Adrien Broner: The Can Man “Anybody Can get it”

By Boxing News - 12/03/2013 - Comments

1527By Mr. Pennington: When Adrien Broner (27 -0-22 kos) said “call me the Can Man because anyone CAN get it, AmeriCANS, Puerto RiCANS, MexiCANS, AfriCANS” I became an instant fan. I felt it was original and unrehearsed, and most of all dam good. I’m the type of fans that appreciates the theatrics that come along with sport, after all those are what create the most memorable moments. Mike Tyson’s Classic outburst “I want to eat his kids” Terrell Owens running to mid field in Dallas after scoring a touchdown standing on the Dallas star.

One moment in time I will never forget is the brawl in the Palace in Detroit. Though an unfortunate situation, the entertainment value was jaw dropping. Ali’s out the ring out burst and unusual charm gained him #1 ranked athlete of all time ranked by ESPN, I doubt if he were some humble heavyweight fighter who really didn’t carry a KO punch, would he have been able to achieve that type of notoriety?

On other hand there’s a large portion of fans who appreciate a professional athlete to act as a professional.

Many cite the likes of Jerry Rice and Barry Sanders who after every touchdown scored would simply hand the ball over to the official. Understandable, but when I think of professionals I don’t think of guys who wear under Amour and propel their bodies in torpedo like fashion toward another human being. Now this is not to say I agree with anyone burning hundred dollar bills, but if you earn your money fighting, if I were to give any profession a pass a fighter would surely make the list.

On December 14th, Adrien Broner will take on “El Chino” Marcos Maidana (34-3-31kos). This for Broner is a big step up in competition facing a full sized welterweight in only his second fight in the division. Maidana will be looking to be the guy who finally shuts the mouth of the rapping, hair brushing kid from Cincinnati. At the age of 24, Adrien has put forth a resume that can’t be denied, at the age of 21 fought the hard punching veteran in Ponce Deleon. If Maiden’s name were to be added to his resume as another win, you would have to say the Broner is clearly fighting better comp than most his contemporaries at this point of their careers, and by a wide margin I might add.

In my profession, we get crisis management, character evaluations for all employees, and many other resources to cope with stress in the workplace. I appreciate the concern, but to be honest the most stressful situation I come across daily is where to go for lunch. Imagine the emotional toll it takes to never show fear when you’re about to fight another man. To look a man eye to eye and never give any indication of fear. All the while having cameras in your face with some pencil neck asking questions, I’ll pass.

There will be fans that say this style of sportsmanship suites a certain demographic of fans. I won’t disagree with that. But looking on the boxing side of things, being undefeated and hated really isn’t all that bad a business move. Some of the most iconic figures growing up were guys I hated, hell, the Riddler was so cool in Batman you would have thought he was the star. Darth Vader, Jake the Snake, Andre the Giant, even when Hulk Hogan went bad and became Hollywood Hogan, how cool was that? The world as we know it revolves around good and evil. In many thoughts we have, we immediately equate the good and bad decision that can be made. Just like in the glory days of the WWF, great villains are needed. Anyway this meant nothing just felt like throwing some stuff out there, if you’re a desk jockey like me; try not to be so critical, these guys don’t have casual Fridays.



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