Rees: Adrien Broner leaves his body open when he fights

broner542By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBA light welterweight and EBU lightweight champion Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s) thinks he can target the body of WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) when they face off on February 16th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Rees isn’t saying it directly but it looks like he’s going to try and get in close and work Broner’s body over. His fellow Brits are giving him advice about trying to smother Broner’s offense by getting on top of him and throwing a lot of shots. It remains to be seen whether either of these strategies will work for Rees.

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Atlas wants Broner to be matched against quality 140 lb fighters

broner5623By Scott Gilfoid: ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas is tired of seeing WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) wants him to start facing guys his own size and Atlas thinks it’s high time that Broner start fighting the top 140 pounders despite the fact that Broner just recently moved up to 135 and will be fighting for only the second time at this weight on February 16th against Gavin Rees.

Atlas said on ESPN Friday Night Fights “Have a true test for Adrien Broner. He’s being groomed as boxing’s next big star. I like him a lot but please match him against someone his own size and skill level, someone like Brandon Rios, Amir Khan or Lucas Matthysse.”

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The best boxers from the U.S, U.K, Mexico & Puerto Rico today

floyd44By Omar Torres: Boxing has evolved over the years as an international sport, and boxers from all over the world have kept our sport thriving .I personally appreciate the boxers and the sold out boxing event’s that happen all over the world. So I did a list of the top three boxers of four major countries that produce the current great boxers that we see today, the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Feel free to write a comment of your counties top 3 boxers below.

United States

1.Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0)- He is the P4P king and practically no one has figured him out. Floyd has beaten guys like Oscar De la holla, Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto to reach the P4P throne. Floyd Mayweather is 1# in many categories and I think the top Fighter in the U.S is one of them.

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What to expect in 2013!

brook324By Rusty Nate: So the New Year kicks off and there are some good looking fights on the horizon and some up in the clouds ones as well! I thought id just look generally at the upcoming buzz fights!

Devon Alexander will be defending against Kell Brook in what will be Brooks first world title tilt at Welterweight. This should be a great match!

Alexander has obviously proved himself in his career and we know what he is capable of. He hasn’t shown any real power in his punches though for near on 3 years since stopping Urango and in his recent tussle with Lucas Matthysse he was floored as well so this may be in Brooks favor, we’ll see.

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Sakio Bika vs. Nikola Sjekloca on Broner-Rees undercard on February 16th

bika33By Jason Kim: Super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (30-5-2, 21 KO’s) will be facing 34-year-old unbeaten Serbian Nikola Sjekloca (25-0, 7 KO’s) on February 16th for the interim WBC super middleweight title on the undercard of the Adrien Broner vs. Gavin Rees fight card at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, according to RingTV.

The Bika-Sjekloca winner will be put in line to face the WBC 168 pound champion Andre Ward. Bika has already faced Ward once during his career, losing by a 12 round unanimous decision in November 2010 by the scores of 120-108, 118-110 and 118-110.

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Broner vs. Rees: Adrien gets an easy one on 2/16

broner777 - CopyBy Scott Gilfoid: This was supposed to have been WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner’s unification bout with WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns, but he didn’t want any, and so Broner has got an easy substitute in former WBA light welterweight champion Gavin Rees to (37-1-1, 18 KO’s) on February 16th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Broner comes into this fight having annihilated his last five opponents, knocking them all out and not really being challenged by any of them. Even his last opponent Antonio DeMarco, who many boxing fans had previously saw as the beat fighter in the lightweight division, was a mere punching bag for Broner last November.

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Broner-Rees: Adrien will send a message with his slaughter of Gavin

broner451By Scott Gilfoid: WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns didn’t agree to take the fight with the talented WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) but that’s okay because Broner will be looking to send a clear message to Burns on February 16th when he destroys the Welsh fighter Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s) in their fight at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

I suspect that if Burns had any thoughts of taking on Broner in 2013, he’ll forget those plans after watching what Broner does to Rees. It’s going to be painful, brutal and short with Rees taking a terrible beating and likely left on the canvas in a woeful state.

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Will Burns duck Broner in 2013?

duck4By Scott Gilfoid: We’ve heard recently how WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns’s promoter Frank Warren says he’s interested in having Burns fight WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner in 2013. It sounds good but I think the reality is we may not see that happen in 2013, and Broner isn’t going to wait around for the rest of his life waiting for Burns to get with it and accepting the fight.

Right now Broner is clearly the best fighter in the lightweight division and he’s got the less talented fighters running scared not wanting to take him on for fear of getting thrashed in royal fashion. Burns would be out of his class if he were to accept a fight with Broner, so I expect to see Burns come up with some kind of way of getting out of the fight.

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Broner with great opportunity to impress on Mayweather undercard

broner5352By Scott Gilfoid: The talented WBO lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) will be looking to build his star power on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. undercard on May 4th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 23-year-old Broner has already been winning many new converts lately with his impressive knockout wins over Jason Litzau, Vincente Martin Rodriguez, Eloy Perez, Vincente Escobedo, and Antonio DeMarco. Broner has knocked out his last five opponents and his last 15 of 16 opponents.

It’s been real impressive stuff from this young Mayweather-esque talent. However, Broner hasn’t been able to reach the huge numbers that he’d like to because his fights have been on regular HBO instead of PPV. Having Broner on the Mayweather card will mean millions of boxing fans will be tuning in to watch this fight due to Mayweather head-lining it, and the fans that don’t see it on PPV will catch it on the replay on regular HBO. This is Broner’s chance to really shine and win over a legion of loyal boxing fans.

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Warren interested in matching Burns against Broner or one of the other lightweight champions in 2013

burns43By Scott Gilfoid: Frank Warren, the promoter for WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns (35-2, 10 KO’s), says he wants to match Burns against one of the other lightweight champions in 2013 after Burns gets past his January title defense against one of the challengers. Warren especially is interested in matching Burns against WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner.

Warren said in his column in thesun.co.uk “If WBO lightweight boss Burns comes through a mark-time third defense of his belt in late January as expected, I’d love to pair him with any of the other 135lbs world claimants, but particularly overhyped WBC czar Adrien Broner from Cincinnati.”

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