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On June 20th the Boxing world focused it’s attention on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada where former world champions Shawn Porter and Adrien Broner met in a highly anticipated Welterweight bout. What made this bout intriguing beyond it being a clash of former world champions was that the winner would likely find himself in a good position to potentially challenge for a world championship in the talent deep Welterweight division. Prior to this bout this observer stated that in my opinion it would be a battle of Broner’s solid defense and ability to be accurate with his offense versus Porter’s ability to be aggressive and offensive minded. The key for Porter in my eyes was whether he could establish a fast pace, apply consistent pressure on Broner early on in the fight, and maintain that pace as the fight progressed. Many of the rounds in this twelve round bout seemed to follow a similar pattern. It was a tactical battle that was fought at a very fast pace. Both figh...

The Welterweight clash between former world champions Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter on June 20th will pit two of Boxing’s hottest rising stars in a battle where the winner may find himself in position to fight for a Welterweight world championship. In one corner stands Adrien Broner, a former three-division world champion, who has scored thirty wins in thirty-one professional fights. Broner is known for having a good mix of hand speed, punching power, and having very solid defense. What has made Broner a difficult opponent for most fighters is not just his ability to combine hand speed and punching power, but also to be extremely accurate with his offense. At only twenty-five years of age, Broner has already achieved success that some might argue can take fighters an entire career to achieve winning world titles in the Jr. Lightweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight divisions. Broner however, has had to deal with adversity in his career. In December 2013, Broner suffe...

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A question that all new champions are asked is how will they respond when they defend their world championship for the first time. For undefeated WBC Heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder, the answer to that question came on June 13th when he defended his world title for the first time against WBC number seven rated contender Eric Molina at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Although Wilder, who had a career knockout percentage of nearly 97% going into the fight was heavily favored to retain his title over the challenger, Molina showed that he was not interested in being a mere opponent for a world champion making his first title defense. Not only would Molina put up a fight, but he would also become the first fighter to show significant resistance after being hurt by the champion’s power. The tempo of this fight was dictated by Wilder who established his jab from the outset and mixed in his right hand and combinations in the early rounds. Prior to this fight...