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| 4-Time Champion Broner celebrates after TKO |
Then "The Problem" started having problems. He started losing focus. Less training. More entertainment. More money than he'd ever seen.
Waaaayyy more money = Waaaayyy more distractions = Waaaayyy more problems.
A millionaire at a young age had gotten to Broner, who had a couple lackluster fights, to say the least.
Once thought of as the heir to the Money Mayweather throne, now was in a little bit of a spiral. He still remained in the top 10, but was seemingly middling with his God - given ability and hard work he had put in for over a decade. And he was ranked 8th, 9th, where he should have been ranked 1,2, or 3.
At the time, Broner was living it up. A young, black, famous, star athlete from the Nati, with millionaire status, the ability to knock anybody out and a personality to match? Already with titles in hand?
Not hard to see why he had slippage.
Now? He's back in grind mode.
That was no more evident than what he did to Khabib Allakhverdiev on Saturday night.
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| Broner bringin' the pain... |
Broner (31-2) came out firing early and often, connected on 50% of his power punches, cut him up early, and finished him off in the 12th on a 4-piece that had the referee calling the fight. Broner badly hurt Khabib in the 6th and the 11th, but he stayed in the fight.
Broner had just done it again, winning his 4th different title in 4 different weight classes- being the first since Oscar DeLaHoya. But while he was happy with his performance, its clear he wants that Pound for Pound title.
It was his best fight in 4 years, and it served notice that Broner is back. When he spoke, he talked about being a little immature and not dealing properly with the luxurious life that comes with the territory.
But like the bully Damon said in the classic movie, Friday after Next, "We all grown up now."
And so is Broner.
And you got a feel of that throughout his pre, and post- fight situations. His powerful display showed up in the ring too.
Now with Mayweather in his ear even more, you can expect the charismatic Broner to move back up the charts, make sound decisions, work harder than he ever has, and maybe climb to a spot he could have never reached a couple years ago.
#1 Pound for Pound.
Problem Solved.
