The Future of Boxing

Adrien " The Problem" Broner

He's young, he's arrogant, and he got talent! Adrien Broner has been a problem for all 27 of his opponents, knocking out 22 of them. At only 24 years old, Broner is a 3-time world Champion in 3 divisions. Adrian has lightning quick hands, punching power, and an aggressive crowd pleasing style. His last fight he jumped 2 weightclasses to beat welterweight champ Paulie Malignaggi. Not only does Adrian win in impressive fashion, his post-fight interviews are very popular too. Adrian has often been compared to a young Floyd Mayweather with his fast hands and big mouth, only time will tell if those comparisons will continue throughout his career.

THE BIGGE$T FIGHT IN HISTORY: CONCLUSION

The One

On Saturday, September 14, 2013, Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fought in front of a sold out crowd in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Walking into the ring with an entourage that included Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne, Floyd built even more hype to this already super hyped up event. In 12 beautifully fought rounds, Mayweather fought circles around Canelo for the controversial majority desicion win. The win was controversial because one of the judges C.J Ross scored the fight a draw, but most fans as well as the other judges saw Floyd consistently win every round. Maybe for argument sake,one can say Canelo won a round or two, but only because a round or two might have been close, but Floyd was the clear cut winner. Take nothing away from Canelo, he fought like a warrior, and still has many convinced that he is the future of boxing.

THE BIGGE$T FIGHT IN HISTORY

The Hype

    The biggest fight in history is taking place this Saturday, September the 14th at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas between welterweight champ Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr and light middleweight champ Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. They will be fighting at a catch weight of 152 lbs., 2 lbs. under the light middleweight limit and 5 lbs. over the welterweight limit. This will be one of Money Mayweather's toughest challenges in a while and the fans think so too. According to Forbes, tickets were sold out in less than 24 hours they went on sale, with a record gate sale of $19.9 Million, breaking the previous record held by Mayweather vs. De La Hoya in 2007 with $18.4 million. Showtime has been promoting the big event with their popular All Access series which shows an inside look at how both fighters prepare for their big bout. According to Golden Boy Promotions chief executive Richard Schaefer (Canelo’s promoter) ticket sales are always an indicator of Pay-Per-View sales.  If this trend proves correct, this fight labelled "The One" will be a PPV blockbuster. This fight is expected to beat Mayweather vs. De La Hoya's 2007 record of 2.44 million PPV buys.