adrian broner back

[NoSavingByTheBell]

i hope adrian can get the support from the people close to him that he needs. sergey lipinets will step in against omar figueroa this weekend instead

Sergey has stepped in against several people in the past at the last minute and does pretty well in that role. Broner definitely needs psychiatric support, and has been in denial for many years about it I think. Deeply entrenched and will be a life-changing experience once he can bring it to the surface

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Omar Figueroa Jr. says he isn’t going to let the withdrawal of Adrien Broner dampen his performance this Saturday as he gets set to face late replacement opponent Sergey Lipinets in the main event of a Showtime Championship Boxing card.

Broner, a former four-division titleholder, announced early Monday that he was pulling out from the fight at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Fla., citing mental health issues. Figueroa (28-2-1, 19 knockouts) of Weslaco, Texas didn’t take too kindly to the late withdrawal, challenging Broner to show proof that he is seeking professional help for his mental health issues.

[Spicoli]

Look, maybe our little AB is growing up . Or maybe he had no intention of making weight, camp, thought he deserved more and sort of got dragged into yet another big fight slot when that fire just hasn't been burning for years now. His wording was interesting. About "I'm not going to play boxing". I don't pretend to climb into a fighters head, if it's all caught up and he's finally faced the darkness rather than blowing it off with antics, twitter tirades, booze, women and god knows what then I wish the man nothing but success and cleaning his slate. He's almost what 35 ?. It all catches up, no one is immune. But alot of this is on fans and what passes as boxing media or info-alleys now. The exposure is literally 24/7 and too many young fighters coming up now live like they always have to be "on". Was thinking about this the other day, like literally everyone has to be a character and immediate entertainer. They're preforming and playing the part before they hit the ring. We see guys literally billed and afforded main event spots on ppv for nothing more than having a big obnoxious mouth and talking shit on social media every couple of hours. Literally that's it. But Rolly Romero sold that circus v Tank and fans and flies alike flocked to it and ate it up. I think I'm running off of the rails here. Back to Broner it's just we all saw this train wreck coming loooong down the tracks. I remember during the Escobedo build up and his behavior and attitude. Missed weight twice, berated and cussed out announce crew live in interviews just like he did last week. Threatened to pull out day prior on and on ffs. The network basically bent over and made the crassness and gimmick all the rage in order to save it. Not to long later wasn't he there flushing hundred-dollar bills down the toilet. I feel like I'm describing the creation of Frankenstein. He has to know his conduct will follow and mental illness is not a default card thrown around. I gave Ryan Garcia stick and admittedly some of that was his age. But once you start talking mental illness your conduct says everything and reveals all. And should Broner come back and start barking again and the same anti professional fook it all schtick only to get yet another big payday...well, maybe the fans and network execs are the ones who need their heads checked.

[TIC]

i hope adrian can get the support from the people close to him that he needs. sergey lipinets will step in against omar figueroa this weekend instead

Sergey has stepped in against several people in the past at the last minute and does pretty well in that role.

i wouldn't be surprised if sergey won

[Kirkland Laing]

I'm sure his issues would have already been well known before they've been made public. The last thing you want to do in Broner's line of work is admit this kind of thing because what promoter is going to want to set up a fight and spend money on it and then you flake out and fuck the whole promotion up? It'll have ben an open secret with Haymon and others that he had problems but now they're enough for him to pull out of fights it puts Broner in a tough position.

It would be great if he is growing up but I don't see things going well for him outside the ring in the future. If we do see him inside the ring again it'll be an undercard fight I'm sure. He'll struggle to make top of the bill again after this. It's not like his career was on the up before this, is it.