Mikey Garcia’s a problem solver

Broner’s battle against the scales continues

Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner has not been quite so difficult to work out in recent years, and after being dubbed the next Floyd Mayweather by some pundits, he has now lost two of his last eight. Broner dropped his unbeaten record in 2013 when losing to Marcos Maidana in an upset, came back to win his next three fights, then lost to Shawn Porter two years ago. Followers of the trends may find it interesting to know the 27-year-old has won three times since that loss to Porter. Will history repeat itself?

Broner has been making headlines outside of the ring for all the wrong reasons, but we’ll see how much of that is true, and how much of it is paper talk on Saturday night. Broner is a former champion at super featherweight, lightweight and super lightweight, he even tried his hand at welter. He beat Brit Ashley Theophane with a controversial stoppage at lightweight in April of last year, but failed to make weight, forfeiting the title. 15/8 to win here, 9/2 for the KO upset or 6/1 to score on points.

Take favourite to win by KO/TKO

Broner hasn’t impressed fans in a while now. That win over Theophane looks good on paper, but it was a controversial stoppage – looking more like a low-blow – and his old problems with weight crept in again. He’s too small at 5ft 6inch to be a welter, but has real trouble getting down to lightweight or light welter. Many believe his best days are firmly behind him, despite only being 27, with his lifestyle to blame.

Whatever the reason, Broner should lose here, and lose well. If the reports of trouble away from boxing are true, he’ll not only be out-foxed, he’ll be taken apart by a real classy operator, so we’re having the value about Garcia to win by KO/TKO at 9/4.

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