Broner an overwhelming favorite to KO Rees

broner237By Scott Gilfoid: In a poll conducted by RingTV, WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) came out as an overwhelming favorite to defeat his challenger from Wales Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s) on Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Close to 4,000 fans participated in the poll. Not only is Broner a huge favorite to win the fight, he’s also overwhelmingly being picked to win by a KO.

81.3 percent of the fans polled selected Broner to win the fight, and of that total, 70.6 percent see Broner stopping Rees at some point in the fight. Surprisingly 16.9% of the fans see Rees beating Broner with 12.6% of those fans seeing Rees winning by a KO.

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Weights: Broner 134, Rees 134.5

By Allan Fox: WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner successfully made weight on Friday for his title defense against Gavin Rees for Saturday’s fight at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Broner weighed in at 134 pounds. Rees, 32, weighed in just under the lightweight 135 lb. limit at 134.5 lbs.

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Kellerman: Broner is a huge favorite over Rees because he’s special

broner62By Scott Gilfoid: HBO analyst Max Kellerman doesn’t think WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner is a huge favorite over Welsh fighter Gavin Rees due to Rees being a limited fighter, but rather because Broner is just so talented right now that he’s head and shoulders over the rest of the lightweight pack.

Kellerman said to I Film London “He’s [Rees] a good fighter, and the odds, which are absurdly wide over here, as much as 80-1 at some point, is a reflection more of what they think of Broner than what they think of Gavin. People think Broner is a special kind of fighter, and I think the odds reflect that over here. He can fight, Gavin Rees can fight…The way Broner, it was one of the most thorough beatings you’ll see a top fighter.

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Broner with few fight options after he dismantles Rees

broner9282By Scott Gilfoid: As long as WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner chooses to stubbornly stick it out in the lightweight division, he’s going to have very options for interesting fights after he obliterates his latest over-matched opponent Gavin Rees on Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Broner knows that he doesn’t have anyone to fight at 135, yet he claims he’s still young at 23, and there’s no reason for him to be in any rush to move up.

Broner’s immediate options after the Rees fight is for him to face the winner of the March 16th fight between WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns vs. IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez.

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Rees: I want to smack Broner in the mouth

broner3By Scott Gilfoid: WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) has let everyone know exactly how he feels about his over-matched opponent Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s) by pretending he doesn’t know his name.

In other words, Rees is so badly out of his class in this fight that Broner won’t even bother to mention his name. That’s more of a message to Broner’s promoters at Golden Boy then it is about Rees. I mean, they’re the ones that set up this horrendous mismatch in the first place.

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Watt: Rees will give Broner problems

rees4By Scott Gilfoid: Sky Sports analyst Jim Watt believes Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s) is capable of giving WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) problems on Saturday night in their HBO televised fight from Atlantic City, New Jersey. Watt thinks Rees is good at dealing with bigger fighters, and giving them problems with his heavy pressure. Rees and Broner are both the same size in this fight at 5’7”.

Watt said to Sky Sports “He [Rees] has a style that would give smooth boxers problems, as smooth boxers like to do things at their own pace. Fighters like Floyd Mayweather Jr. don’t like pressure. Rees can at least give Broner a real test and create some problems.”

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Hearn: HBO will love Gavin Rees, even if he loses to Broner

BronerReesNYPC_Hoganphotos(Rich Kane – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn, the promoter for the BADLY over-matched Welsh fighter Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s), sees Rees coming out of his fight this Saturday night against WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) smelling like a rose.

Hearn actually believes Rees is going to be invited back by HBO to be televised even if he loses to Broner. Hearn thinks Rees is going to give Broner so many problems that he’ll come out of the fight winning over HBO and many American boxing fans with his fighting style.

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Adrien Broner vs. Gavin Rees: Broner respected but so hard to like

BronerReesNYPC_Hoganphotos(1)(Rich Kane – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) Adrien Broner has to be respected, his style in the ring is top notch. The defensive style he uses with the speed and power behind it is a joy to watch. The “new Mayweather” even boxes like the pretty boy and tries to talk like him outside the ring. So far in his career he has 25 fights with 21 knock-outs and no losses.

In most of his fights he has decided what pace to use and when to step it up, he often decides in which round he will knock his opponent out. No one has really tested this young boxer and taken his skills to the limit.

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Broner: I wanted to fight Ricky Burns but he ran again

broner23(Rich Kane – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Scott Gilfoid: In today’s press conference with challenger Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s), WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) took opportunity to vent his frustrations at WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns for him choosing not to fight him recently when Broner’s promoters at Golden Boy Promotions tried to put the fight together between them.

Burns chose not to take the fight, and Broner was then forced to settle for Rees. That was a big letdown for Broner because he’s been trying to get a fight against Rees since 2011, and he’s had zero luck in the two times he tried to make the fight.

Broner said “I wanted to fight Ricky Burns, but he put on his track shoes and ran again. [He] went for another lap. He ran away from me again. I’m just ready to fight whoever. I just want everybody to put on their glasses because I’m going I’m shining [on Saturday night]. I’m going to shine, so be ready.”

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Broner: “I respect Cabbage Reef” [Gavin Rees]

BronerReesNYPC_Hoganphotos(4)(Photo credit: Rich Kane – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Scott Gilfoid: To show how little he thinks of his opponent Gavin Rees (37-1-1, 18 KO’s) for this Saturday night, WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) pretended not to know his name during their press conference today. Broner even took Rees’ chair, forcing him to move to the other side of the podium.

Broner said “I’m 23, young and gifted. I respect Cabbage Reef; what’s your name – Cabin Fever? I don’t know, I don’t know his name, but I respect him. But at the end of the day training camp was fun. I don’t watch no tape, I never saw him fight before. I can say I heard he was a world champion at light welterweight. He’s going to sleep [on Saturday night]. I’m not going to miss that boulder on his shoulders.

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