By Daniel Larson: With Manny Pacquiao’s star dimming after one of the most brutal knockouts in recent memory at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez, and Mayweather desiring to retire at thirty-eight, we are left to ponder who will carry the sport financially and be compelling enough to peak the imagination of the casual fan. In Golden Boy’s ideal world Adrien Broner will seamlessly transition into Mayweather’s image and mold and hopefully capture the hearts of his existing fan base. Similarly Top Rank must be hoping for a comparable transition with Nonito Donaire as he ascends through the weight classes as Pacquiao did before him. Unfortunately for those two fighters there is no active Oscar De La Hoya in the sport of boxing.
Out of the Mayweather, and Pacquiao, De La Hoya may be the only one of the three that truly resonated as a crossover star on his own merit. In his prime he carried a following that sometimes resembled an Enrique Iglesias tour rather than a fight promotion; however, it was that sensationalism that he brought, along with his Olympic pedigree that made him a perennial heavy hitter when it came to pay per view numbers.
By Scott Gilfoid Sean Gibbons, of Zanfer Promotions, wants his fighter IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez (33-3, 13 KO’s) wants to take on the best fighter in the lightweight division in WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) after Vazquez deals with WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns (35-2, 10 KO’s) in their fight on March 16th at the Wembley Arena, Wembley, in London, United Kingdom.
By Scott Gilfoid: Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s) has a plan that he feels is going to enable him to beat WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) on February 16th and take his title in front of millions of Americans watching the fight on HBO. Rees isn’t saying what the plan is, but it must be a real gem for him to be able to negate the obvious talent imbalance in this fight.
By Scott Gilfoid: It doesn’t seem to have registered yet with Britain’s Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s) that he’s going to be obliterated by the talented WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) on February 16th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Rees is still going on the belief that he’s going to win this fight and it’s somewhat amusing to see him spouting off.
By Jason Kim: If you look at the way that WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner fights with his identical fighting style to his hero Floyd Mayweather Jr. to his total domination of the mostly mediocre opposition at super featherweight and lightweight, it looks like Broner is being groomed by his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions to be the eventual replacement for the aging 35-year-old Mayweather.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) says he feels comfortable in this weight class and he doesn’t have any plans on moving up in weight to look for bigger fights and much bigger money at 140 and 147 for the time being.
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn, the promoter for Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s), believes his fighter is capable of beating WBC lightweight Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) on February 16th at Atlantic City, New Jersey. Hearn thinks that if Rees doesn’t beat Broner, he’ll at least take him through hell and back before he’s beaten. 
By Scott Gilfoid: It kind of goes without saying that the UK’s Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 Kos) is badly over his head against WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) in their scheduled February 16th fight at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Rees is older, slower, weaker, less skilled defensively, and fighting away from the UK in the United States.
By Scott Gilfoid: British fighter Gavin Rees (37-1, 18 KO’s) believes he’s going to be able to knock WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) out in their fight next month on February 16th and take his World Boxing Council title in front of Broner’s own American fans at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
By Scott Gilfoid: Gavin Rees (37-1, 18 KO’s) sees his fight with WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) next month on February 16th as being the exact same fight scenario as the March 2006 fight between Joe Calzaghe and Jeff Lacy. Rees sees himself as being the Calzaghe and the unbeaten Broner as Lacy. It’s pretty funny comparison, but if Rees actually believes it than I really feel sorry for him.