By Allan Fox: Former three division world champion Adrien Broner (29-1, 22 KOs) is said to have turned down a 5-year, $40 million offer to fight for the promotional company Roc Nation Sports, according to TMZ.
Broner wasn’t happy with the offer. It’s unclear if it wasn’t what he could get from Al Haymon or from Golden Boy Promotions. Whatever the case, the 25-year-old Broner declined the offer.
It’s hard to imagine Broner getting even that good of an offer by Roc Nation, because there’s a lot of doubt whether he’s got the talent to hold down a world title at 140 or 147 following his loss to Marcos Maidana in 2013.
Broner moved down to 140 after his loss to Maidana, but he’s looked poor in fights against Carlos Molina and Emmanuel Taylor in 2014. He showed no improvement in those fights from his performances against Maidana and Paulie Malignaggi.
Ranked #3 WBA, #4 WBC, #10 IBF in the light welterweight division, Broner is poised to get a world title shot in 2015 against one of the champions. However, the odds of him beating any of them remain doubtful. WBA/WBC 140 pound champion Danny Garcia would seem like a step too far for Broner, and it’s likely that Broner won’t even bother facing him.
The thought is Broner will wait until Garcia vacates his titles before he goes after them. By the same token, IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson also would be a very tough fight for Broner and one that he likely wouldn’t win due to Peterson’s high work rate.
Broner’s future earning potential remains in doubt at this point. He can make a lot of money as a contender, but as far as him winning another world title, it’s likely not going to happen without him getting help by Danny Garcia and Peterson in vacating their titles. Broner can, however, move back down to lightweight and look to reclaim his old WBC title if he wants to, but it doesn’t seem likely that he’ll want to melt down to 135 to make the weight.
In looking at how heavy Broner has looked in his recent photos, it’s not likely be could drain down from his current weight to make 135 any longer. Broner looked in the 170s in a recent photo of him.
If Broner can’t win another world title or if he can’t beat the top fighters at 140, then he’s likely going to see his paydays decrease. He might be just some guy who is already over-the-hill and seen his best days at this point.
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