get a crack at Mikey Garcia. I have a feeling Linares will do to Mikey what Mikey did to Broner. Mikey seems to be extremely strong with the fundamentals of boxing but Linares is by far the more talented of the two when it comes to pure boxing skills. Not like Broner who was twitching scared all night with his fake flashes of 'skill'.

I hope Mikey carries on fighting names like Broner et al. I'm loving these big fights PBC puts together.

[joseph5620]

He'll never beat the elite fighters like Garcia, Porter, or any of the others. It didn't take me this long to figure that out.

[W1LL]

His real record should read about 28-6-2. He has never been a true World champion, having been gifted paper titles on numerous occasions. Adrien Broner being a four-weight champion goes to show how little value "World" titles hold these days. He should have stayed at Lightweight and took the time to perfect his craft. Doesn't have the discipline or the heart for it though.

[lolpz]

You can't undo the damage you've done to yourself in 1 training camp against a top 5 p4p fighter. It was YEARS of lack of motivation, proper training, and focus.

With the right tactics, consistent improvements and proper adjustments, he could have beat Mikey. But it has to be at least 3 fights before you see that level of Broner. He has the talent. He needs to put it together and really focus, work on it, and string a few fights together to consistently do this in able for him to hit that level and compete up there with the elites.

He CAN be elite and he CAN beat elites. He just needs to focus not for just 1 fight, for MULTIPLE fights and be consistent and work on improvement, growth, and his game-plan and how to adjust accordingly mid fights. The keyword for him: Discipline.

How could he think he can just put that all together in 1 fight against a fighter of Mikey's level?

Mikey IS the real deal btw, and from my eye test he DOES have more to his game than we even saw last night and mark my words and quote me you will see him take down more ELITE fighters if given the opportunity to fight them. He beats Crawford, his ring IQ and ability to make adjustments on the fly and on a per second basis is up there with the likes of Mayweather and Andre Ward. Mikey has THAT type of brain. Mayweather, Ward, Mikey Garcia are all in that same category of brains inside the ring.