Last night we seen one of the more anticipated fights of the year, Broner vs Maidana in a 147lb clash. The image that was created for or by Broner was that he is the heir apparent to Floyd Mayweather. The problem with "the problem" is that he has been feasting on b level fighters and claiming to be great. To be great you must beat great and while Broner showed heart, he failed against the hard punching Maidana. Being from Ohio I originally rooted for Broner, but his antics have really turned me off as they were a bit much for me. One video he posted was of him on the toilet saying that he "shits money" and sure enough he distastefully shows his crap and several bills in the toilet. For me this was distasteful for so many reasons, poop is disgusting and the fact that so many are struggling and he is throwing money in the toilet disgusts me more than his turd. So yea, going into the fight I was biased, which is one reason why I did not post any predictions on it.
Maidana is about as tough as they come and I knew that Broner was in for a long night. The last year or so I began thinking that Broner actually believed his own hype, doing more talking than fighting. Even in sparring sessions it seemed as if he was getting handled by guys that should not be handling him, yet still talking a big game. However, Maidana has come up short on a few occasions and at times has looked a bit lackluster. This fight, he was different. He came out on a mission to show Broner that while others may believe the Broner hype, he did not. He roughed Broner up pretty good the first round, and in typical distasteful fashion Broner and Maidana got tangled up and Broner positioned himself behind Maidana and "humped" him, a move that he paid for dearly in the next round. Maidana again came out looking to destroy, and he floored Broner hard. The replay showed Broners eyes in the back of his head, I think if the ropes did not break his fall that he may have slammed his head into the canvas and not gotten up. All credit to Broner for making it out of the round being seriously hurt.
The beating continued and anytime Broner attempted to take control, Maidana came right back with several shots. That is one thing that really makes Maidana so dangerous, he is a hard puncher with either hand and he throws several shots, not just one. Broner tried and I give him credit for that, but he was once again floored in the 8th round, this time not as hurt as the first. As Maidana came on Broner tied up and Maidana blatantly headbutted him. The comical part was when Broner put on an acting display that clearly convinced nobody as he was clearly looking to win by DQ or at least have an excuse as to why he lost. But, the beating continued throughout and I had it a landslide victory for Maidana, and thankfully so did the judges.
Now that Broner has been humbled maybe he will learn that you earn your way then you can talk. Floyd Mayweather did just that, he earned the right to be a loud mouth because he backs it up every single time, oh, and against world class opposition. Broner thought he was great before he beat a great and it just doesn't work like that. Silly antics like having someone brush your hair after a fight does not make you great, beating b level fighters does not make you great, beating great fighters makes you great. Humility does wonders, and maybe it will for Broner too.
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