Antonio DeMarco

Broner vs DeMarco: Will Tony be the first person to beat “Da Problem”?

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Image: Broner vs DeMarco: Will Tony be the first person to beat "Da Problem"?(Photo: Naoki Fakuda) By Eamon Mcdonald: Tonight we are going to see the first true test of young Adrien Broner’s career against the tough WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco. Broner has been built up by HBO to be the next superstar in America mainly by fighting unknown, over-matched or naturally smaller guys. Antonio DeMarco on the other hand has been brought along tougher and notably got threw into the deep end against the undefeated knockout artist Edwin Valero and suffered a beating in the process.

DeMarco has noticeably improved since that fight and won the WBC title with a terrific stoppage of Jorge Linares after losing near every round. Broner has his work cut out for him in this fight and won’t have as much of a size advantage as he is used to and he also isn’t as fast as valero or linares so his speed won’t shock DeMarco as much as he would like. This is the fight Broner needs to show why he has been hyped as much as he has. The smart money is on Broner to win and look good doing it but who could ever count out a guy like DeMarco?

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DeMarco: My fight with Valero was a tougher one than Broner

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Image: DeMarco: My fight with Valero was a tougher one than Broner(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Dan Ambrose: WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s) is respectful of the threat that unbeaten Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) brings to his fight with him for Saturday night, but DeMarco doesn’t see it as tougher fight than his bout against former knockout artist Edwin Valero back in 2010.

It was the last fight of Valero’s career and he came into the fight with a perfect 26-0, 26 KO record. Not surprisingly, Valero stopped DeMarco in a one-sided fight in the 9th round, even though Valero looked haggard, like he hadn’t slept in days. He was simply too strong for DeMarco.

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Weights: Broner 134.5, DeMarco 134.5

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Image: Weights: Broner 134.5, DeMarco 134.5(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Scott Gilfoid: WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco weighed in at 134.5 pounds during Friday’s weigh-in for his bout against #4 WBC Adrien Broner for Saturday’s fight on HBO at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Broner also came in at 134.5 lbs.

In the co-main event, unbeaten heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell weighed in at a solid 242lbs and his opponent Johnathon Banks, the trainer and sparring partner for IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, weighed in at considerably less at 218.5. Mitchell is expected to win this fight and likely by a knockout. Banks was an okay fighter at cruiserweight, but he’s not looked good at heavyweight since moving up in weight and it’s going to be bad for him tomorrow night.

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Froch-Mack, Bellew-Bolonti, Broner-DeMarco – Where does the upset come?

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Image: Froch-Mack, Bellew-Bolonti, Broner-DeMarco - Where does the upset come?By Rusty Nate: So as the weekend approaches and the buzz of the Saturday night fights from the UK and the US start to boil over I thought I would have a quick little write up on my thoughts……

From the UK…

Carl Froch (29-2-0) vs. Yusaf Mack (31-4-2)

I don’t see this as being a hugely exciting fight like the Froch vs. Bute encounter. To be fair to them though the promoters & fighters have managed to do a wonderful job of building the event set to take place in Nottingham.

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Broner: I’m the next #1 cash cow in boxing after Pacquiao and Mayweather depart

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By Chris Williams: Undefeated Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) sees himself as becoming the biggest pay per view and gate attraction in boxing after the aging #1 and #2 money fighters in boxing Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao depart from the sport in the near future. Broner, only 23, is already bringing in huge ratings on HBO and building tons of fans with his Mayweather-like fighting style and his impressive wins.

Broner faces WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s) in a fight on Saturday that’s more of a formality for Broner than actual fight. It’s seen by many boxing experts as an unofficial handing off of the WBC 135 pound title from DeMarco to Broner in a fight that will be televised by HBO at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

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Broner: Beating DeMarco can take me into another world

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Image: Broner: Beating DeMarco can take me into another worldBy Eric Thomas: Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) realizes what’s at stake this Saturday night in his fight against WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s). Broner knows full well that a win in this fight will take him to the next level where he wants to go to become one of the sports huge pay per view stars. A loss will put Broner right back where he started from and it would be a long climb back up. Losing to a fighter like DeMarco would badly hurt the talented Broner’s career and he can’t risk losing that fight.

DeMarco has beaten top fighters like Broner before, and he believes he can take him out just as he did with Jorge Linares last year.

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Broner to show DeMarco that he doesn’t belong as a belt holder

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Image: Broner to show DeMarco that he doesn't belong as a belt holderBy Scott Gilfoid: Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) on the verge of forcefully stripping the title belt from WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For DeMarco, it’s going to be likes he’s going back to the scene where he was batted around the ring by Edwin Valero.

Broner is going to put DeMarco right back where he was on that night two years ago by pounding him at will in front of what will likely be a huge nationwide crowd that will be tuning in on HBO to watch the talented Broner do his work. Broner has got the talent that most boxers can only dream of.

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Broner vs. DeMarco & Mitchell vs. Banks on Saturday on HBO

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Image: Broner vs. DeMarco & Mitchell vs. Banks on Saturday on HBOBy Scott Gilfoid: This Saturday night on HBO in an card packed with two good fights, unbeaten Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) will be looking to prove his worth against WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-1-1, 18 KO’s). Also on the card will be unbeaten heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell (25-0-1, 19 KO’s) will be fighting Johnathon Banks (28-1-1, 18 KO’s) at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Broner, 23, is the real story on this card because he’s on the verge of becoming a huge bankable pay per view star that could potentially rival the fading stars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Broner is pretty much the replacement for those guys and he could be the guy that be the biggest PPV attraction in the U.S in a very short period of time. There is perhaps one competitor and that’s WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez who could be an even bigger PPV star than Broner, but the jury is still out on Alvarez because his fights aren’t all that exiting due to his flat-footed, slow pace of fighting and his unassuming personality.

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Broner vs. DeMarco this Saturday night in Atlantic City

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Image: Broner vs. DeMarco this Saturday night in Atlantic CityBy Scott Gilfoid: This Saturday night Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) will get a real test on HBO against WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s) in what could be a signal of whether the 23-year-old Broner can carry boxing for the next 10 years to take over for the aging warhorses that aren’t performing like they once did. Broner seems like the real deal, but he’s still untested really quality opposition.

He’s been fighting in a weak division at super featherweight and he really didn’t have anyone down there that could test how good he is. This is one of the reasons why Broner is moving up in weight to lightweight to take on DeMarco for his World Boxing Council title. If Broner can handle DeMarco without struggling badly, we could see him quickly moving up in weight to light welterweight to look for even bigger tests.

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Broner vs. DeMarco: This is only the first step for Adrien

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Image: Broner vs. DeMarco: This is only the first step for AdrienBy Scott Gilfoid: If former WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) is giving an appearance that he’s looking past his November 17th fight against WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s), it’s because the 23-year-old Broner realizes what his own talent level is. He knows the skinny DeMarco isn’t in his league and will get battered and bruised on November 17th when they battle at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Broner has bigger things to fry than wasting his time worrying himself sick for a guy that’s clearly below him like DeMarco. There’s no worry because Broner has two eyes and he’s seen DeMarco get exposed and stopped by Edwin Valero, Broner has seen how much punishment that DeMarco took in beating Jorge Linares. DeMarco was like a punching bag in that fight, and had Linares had even a slight amount of power going for him he would have stopped DeMarco inside the distance instead of losing the fight himself.

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