Broner: Rees Tougher Than Burns

[Boxing Asylum]

“I knew he [Rees] was going to come to fight. He’s a world-class fighter,” said WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner after his five round demolition of former WBA 140lb titleholder Gavin Rees on Saturday night in Atlantic City. “He kept coming. He threw every shot like it was his best shot. I knew he would hang. When you have two world-class fighters going toe-to-toe, it’s going to be a great fight. Thanks to everyone who came out. It’s [NBA] All-Star Weekend and you came to see an All-Star. He’s [Rees] tougher than a steak that’s been well done. If I fought Ricky Burns, he would get burnt out. I want to fight him, but if he doesn’t want to fight me. Oh well. There are high expectations for me to take boxing over after [Floyd] Mayweather and [Manny] Pacquiao hang up their gloves.

“Tonight was a nice fight. I have to go back and watch it. Overall I felt pretty. I just looked in the mirror and I still look good. I would fight 10 times a year if I could.”

Rees stated, “He’s the best I have ever been in [the ring] with. It’s not a case of whether he will go on to be a super star… he is already there. I made a lot of mistakes and I believe I have a better skill set than that. I knew he hit hard, but his power just stunned me. I got reckless and that was the end of the night, but I was always going to get back up. I would have gone on until I was knocked out cold. I disagree with Gary pulling me out, but he knows that I would have gotten hurt. We are good friends and he was just looking out for me.”

Broner’s trainer Mike Stafford said, “We knew Gavin was going to come in [to fight]. I wanted Adrien to take his time and pick his punches. He made mistakes and Adrien countered each mistake he made. Gavin was a great fighter for two rounds. I knew he was going to try his best to take Adrien out and Adrien capitalized on his mistakes and picked him apart. Believe it or not, you haven’t seen the whole package deal. It’s a secret that we behold in the gym.”

Rees’ trainer Gary Lockett commented, “I was going to pull him out in the fourth. I considered pulling him out after the third, but I knew he would say ‘there is no way.’”

[OKMike]

Then prove it by getting in there with Burns.

[djt117]

Then prove it by getting in there with Burns.

Dude they offered him 3 times his biggest payday ever to fight Broner. Then Burns started saying shit like he wanted to be paid tax-free and other senseless nonsense. Essentially, he declined. He does not want any part of Broner. Only the most delusional UK fans think he does.

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe he wanted to take Vazquez so that the Broner fight can be for the Undisputed Lightweight title, making it that much bigger and more profitable. Maybe he's taking a risk to make a Broner fight even more financially rewarding. Like Charles Barkley once said, "I may be wrong ... but I doubt it"

I'll be thrilled if we get a fight for the UNDISPUTED Lightweight Championship of the World, but I sincerely doubt that we will if Burns beats Vazquez.

The fucked up thing is, Ricky dropping his title would be no big deal because once he fights Broner, even if he loses, Broner is gonna vacate all the belts and move up to 140. Burns would be champ again in 6 months because he probably is the 2nd best fighter in the division, and with Broner gone, he'd be the clear #1.

[King Slayer]

He didn't say he wants to fight tax free he said he wants 400k after tax.

Burns and Broner are both stars. The offer to Burns was only 30k more than a nobody in Macklin got paid for facing Martinez. Thats a lowball in a unification fight between two stars. On what planet does that make sense when so many nobodies who dont have a fan constantly make 7 figures on HBO?

Burns aint even asking for what Andre Berto got paid in his last fight. He aint asking for close to what Bradley and Alexander were guaranteed and he aint asking for close to the purses no fans Zab has constantly been given over the years.

You really just have to laugh at some of the crazy posts on here

[-jimmy-]

Broner

He should stick to fight female pensioners for shit money.