Broner has a lot of great tools, and has all the potential to be great. He is a supreme athletic talent with a high skill level. And the guy is DURABLE, and has a ton of heart. Broner is a born fighter. And for all the brutal bodyshots and other punishment he took, he was still relaxed and fresh in the later rounds. Hell, judging by the way Maidana was drained by the 12th, if this was a 15 rounded Broner might have got the stoppage.

Unfortunately for Broner, he seemed to be more of a Zab Judah than a Floyd Mayweather, in that despite all his physical gifts, he's a mental midget and lacks the focus to truly be the #1 guy.

The fight against Paulie should have been a wakeup call that, hey, you can't just sit there and let a guy tee off on you without firing back. Even if you are blocking and rolling with most of the punches, you're still giving away the round.

Why doesn't he realize that Floyd's shell-style defense works because he lets his hands go and counters effectively? That Floyd makes guys timid to throw on him because they know they are going to get tagged with hard counters as soon as they do? If you ain't throwing back, what's to stop guys from just teeing off on you?

Broner is an idiot. I thought Broner would acknowledge Maidana's power (like he did with Ponce) and utilize his boxing skill. You don't let a guy with the power of Maidana tee off on you like that.