Adrien Broner vs. Shawn Porter Preview

This weekend, PBC will be live in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the MGM Grand for the battle of Ohio as Shawn “Showtime” Porter (25-1-1 with 16 KOs) will square off against Adrien “The Problem” Broner (30-1 with 22 KOs). The fight will take place with a 144 pound catchweight, and it also has a rehydration clause that will prevent the fighters from getting above 154 pounds. It honestly maybe one of the few 50-50 type fights boxing fans will see for the rest of the year.

The 27-year-old Shawn Porter was skyrocketing through the Welterweight rankings. The Akron, Ohio native was coming off good wins against Julio Diaz, Devon Alexander, and then the demolishment of Paulie Malignaggi and just as he was looking to make the step towards the top 3-5 of the division, he was shocked and beaten up by top UK fighter Kell Brook. Losing to Kell Brook, who might be the 3rd best Welterweight in the world, is not a bad thing, but with the run that Porter was on, and with that fight being on US soil, it’s a loss that will always be highlighted on Porter’s record, a fight that winning this weekend can cancel out.

Adrien Broner is a 25-year-old brash, cocky, but talented fighter out of Cincinnati. He was another fighter that was flying pound for pounds lists for everyone. He was a dominant lightweight champion, skipped the 140 pound division to the welterweight to win a title there, but just like Porter, just as it seemed as he was on a straight line to the top, he was caught and sent back into reality by Marcos Maidana. Since then Broner has reeled off three more wins in a row, including an impressive fight against Emmanuel Taylor in front a raucous hometown. Please consider leaving a review of the podcast on iTunes helps tremendously to raise the visibility of the podcast https://itun.es/us/oY7JJ.c