Thread: The ropes saved broner..

If the 2nd rd ko was in the middle of the ring i dont think broner would have got up.

The ropes sprung him back into action as he was gone on the way down.

I dont think broner will have a rematch as i see maidana ko him again but this time he stays down.

He had a great champions heart for coming back in the fight but he wont want any of maidana again.

This dump fest on Broner is starting to become a bit much even though I am still eating leftover crow with a healthy dose of HP sauce. Had it been a knock out punch then it would have been a lights out punch. The ropes would have nothing to do with it. And I don't see why he should shy away from a rematch but he needs do make some radical changes first. I mean talk about a reality check for the kid. Now its up to him.

"I don't think that he was on tonight"- Broners umm trainer Mike Stafford. Who has Stafford even trained not including his guppies to come up for food? To bad the great George Benton was not still with us. That would have been a nice pairing. Broner has no trainer off paper. Who tells their corner to basically shut up and fuck off out of the corner at this level? Broner needs a complete refit, starting with lifestyle. No more vids of him giving face. He almost needs a total disconnect if he's serious about his craft.

I have to admit that it’s kind of grown on me even though it was totally unexpected. Watched the fight about 5 times now. A severe case of hubris. I bet he never even trained beyond cutting weight. Figured all he had to do was show up. And the window dressing for a corner never helped. Next time he should just bring hand puppets. Maybe he will take his craft a little more seriously now but I have this feeling he might go the way of Audley Harrison. Fell into those silk sheets just a little too quick. He's got the talent, speed and athleticism but he looked one dimensional when Maidana got him out of stride. Cant fight a lick off the back foot. I'm certainly not going to write him off like the majority of people are. I think he's a dick but I still say he can be a standout. Its up to him though. It wont matter who is in the corner if he does not change.

Not sure why Broner deserves a rematch. He lost convincingly...the scores should have been even wider if the idiot ref actually deducted points for all of Broner's pushing and elbows. Maidana should move on and fight someone else. As for Broner...he has A LOT of work to do. There is the mental part of the defeat...his confidence was shattered in that fight. Then there is the technical/physical part. He clearly isn't disciplined or focused outside of the ring. He showed that he could not adapt as the fight dragged on. His movement and defense need serious work. And he needs to stay the fuck out of 147. I really question if someone with his hubris can come back better after a fight like that. He is physically gifted...but he doesn't have a great technical/skill foundation or the ring IQ.

As much as I was wailing in bellicose glory watching Broner eat his feet, I wouldn't say he was saved by ropes. If he had sprung up and the legs truly gone he would have been stepping in post holes badly enough to fall out. I've zero interest in rematch as Broner should have to earn it back and Maidana should hunt for bigger game. The very next time Broner suggests, states or claims a Mayweather relation it'll just confirm his head is too far up his own ass to come back. He needs a whole new philosophy and refinement.

Originally Posted by IamInuit

This dump fest on Broner is starting to become a bit much even though I am still eating leftover crow with a healthy dose of HP sauce. Had it been a knock out punch then it would have been a lights out punch. The ropes would have nothing to do with it. And I don't see why he should shy away from a rematch but he needs do make some radical changes first. I mean talk about a reality check for the kid. Now its up to him.

"I don't think that he was on tonight"- Broners umm trainer Mike Stafford. Who has Stafford even trained not including his guppies to come up for food? To bad the great George Benton was not still with us. That would have been a nice pairing. Broner has no trainer off paper. Who tells their corner to basically shut up and fuck off out of the corner at this level? Broner needs a complete refit, starting with lifestyle. No more vids of him giving face. He almost needs a total disconnect if he's serious about his craft.

I have to admit that it’s kind of grown on me even though it was totally unexpected. Watched the fight about 5 times now. A severe case of hubris. I bet he never even trained beyond cutting weight. Figured all he had to do was show up. And the window dressing for a corner never helped. Next time he should just bring hand puppets. Maybe he will take his craft a little more seriously now but I have this feeling he might go the way of Audley Harrison. Fell into those silk sheets just a little too quick. He's got the talent, speed and athleticism but he looked one dimensional when Maidana got him out of stride. Cant fight a lick off the back foot. I'm certainly not going to write him off like the majority of people are. I think he's a dick but I still say he can be a standout. Its up to him though. It wont matter who is in the corner if he does not change.

Nuit, im not writing him off i just believe it was fortunate the ropes were there.

I agree the attitude he has towards his cornerman/trainer was unreal and he sounded like a spoilt brat.

But the warning signs were there from paulie and a tough welterweight like maidana had his number.

He wont want a rematch straight away as the consequence of another loss and possible ko would be devastating.

Lets see if he takes up mayweather sr offer to train him or not but i still feel he has alot to offer in boxing as he so young and very talented.

