Adrien Broner

Adrien Broner

Broner: DeMarco won’t be able to use his power against me

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Image: Broner: DeMarco won't be able to use his power against meBy Dan Ambrose: Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) isn’t too proud to admit that WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s) is a big puncher, but he doesn’t see it helping him any to win their fight on November 17th at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. At the end of the day, Broner sees his skills as being the reason why he’ll dominate the 26-year-old 5’10” DeMarco and he could be right.

Broner said in an interview at RingTV “A lot of people think that he’s the bigger guy and the bigger puncher, but once we get in there, you will see who is the bigger and the better guy…I know that he’s got the size, and it’s obvious that he can punch. But what’s power against something that you can’t hit?”

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Broner pulling the race card

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Image: Broner pulling the race cardBy Duke Pahulu: Adrien Broner alluded on RingTV.com that he doesn’t get the credit he deserves because he’s African American. The truth of the matter is that he doesn’t get the credit because he hasn’t faced or beaten a legit threat in his career yet. Before signing up to face Antonio DeMarco, Broner was on the same boat as Saul Alvarez in that the resume doesn’t matchup with the hype.

Up to this point, Broner’s best opponent was Daniel Ponce de Leon who just won a featherweight title and only fought at 130 once against Broner. And Broner looked rather pedestrian in the fight that many thought Ponce De Leon won. Broner failed to take advantage of a weak 130 division by not facing the likes of Takashi Uchiyama, Juan Carlos Salgado, Takahiro Ao or Roman Martinez.

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Shaw: DeMarco is a major step up in class for Adrien Broner

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Image: Shaw: DeMarco is a major step up in class for Adrien BronerBy Scott Gilfoid: Gary Shaw, the promoter for WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s), thinks that former WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) will be taking a huge step up in class when he fights DeMarco for his World Boxing Council strap on HBO on November 17th at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Shaw said to RingTV “For Broner, this is a major step up, because DeMarco has been in thee with [Edwin] Valero and [Jorge] Linares…DeMarco is a tremendous puncher. So if DeMarco hurts Adrien Broner at all, then he knows how to finish him.”

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Burns wants Broner-DeMarco winner

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Image: Burns wants Broner-DeMarco winnerBy Scott Gilfoid: WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns (35-2, 10 KO’s) will be back in the ring on December 15th, possibly against a top 10 contender. However, Liam Walsh, a #13 WBO contender has been mentioned as someone who could end up facing Burns. That’s not exactly a top 10 contender, is it?

Burns said in an interview today that he’s interested in fighting the winner of the November 17th fight between WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco and Adrien Broner in a unification match.

Burns said to Iflilm London

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A win for Broner over DeMarco will establish him as the top fighter at lightweight

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Image: A win for Broner over DeMarco will establish him as the top fighter at lightweightBy Scott Gilfoid: The talented former WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) is only one victory away from establishing himself as the best lightweight in the division if the 23-year-old Broner can get past WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s) on November 17th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

DeMarco, 26, has already shown recently with wins over Jorge Linares, Miguel Roman and John Molina that he’s the class of the entire lightweight division.

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Broner vs. DeMarco on November 17th on HBO

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Image: Broner vs. DeMarco on November 17th on HBOBy Dan Ambrose: In the latest boxing news, Dan Rafael of ESPN is reporting that the talked about fight between WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s) and former WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) is a done deal for November 17th in an HBO televised fight at a still to be determined venue in the United States.

This is sensational because these two fighters – DeMarco and Broner – are arguably the two best lightweights in the division right now. I know some boxing fans might think that WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns and IBF champion Miguel Vazquez deserve to have their names up there as well, but I certainly don’t.

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Bunce: Burns shouldn’t fight Broner

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Image: Bunce: Burns shouldn't fight BronerBy Scott Gilfoid: Writer Steve Bunce doesn’t think that WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns should fight Adrien Broner, because Bunce feels that Broner hasn’t earned the shot and doesn’t bring much to the table in terms of money.

Bunce said in his column at ESPN.co.uk “Can someone tell me a reason why Burns should give Broner a chance? It makes no sense. I guarantee you the gate receipts for Broner vs. [Antonio] DeMarco will be less than was paid to Burns and Mitchell…Broner vs. [Kevin] Mitchell, now that’s a good bout. For Burns, he should look towards John Murray.”

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Schaefer finalizing Broner-DeMarco fight with HBO for November 17th

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Image: Schaefer finalizing Broner-DeMarco fight with HBO for November 17thBy Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is working with HBO to finalize a November 17th fight between WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s) and Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) for a still to be ironed out venue in the United States. The Broner vs. DeMarco fight has been scheduled for some time, but the negotiations haven’t been finalized.

According to RingTV, Gary Shaw, the promoter for DeMarco, has worked out his side of the contract with HBO, and now it’s Golden Boy Promotions’s turn in working out a deal for Broner with HBO.

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Adrien Broner would get destroyed by Ricky Burns after the Scotsman annihilated Kevin Mitchell

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Image: Adrien Broner would get destroyed by Ricky Burns after the Scotsman annihilated Kevin MitchellBy Marcus Stewart: Ricky Burns proved last Saturday night exactly why he’s a world champion after he completely destroyed the tough Englishman Kevin Mitchell by a 4th round stoppage. A fight between him and Demarco could be very interesting now, due to the fact that Demarco won his last fight in the space of a minute whereby he landed a straight right hand to his opponent’s chin which ultimately ended the bout.

Ricky Burns Vs Antonio Demarco is one to hype up, but Adrien Broner? To even put him into this category of elite lightweights is a complete joke.

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Ricky Burns would be in for a beating against Adrien Broner

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns (35-2, 10 KO’s) needs to stay far away from unbeaten lightweight contender Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) if he knows what’s good for him. Beating an undersized Kevin Mitchell is one thing for Burns, but trying to defeat someone his own weight and much faster, stronger and better defensively in Broner would be a recipe for disaster for Burns.

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