Former four-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner’s status was in doubt, but it looks like he will show up to face once-beaten welterweight Blair “The Flair” Cobbs face-to-face in a preview of their special WBC People’s Championship matchup that will be part of six title fights in a press conference this Thursday. The two will be joined by WBC cruiserweight champion Noel “The Dark Horse” Mikaelian (27-2, 12 KOs) of Miami and #1 challenger in Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki (20-1, 19 KOs) from Ontario, Canada, promoting a night of fights entitled “Fists of Fury” promoted by Don King Productions.
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Believe when I see it. Well, actually won’t see it because I won’t be watching.
What a shame. With discipline, Broner could have done more with his career. He was not ever gonna be elite but could’ve done more.
You forget he held titles in 4 weight classes. I’d say that was definitely elite level stuff and it took “discipline” to do it.
With that line of thinking Ali wasn’t elite because he only held titles in one division.
We see this same Broner comment over and over and over and over and over.
We know already, he screwed up lol.
Many other fighters did the same, they just not as outspoken.
And Broner has operated at a world class level, and that should be considered elite. He’s done a lot in the sport as long as you stop comparing him to Floyd.
Honestly, who are the fighters he beat that you would consider him elite? He has a win over Ponce de Leon. Watch the fight, Broner lost at least 7/10 rounds. His best win by far is against Antonio DeMarco, who had some good wins but was already destroyed by Edwin Valero. A washed up Malinaggi? He might have lost that fight as well. Losses to Porter, Maidana, Mikey Garcia, and a 40 year old Pac-Man. If you never beat an elite, how can you be considered elite? And this HOF talk is just insanity.
True statement. You could argue that once he stepped up, he lost at every turn. Elite or just lucky to fight for four belts against weak opposition? No wonder they compare him to Floyd.
Who cares!!!! He’s career is going no where!
If is career ended today, AB in the IHOF…four weight world champion, many in the Hall cannot make that same claim. Was dominate at junior lightweight and lightweight, facts! Too small for Welterweight, just like Loma is too small for Lightweight, and Canelo too small for Lightheavyweight.
He has a solid argument for the HOF. Champ in 4 divisions is not easy task regardless of competition. He was on a roll until Maidana. Then, it was curtains from there.
Dominant? Best guy he fought was Mikey Garcia and he routed him. Hall of promoted well more like it
Pacquiao was the best guy he fought.
Collecting scandalous acronym belts in the 12Rounds era, within the deception of Day-before Weigh-in is not HOF accolades. Mr. Broner sabotaged his career and no human can salvage that with a movie, a book or their ‘opinion.’ Not even Mayweather within the aforementioned criterion is HOF. In addition to his sport Ponzi scheme low-risks for high-reward dossier.
Where is this narrative about Loma being “too small” or old coming from? Pernell Whitaker was smaller than Loma, Manny is smaller than Loma, Hector Camacho was smaller than Loma and they went as high as 147 – 154.
Little fawn, simple equation for your questioning. Different body types. Some bodies are able to move up in weight where others are not. Some guys can pack on more muscle where others cannot. So, a guy like fundora because he is so tall should be fighting at heavyweight? Recent champ Rafael Espinoza stands at 6’1 and fought Ramirez, who is 5’5. So, because he is so tall, he must move up? You guys, little fawn and the disturbed DMV are so triggered by Loma? Honestly, guys like Loma are pretty much fighting at their natural healthy weight. Canelo is probably fighting at a weight that comparable to his body type especially at the age he is now. Maybe you and disturbed DMV need to take a yoga class or breathing exercises when the topic of Loma comes up.
Big difference Loma is beating all the B level guys emphatically while AB is at the same level as the C fighters.
Cobbs beats Broner easily.
Whatever the odds are for Broner ending back in prison someday I’ll take the under.
You know…I want to pull for Broner because everybody loves a good comeback story, but the guy makes it very hard. At 34, age wise he’s still young enough to make moves in boxing, but there are two major factors going against him; There’s a lot of mileage in those 34 years, but more importantly-his heart is clearly no longer in it.
PRETTY SURE BRONER DOESN’T WANT TO SHOW UP… BUT DON KING WILL HOLD HIS MONEY BACK… IT’S PEOPLE LIKE BRONER THAT GIVE BOXERS A BAD NAME… GUYS GOT NO DISCIPLINE… KINGS BEEN KNOWN TO LET ANYBODY HE PROMOTES DO ANYTHING THEY WANT… AS SOON AS KING GOT INVOLVED WITH MIKE TYSON THAT WAS BASICALLY THE END FOR TYSON… IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY FOR KING AND NOTHING ELSE… HE SCREWED ALI, HOLMES ZAB JUDA AND LIST GOES ON AND ON… AND DON KING COULD CARE LESS….
Could or couldn’t care less?
I still see this as a good match-up.
Why is this guy still around? At one time, a long time ago, he appeared to be a promising prospect doing his best to emulate the style of Floyd Mayweather, but he flamed out. He needs to disappear.
Who gives a rat’s rectal opening about Broner???????
Can boxing even become more irrelevant with all of these moronic sanctioning body “titles?”
Rozicki is from Cape Breton Nova Scotia and extremely proud of that fact. He sometimes trains in Ontario.
I thought it was odd they have him listed as out of Ontario , any easterner know them fellows from cape Breton are a tough bunch.
This clown is still around, he loves to talk, but as a fighter, he’s been all washed for quite sometime. I think the fights with Porter and Maidana took the fight spirit out of him. He’s got a lot of mouth but nothing else. If he shows up for this fight, he’ll lose for sure…