The Embarrassment in Adrien Broner

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Last year, we wrote an article about Adrien Broner entitled They Want Some Rice and Chicken. If you’re shaking your head, you should be, those were comments Broner made in reference to his Mexican opponent, Jesse Vargas. 

Similar to Broner’s last fight against Manny Pacquiao (Pacman), Vargas whooped his ass as well. And instead of Broner taking his defeat like a good sportsman and simply asking for a rematch, he resulted to racism and bigotry. Unacceptable. 

Boxing is a unique sport. Similar to tennis, it’s you and only you competing. Unlike team sports, such as football, soccer, or basketball, there’s no one to lean on or no strategies that will cover up your mistakes or weaknesses. So when you lose, you lose. In Boxing, the judges often render horrendous decisions that has everyone shaking their heads wondering how much they got paid to fix the fight.  

But in regard to Broner’s recent fight against Pacman, I don’t think anyone under the sun would argue with Pacman’s decisive win. Pacman landed more punches, he was much more active, and he controlled the fight. 

“I controlled the fight. He was missing. I hit him clean more times. I beat him!” No, you didn’t, not even close.

The arrogance and delusion of his imaginary victories are getting old. No clear racist comments like in past post-game interviews, but enough is enough. When it’s not blatant racism, it’s disrespect, it’s nonstop delusional comments about his performance, and Mayweather-like arrogance without the “0” to the right of his win column.

As the interview went on, Jim Gray asked him about recent fights not going the way he wanted. Broner responded, “I’m 3-3-1 in my last seven but I’ll be 7-0 against you.” At this point, none of us should be surprised. But since he’s not winning (anymore), when will promoters stop booking his Pey-Per-View fights? The embarrassment in Adrien Broner is hard to watch, so much that many have refused to continue to order his fights or even watch them if made available.

The embarrassment rests with those in his community, he’s probably too self-centered to personally be embarrassed, which is another problem in itself.

“They Want Some Rice and Chicken?!”

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When everyone is rooting for you, and you still find a way to lose? His name is Adrien Broner.

“They want some rice and chicken,” is a perfectly adequate response when asked what do the children want for dinner, not in reference to a group of people… that’s called RACISM.

“I beat him like I was using what they used to beat Martin Luther King,” is never ok to say, like ever… countless people, including Martin Luther King Jr., died for Civil Rights. To joke about it is IGNORANT on so many levels, especially if you’re one of the people they died for.

It’s hard to fabricate such insensitive comments… And that’s why it’s hard to root for a man who has no problem saying them… utter disrespect for his opponent and their culture, and even worse, not understanding the sacrifices others made for him to do what he does today, is unacceptable.

Adrien Broner deserved to lose this past weekend on Showtime Boxing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Instead, some will argue he earned the draw-decision by winning the second half of the fight against Jessie Vargas. If you’re a boxing fan, you know boxing judges seldom get it right. And despite one judge giving Broner the nod (115-113), the biggest shock of the night came after the fight when Broner decided to spew all kinds of racism, ignorance, and homophobia towards his Mexican opponent, Jesse Vargas. When you think about it, maybe it’s not a shock considering Broner’s past antics in press conferences before and after his fights. But if Broner ever had a line to cross, he crossed it this past weekend.

The comments above are just some of the disparaging things he said immediately following the fight. In his remarks, he inferred that the Barclays Center was full of Mexicans. Mexicans, Blacks, Whites, whatever the demographic makeup that night, it was clearly a pro-Broner crowd. The crowd erupted whenever he landed a big shot, and their silence when Vargas did the same, made it pretty clear who they were rooting for. Ironically, the only person who didn’t realize it was Broner himself.

His last few fights were disappointing. But this is America and people love a comeback. With that being said, many considered this his last shot to revitalize his career and get back on track. His lackluster performance in the ring might’ve sealed his fate, and if it didn’t, his comments after the fight surely did.

As I said earlier… It’s hard to root for a man who doesn’t respect his opponent and their culture, and even worse, doesn’t understand the sacrifices others made for him to do what he does today. Broner, do better… despite you not deserving it, something tells me you’ll get another shot.