Quote Originally Posted by J_Undisputed View Post
There's a reason for broner that its this fight at this time with a guy who's past his prime, still holds a belt but got dropped by some lunch pail type fighter in his last fight. Broner overshot the weight before and didnt even try (once) to come in under. He made it in the last fight but was probably ready to move up for a while. This is probably a fast track for him to get money defenses. maidana and thurman are in the top five in line for a shot though if he beats paulie.
I hear that. Paulie is the perfect fight for anyone at 147 because he is passed his prime and he has no punching power. What's the risk? Lose on points? Even then, you don't get hurt. However, I really don't think too much should be made of it if Broner rolls through Paulie without much difficulty. Khan, Cotto, and Hatton did it too, in lighter weight classes. Frankly, Broner's opponent's have been perfect for him so far. I'm very much looking forward to Broner-Alexander, Broner-Thurman, Broner-Matthysse, Broner-Garcia. They are all fights that can be made too, as the opponents are under Golden Boy.

It's also a great fight for Paulie if he was planning on cashing out soon anyway. He hadn't earned a Floyd fight. He took the next highest paying option. Thurman and Maidana fights wouldn't have paid him the same amount.