Originally Posted by imp

Originally Posted by IamInuit

This dump fest on Broner is starting to become a bit much even though I am still eating leftover crow with a healthy dose of HP sauce. Had it been a knock out punch then it would have been a lights out punch. The ropes would have nothing to do with it. And I don't see why he should shy away from a rematch but he needs do make some radical changes first. I mean talk about a reality check for the kid. Now its up to him.

"I don't think that he was on tonight"- Broners umm trainer Mike Stafford. Who has Stafford even trained not including his guppies to come up for food? To bad the great George Benton was not still with us. That would have been a nice pairing. Broner has no trainer off paper. Who tells their corner to basically shut up and fuck off out of the corner at this level? Broner needs a complete refit, starting with lifestyle. No more vids of him giving face. He almost needs a total disconnect if he's serious about his craft.

I have to admit that it’s kind of grown on me even though it was totally unexpected. Watched the fight about 5 times now. A severe case of hubris. I bet he never even trained beyond cutting weight. Figured all he had to do was show up. And the window dressing for a corner never helped. Next time he should just bring hand puppets. Maybe he will take his craft a little more seriously now but I have this feeling he might go the way of Audley Harrison. Fell into those silk sheets just a little too quick. He's got the talent, speed and athleticism but he looked one dimensional when Maidana got him out of stride. Cant fight a lick off the back foot. I'm certainly not going to write him off like the majority of people are. I think he's a dick but I still say he can be a standout. Its up to him though. It wont matter who is in the corner if he does not change.

Nuit, im not writing him off i just believe it was fortunate the ropes were there.

I agree the attitude he has towards his cornerman/trainer was unreal and he sounded like a spoilt brat.

But the warning signs were there from paulie and a tough welterweight like maidana had his number.

He wont want a rematch straight away as the consequence of another loss and possible ko would be devastating.

Lets see if he takes up mayweather sr offer to train him or not but i still feel he has alot to offer in boxing as he so young and very talented.

I hear you but if I'm Broner I'm staying away from Sr. He already has an odd obsession with his son and damn the drama would almost have its own taste. He needs to soul search. Not sure a celebrity trainer is a good idea and especially not Sr.

I'd maybe call up Goossen. He's somewhat a celeb but under the radar. The dude transferred Chico.

Yeah an immediate rematch is a bad idea. He needs to revisit his soul. Take a year and make the changes. He's still young.

I didn't make a pick first go but, this should be an unpopular opinion, I'm rather confident Broner wins a rematch.

I think people are letting their hatred of Broner cloud their minds. Take for instance all the talk about Broners elbows/forearms, so much but yet not one word on any board I read about all Maidanas low blows. There were a ton of low blows and very low, like on the thighs often. But not a word. I'm in no way saying these low blows effected the fight. I'm just pointing to peoples bias. People talk about Broners acting job and they should but fact is that was an obvious and intentional headbutt and a no doubt point deduction. And if you watch it is followed by an elbow, why is nobody talking about that? It's bias.

So let's look at the fight
1)Maidana easy
2)Maidana easy
3)debateable but probably Maidana
4)Broner
5)Broner
6)Broner
7)Broner
Maidana hurts him again and wins big again
9)Maidana
10)Maidana
11)Maidana
12)Broner

What you notice is Maidana only controlled the rounds he hurt and after he hurt Broner. As you get away from being hurt it went more and more towards Broner.

So then you ask how did Maidana hurt him and can Broner take that away. Maidana kept getting him with the left hook because Broner was looking for his own left hook too much. That's why Broners corner kept telling him to go down the middle and going down the middle worked. It's a simple adjustment but Broner was shook and stupid.

What else did Maidana do? He jabbed to the body and followed it with a looping overhand right to get over the shoulder. Straight punches would foil this as well since they are shorter. Or he could slide and counter uppercut which is one of his best punches he was startled away from.

Kid was overconfident, underprepared and dumb. Can't fix dumb but overconfident should be gone and underprepared is completely up to him. Will he step up, nobody knows. Is it likely he comes into a rematch so woefully prepared? Not likely so I'd take him in a rematch and if it happens I'll even be putting money on it which is rare for me. Because I assume having been thoroughly beaten it will bring good odds. And I don't see what Maidana can change to improve his performance but Broner has easy adjustments.

I think rds 345 could have went either way.

Broner can make adjustments but maidana still has the ability to knock him out.

Broner will be back and possibly even better next time but not against maidana for a year or two.

