Adrien Broner: I am in the hurt business – Boxing News
Adrien Broner, the current WBO super featherweight champion, believes he does not need to know anything about Escobedo, adding that he is in the hurt business and he will successfully defend his title.
Broner will defend his WBO title for the second time in a row against the third best super featherweight in the world Vicente, in a 12-round bout which will be held on July 21, 2012.
The duo will meet at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, headlining the pay-per-view organised and promoted by Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions.
It seems that the bout will definitely be an explosive one as the duo is extremely confident on their abilities and above all have vowed to nail the other one. The confidence of Adrien’s camp over their man is evident from the one-liner uttered by Andrew
Williams, promoter Broner.
Andrew stated, “He has the offense of a Sugar Ray Leonard, he has the defence of Pernell Whitaker, he has the Knockout power of Mike Tyson, the skill level of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the charisma of Roy Jones Jr.”
Broner now needs to defend the above mentioned statement at all costs but Vicente is planning on something else, to dethrone the 22-year-old from his reign before he leaves the division.
Vicente while sharing his thoughts during the final pre-bout press conference stated, “All the work is done and I’m ready to fight. Come Saturday I’m not here to just put on a good fight but here to win the title and I’m going to take it home with me.”
Adrien, on the other hand commented that it would be just another day for him in the ring, adding that he will enjoy the bout and will defend his title in his home town. Also known as ‘The Problem’, Broner was of the view that he is in the hurt business,
vowing that he will easily handle the Californian proud.
Broner’s confidence is genuine and cannot be questioned by any as he boasts an undefeated streak in a total of 23 bouts. The problem is that technically Adrien has some significant drawbacks.
Vicente has more experience as he has collected 26 wins in a total of 29 bouts. Furthermore, he has the height advantage as well which will aid him in throwing his powerful jabs from a safe distance.
Despite much confidence, Adrien needs to be careful and must cope with the aforementioned deficiencies otherwise his dream of leaving the division as a champion will easily get thrashed.
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