“The Problem” was not Broner for Maidana, but it's Thurman. M.DeTyrone

We see yet another hyped up boxer fall when his is put through the fire. This time it was the turn of Adrien “The Problem” Broner the 24 year old, 3 time world champion in 3 weight divisions, and the WBC Lightweight champion, who moved up to 147 lbs. from 135 lbs. Broner played the role of a villain to the extreme similar to that of a professional wrestler, as a result, he gained much hatred from the casual fans. This was used and exploited by the networks, promotional companies, and the commentators to become this new Floyd Mayweather Jr.  Mega style Pay per View star. Until he met a proven powerful slugger Marcos “Chino” Maidana 34-3 with 31 KO’s from Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Broner with boxing trunks saying “About Billions” walks in his entourage playing the role of a villain, and trying his best to intimidate Marcos Maidana. By the 2^nd  round  with 2:40 minutes left Maidana lands left hook and drops Broner that was the beginning of the downfall of Broner’s , SHOTIME, and GBP of Broner being a PPV star. The fight went on and Broner was gaining some momentum due to Maidana losing stamina. Until the 8^th round with 1:29 minutes left Maidana drops Broner for the second time in the fight that forced a hurt Broner to hold, Maidana losing patience head butts Broner, as result, costing Maidana a point. 

By the 11^th and 12^th round Maidana was out of stamina and just trying to survive, but that is all he needed to win the fight. No way was Broner going to win the fight without a KO, and he did try to go for the KO but came up short his power at 147 lbs. was no match for a boxer like Maidana that has been against the likes of Victor Ortiz, Josesito Lopez, Erik Morales, and Soto Karass. At the end of it all, Maidana is the new WBA Welterweight Champion for how long it remains to be seen.

According to SHOstats Round by Round Broner landed 122 Power Punchers and Maidana 231 Power Punchers. The fight was ugly and dirty which was full of non-sportsmanship antics by Broner and Maidana; there was everything from elbows, low blows, and head butts, pushing, homosexual taunts, and later the San Antonio crowd very low class took it upon themselves to throw stuff at Broner when the fight was over.   Again, we see Laurence Cole as a referee in championship fights in the state of Texas doing a horrible job and many times favored Broner’s antics without deduction points.

Hopefully, no post or pre fight drug test if any were performed in Texas comes up dirty and there will be no excuses for what was a dirty fight full of emotions.

Unlike many boxing fans I was looking forward for the Keith “One Time” Thurman now with a record of 22-0 1 ND with 20 KO’s out Clearwater, Florida performance vs. the tough GBP gate keeper Soto Karass. During the first round Thurman was hurt but rebounded with good boxing and defense. In the 5^th round with :50 second left in the round Thurman drops Soto Karass with an left uppercut, and that was the point when Thurman showed his power again. From then on Thurman went on to show his defensive and offensive boxing skills and with :44 seconds left in the 9^th round  Thurman lands combinations on Soto Karass that just demolished the him.

I would like to see the WBA, in my opinion, the best sanctioning body in boxing.  Demand that Keith “One Time” Thurman fights Marcos “Chino” Maidana for the WBA Welterweight Title. I was not impressed by Maidana in the late rounds with his lack of stamina and was not able to put away a blown up lightweight in Broner, but was impressed by Thurman’s ability to transition from defensive and offensive boxing in his fight vs. Diego Chaves and Soto Karass. Thurman is the problem Maidana must solve not a blown up hype job named Broner.