James Cooley
The Blue & White Flash / Staff Writer
On Jan. 19, 2019, one of the most anticipated fights finally happened. Adrien Broner, a professional boxer who is one of the few considered to be a top contender able to give a Manny Pacquiao a challenge like Floyd Mayweather did in the spring of 2015.
As promotions for the fighttranspired, Broner came in with arrogance and a lot of confidence that he was going to beat Pacquiao. He even went far enough to say that, “I will beat him and that’s on God and nem.”
Throughout the conferences between the two, Broner continued to speak with tremendous confidence and was sure he had the fight without a doubt. Pacquiao however did not have much to say towards Broner.
Duringmost of the meetings between to two, Pacquiao seemed to stay to himselfand spokeonlywhen asked a question. Pacquiao came into the fight with a record of with 60 wins; 39 by knockout,7 losses, and 2 draws, according to BoxRec.com.
Broner’s record showed 33 wins,24 by knockout,3 losses, and 1 draw according to BoxRec.com.
Between Pacquiao and Broner, Pacquiaohad the experience and the better resume for a boxer by his experience in the ring. Broner had youth and his confidence on his side.
Both fighters had tremendous quickness, and has fought incredible fighters before facing each other.
Pacquiao controlled the fight from roundone all the way to round 12.Hecontinued to hit Broner with combinationsand also landed severalpowerful hooks and jabs. Broner seemed overwhelmed with Pacquiao’s jabs, hooks, and combos to the body and head.
After the bout, videos of Pacquiao came out in which the boxer was practicing his jump-shot, playing around with his crew and all together having a good time.
Alvin Brumfield, a physical education major from Hattiesburg, Miss., does not believe that Broner fought hard enough.
“He (Broner) was fighting like he was sparring, he wasn’t throwing enough punches. That’s the reason he lost,” said Brumfield.
Parker Deloach, a business administration major from Chicago, Ill., feels that Pacquiao’s offense was too much for Broner.
“I felt like Broner fought very reserved and couldn’t do much against Pacquiao’s aggressive fighting style which cost him the fight,” said Deloach.
This fight had potential to be great and came out to be a show of pure domination, and skill from Pacquiao.
The Pacquiao win over Broner has the boxing world ignited to see if there will be a Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather rematch.
When asked after the fight, Pacquiao said that he would like for Mayweather to end his retirement so that the two can face each other once more. Boxing fans everywhere are in high hopes to see the undefeated Floyd Mayweather grace the ring again.
According to Bleacher Report, when Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather faced off in May of 2015, the purse was in the neighborhood of $300 million. Could this be enough money for Floyd Mayweather to risk adding a loss to his 50-0 record?
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