Do y'all think I should fight on my big bro @FloydMayweather card or nah?
— Adrien Broner (@AdrienBroner) February 24, 2014
By Allan Fox: “Little Mayweather,” Adrien Broner (27-1, 22 KO’s) vs. former WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo (35-5, 18 KO’s) is possible for the May 3rd undercard headlined by Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana on Showtime pay-per-view. Broner asked his fans on his twitter if he should fight on the undercard, and he obviously was looking for some kind of interest.
Broner had been hoping to face Maidana in a rematch to avenge his loss to him from last December, but Maidana chose the more lucrative fight with Mayweather. Broner and Maidana could still end up fighting later this year with or without Maidana’s WBA 147 lb title. Whether Maidana has the WBA title or not, Broner needs to face him and try to avenge his loss so that he can erase the loss and show that he’s still the future of boxing like he’d been talking about.
Collazo is the perfect opponent for Broner, because he’s coming off of a big 2nd round TKO win over former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz from last January. Collazo nailed Ortiz with a big hook that hurt him. Collazo then finished him Ortiz with a couple of shots after Ortiz turned his back on him. That was by far the biggest win for the 32-year-old Collazo since his victory over Jose Antonio Rivera in 2005 to capture the WBA welterweight title. Collazo was robbed in fights against Ricky Hatton and Andre Berto in losing fights that he appeared to win.
Broner can’t afford a loss to Collazo, and he’s going to have to look much better than he did against Maidana and in his fight against Paulie Malignaggi. Collazo can punch a little, and he might be a better inside fighter than Broner. If Broner thinks this is going to be an easy fihgt, he could be sadly mistaken because Collazo is still a dangerous fighter, as we saw in the Ortiz bout.
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