If Broner had made the right decision and went to 140 first...

[Bo-Bo24]

I don't think it would of made a difference personally, its all to do with how much Broner applies himself and chooses to learn. Sure if he had gone to 140, trained hard to back his ego up and learned his craft I'm sure his career would be looking very different right now.

[FinitoElDinamita]

With his blown up ego and shitty work ethic, I think the same would have happened ay 140..

I dont consider maidana as a real WW anyways.. he's a blown up 140 pounder.. its not as if he gained significant power at the higher weight. He's pretty much the same guy who would have beaten broner at 140 too..

Many guys at 140 would beat broner.. lucas, garcia, and even peterson would do him in...

Broner made a mistake of blowing up in between fights and not taking himself more seriously.. had he put himself in check, he could have outboxed broner easily.

[erics44]

huge mistake going to WW

i reckon at 140 he can mix with the best

if he had taken his time a bit more he could have been the best

[IamInuit]

huge mistake going to WW

i reckon at 140 he can mix with the best

if he had taken his time a bit more he could have been the best

It was only a mistake cause he lost. And he lost to a guy the same size who he was supposed to beat with ease. I'm a fan of Broner but this weight excuse does not pass the litmus test. Its become the go to guy whenever a favourite loses. Even Garcia used it for his last less then stellar performance. They both looked past their opponents.

[erics44]

huge mistake going to WW

i reckon at 140 he can mix with the best

if he had taken his time a bit more he could have been the best

It was only a mistake cause he lost. And he lost to a guy the same size who he was supposed to beat with ease. I'm a fan of Broner but this weight excuse does not pass the litmus test. Its become the go to guy whenever a favourite loses. Even Garcia used it for his last less then stellar performance. They both looked past their opponents.

yeah thats true, if he had have won it wouldnt have been a mistake

but it was a massive ask and a massive risk for someone who could have been an absolute superstar

moving up to fight malinagi was a massive risk, after he scraped that fight they should have realised he needed to be eased in to the weight

go back to 140, fight a few contenders that are easyish wins

yeah people would be saying hes fought noone but he'd still be unbeatable and on the cusp of making a lot of people rich

instead they put him in with a big punching welterweight, whos idea was that?

huge mistake

[mikeeod]

Maidana is a 140 pounder, n broner looked bigger to me. It wasn't like broner was fighting tommy Hearns or Paul Williams. Marcos is an average to small WW. It was basically two jr welters fighting up a weight. Broner is a hype job