Adrien ‘The Drawback’ Broner predicts that he’ll be world champion at 140 in his subsequent two fights and needs WBC mild welterweight champ Regis Prograis for his first belt after his comeback on February twenty fifth on BLK Prime PPV in opposition to Ivan Redkach in Atlanta, Georgia.
Given Broner’s efficiency in his final combat a yr and a half in the past in opposition to Jovanie Santiago in February 2021, it will be a BAD concept to let AB anyplace close to WBC 140-lb champion Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs).
That wouldn’t be sporting to let Prograis combat Broner as a result of the 2 are galaxies aside when it comes to expertise. Broner is a ham & egger, a man that may solely trash speak however can’t combat and could be meals for even the underside dwellers at 140.
In distinction, Prograis is taken into account the most effective fighter at 140 and would wipe out any of the highest guys within the weight class, together with Josh Taylor, Teofimo Lopez, and Ryan Garcia. Broner wouldn’t beat any of these fighters or fringe contenders like Sandor Martin, Montana Love, Richardson Hitchins, or Arnold Barboza.
BLK Prime is paying Broner (34-4-1, 24 KOs) an absurd amount of cash in a three-fight, twelve-month contract regardless of his lack of ability to provide contained in the ring since his loss to Marcos Maidana a decade in the past in 2013.
Knowledgable boxing followers see the 33-year-old former four-division world champion Broner’s bluster as an try to draw consideration to his combat with 36-year-old journeyman/sparring companion Redkach (23-6, 18 KOs) to assist improve the variety of pay-per-view buys in a combat that’s as boring on paper as Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford’s latest match in opposition to David Avanesyan on BLK Prime on December tenth. In that case, a minimum of Crawford was preventing an precise contender.
Broner has appeared utterly shot for years now, and it’s unclear whether or not his beat down by the hands of Maidana is the results of his poor performances or it’s a mix of an absence of laborious work within the health club or just AB by no means being an distinctive expertise, to start with.
“I will likely be champion in my subsequent two fights [at light welterweight],” stated Adrien Broner to the Porter Manner Podcast. “The primary, I need Regis Prograis, in fact. Get him out on the best way; then I’m going to knock all of them off. I acquired to be undisputed earlier than I’m accomplished with this s**t.
“The kind of contract I acquired, they ain’t giving out these days within the sport of boxing,” stated Broner in regards to the profitable 12-month, 3-fight, $10 million+ contract given to him by BLK Prime.
“These guys taking these powerful a** fights, getting that small a** cash. They [BLK Prime] gave me; I’m simply blessed. I’m grateful, and I’m able to placed on a present,” Broner stated.
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