Angelo Dundee sent him a letter:
Angelo Dundee Advises Broner - Boxing.com

Son, you’re urinating some blood and getting your jaw looked at, but you’ll be okay, unless you fight too long. People better not celebrate your loss to Marcos Maidana too much. I know what happened. You overestimated yourself. You’re not the next Floyd Mayweather or Sugar Ray Leonard but maybe you can still be better than everyone else your size, when Floyd retires or forgets to leave. Your bad manners aren’t helping but they aren’t the other problem, weight is. You’re not really a welterweight yet. Seventeen months ago you were fighting as a junior lightweight, just ten months ago you were a lightweight and way too slim. Right now a hundred forty-seven’s a shade too big. You need to get a little bigger and a lot stronger. Maidana taught you that, sort of like Duran showed Leonard in their first fight. But remember, Leonard didn’t go down and left hooks twice put you on the canvas. You also got up twice and landed solid punches and won some rounds. You were beaten but not destroyed. Look at the twelfth round. You were still strong and competitive. But you couldn’t dominate. You thought your jab would bust up a guy who’d lost three times, and you planned to hit him with combinations any time you wanted. His power taught you the truth.

Like I said, you’ve got to get stronger at welterweight or go down to one-forty, only a few pounds less than you weighed this fight. I say stay at welterweight and build yourself up in that division. You were destroying the little guys but only got a split decision over Paulie Malignaggi your first fight as a welter. Then you ran into a bull from Argentina who didn’t care about your mouth or your punch. Don’t take a rematch right away against this guy. After you heal, and that’ll be a few months, fight a couple of solid welterweights. Work on your power punching. Tighten up your left hook. Sometimes you’re almost slapping. Also, work on lateral movement. In the eighth round your hands were up when Maidana nailed you with a left hook that actually hurt you more than the one that soon knocked you down. You’re not Floyd on defense. Forget that. You’ve got to move side to side, son. And when you stop you’ve got to be the one who puts guys on the deck. If you do these things, you’ll be way better than you were against Madiana, and he’ll be a little older. He’s a tough guy but will never be that good again. Really, he did you a favor. He showed what it takes to be a welterweight champion. I don’t think you’ll have any more illusions. One more thing, put away the damn video camera until you grow up.

Some solid advice. The bold part is something we have talked about many times here. His wide stance may be one of his strengths but also one of his weaknesses because he's never learned how to fight laterally.

I'd like to know how they managed that good advice?

Those are some serious words of depth. But he'll be pushed into another mass fight on the same stage, the same atomsphere and mind set. I don't think Broner can put the toothpaste back in the tube. Not saying he won't get the opportunity and show some success, but until he gets serious enough to look at the 'until you grow up, your not a welter, almost slappy etc' and not label it "y'all just hating"..nothing changes. Some of those things were all pointed out prior. Its constructive criticism in there, and Broner needs to invest in hearing it. Put away the toys.

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Those are some serious words of depth. But he'll be pushed into another mass fight on the same stage, the same atomsphere and mind set. I don't think Broner can put the toothpaste back in the tube. Not saying he won't get the opportunity and show some success, but until he gets serious enough to look at the 'until you grow up, your not a welter, almost slappy etc' and not label it "y'all just hating"..nothing changes. Some of those things were all pointed out prior. Its constructive criticism in there, and Broner needs to invest in hearing it. Put away the toys.

They must have had a seance but the advice is sound although I dont agree with the works. I just dont see the weight as an issue.

Part of it will be IF...and it's a big IF...he can technically get better and smarter in the ring. The much harder part will be if he can become more mature. His reaction to the headbutt was one of the most embarrassing things i have ever witnessed in the ring. Him humping Maidana was pathetic. Him running out of the ring and some of the idiotic post fight comments (he is going to keep partying, etc.) also don't inspire confidence. We all now know he will not even come close to being Floyd...the question now will now be can he even become a very good fighter.

Originally Posted by IamInuit

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Those are some serious words of depth. But he'll be pushed into another mass fight on the same stage, the same atomsphere and mind set. I don't think Broner can put the toothpaste back in the tube. Not saying he won't get the opportunity and show some success, but until he gets serious enough to look at the 'until you grow up, your not a welter, almost slappy etc' and not label it "y'all just hating"..nothing changes. Some of those things were all pointed out prior. Its constructive criticism in there, and Broner needs to invest in hearing it. Put away the toys.

They must have had a seance but the advice is sound although I dont agree with the works. I just dont see the weight as an issue.

His weight is a direct reflection of his brash attitude, habits and honestly the networks playing along I think. The Escobedo fiasco and how it was "handled" was a huge red flag. You sit on 'the premier' network and say "I don't give a fuck what y'all or anyone thinks"...word for word and walk in at...welterweight 147 in a lightweight match, cancelled, uncancelled etc. it's a free pass and spoke volumes. Walking around at what looks like 160-170 is another reason I don't see return to Light as imaginable.

I think broner has suffered enough.

Maidana son"d him.

Gave him a humping back and then brushed his hair after beating him.