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.