Chris Robinson catches up with middleweight prospect J’Leon Love (15-0, 8 KO’s) inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he speaks on his return to the ring later this year, keeping in touch with his boss Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins’ defying his critics, and the Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana fight
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More all-access coverage from junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia’s round table discussion, as he speaks on a possible fight with his friend Adrien Broner as well as Broner’s Dec. 14 battle with Marcos Maidana
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More all-access coverage from the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, CA as former junior welterweight champion Marcos ‘Chino’ Maidana (34-3, 31 KO’s) speaks further on his Dec. 14 clash with Adrien Broner. Interview translated by Maidana’s strength and conditioning coach Cecilio Flores
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Chris Robinson catches up with middleweight prospect J’Leon Love (15-0, 8 KO’s) in Las Vegas as he talks Adrien Broner, Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo, and more
Chris Robinson catches up with welterweight prospect Errol Spence Jr. (7-0, 6 KO’s) as he speaks on returning to Las Vegas, memories from the Mayweather Boxing Club, his fight on Thursday at the MGM Grand, Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul Alvarez, Marcos Maidana vs. Adrien Broner, Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse, and more
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Rising star Adrien Broner, right, facing off with Paulie Malignaggi this past June (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
Very few prizefighters in boxing have come along and taken the sport by storm in the way that three-division world champion Adrien Broner has over the past few years.
Possessing qualities that are both charismatic and outlandish, Broner is the type of guy you seem to either love or hate. But at the end of the day, the 23-year old Cincinnati native seems to find a way to keep spotlight shining upon him.
The latest news surrounding Broner is that of a possible clash with Argentina’s Marcos Maidana, who he likely will meet this November in Las Vegas in his first pay per view showcase. It’s a risky matchup for the ultra-confident Broner, but the type of fight that will continue his climb up boxing’s ladder if successful.
Wanting a better sense of Broner as a fighter and person, I reached out to his longtime trainer Mike Stafford to discuss a few topics related to his charge.
In this one on one, Stafford discusses Broner’s recent razor-thin victory over Paulie Malignaggi in Brooklyn, gives his thoughts on the feedback from critics, reveals whether they might train in Las Vegas this coming camp, and shares his outlook on a possible meeting between his fighter and pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather in the future.
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Trainer and former IBO junior lightweight champion Jeff Mayweather speaks from the Mayweather Boxing Club, where he gives his thoughts on Adrien Broner’s future following his split-decision victory over Paulie Malignaggi on Saturday night in Brooklyn, New York
Adrien Broner celebrating following his fight with Paulie Malignaggi this weekend (Photo: Showtime Sports)
By Chris Robinson
Having all but announced himself as boxing’s torchbearer once Floyd Mayweather decides to make his exit from the sport, Adrien Broner is constantly going to be scrutinized for his actions inside of a prize ring.
So it’s not surprising that Broner is catching a little flack from his last performance this Saturday night, where he won a split-decision victory over a very determined Paulie Malignaggi inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Despite Broner claiming a world title in a 3rd division at the age of 23 by securing the WBA welterweight bauble, the fact that he wasn’t able to steamroll through Malignaggi is something that caused his most ardent critics to speak out.
Giving his opinion of the fight, former world champion Brandon Rios, a man who has traded several verbal barbs with Broner in recent times, actually seemed indifferent.
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More coverage from the Mayweather Boxing Club as Floyd Mayweather Sr. and talented prospect Kevin Newman open up on Adrien Broner’s abilities as a fighter and look at the constant comparisons he has to Floyd Mayweather
More coverage from Marcos Maidana’s thrilling 6th round TKO over Josesito Lopez at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California as Chris Robinson catches up with Showtime analyst Al Bernstein, who gives his reaction to the fight and Marcos possibly facing the June 22nd Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner winner.
Chris Robinson catches up with trainer Naazim Richardson, as he speaks on Marcos Maidana’s thrilling battle with Josesito Lopez, discusses a possible Shane Mosley vs. Victor Ortiz match, and reacts to Chad Dawson’s knockout loss to Adonis Stevenson in Canada
Errol Spence Jr. training at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
It’s well known that rumors in the boxing world spread like wildfire.
The latest bit of intrigue circulating around several forums and various social-networking sites claims that reigning WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner recently had a rough go of it in sparring with talented 2012 Olympian Errol Spence Jr.
Reportedly the incident took place at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, where Spence, a junior middleweight prospect with a 4-0 (3) record, has been spotted training ahead of his May 3rd showcase at the Cosmopolitan Resort Casino.
The only problem with that rumor is that Broner doesn’t train at the gym when he is in Vegas these days, as he instead has been spotting simply soaking up the atmosphere of the gym the last few times he was in town.
Catching up with Spence recently, he dispelled the notion that he and Broner had gone rounds recently in Vegas.
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ThaBoxingVoice.com catches up with respected trainer Barry Hunter, as he speaks on the alleged sparring session that took place between WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner and junior middleweight prospect Errol Spence. Hunter gives his account of the action…
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Lonnie Smith in action last month in Brooklyn, New York against Michael Perez (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
In a fight that flew under the radar, Las Vegas resident Lonnie Smith made a return to the ring last month as he met up with once-beaten Michael Perez on the Bernard Hopkins-Tavoris Cloud undercard from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
This was a crucial fight for Smith, as he was coming off of back-to-back losses to Vicente Escobedo in March of last year and to Mason Menard three months later.
And despite getting dropped by Perez in the second round, Smith showed much fortitude, rising and eventually working his way back into the fight. Several ringside accounts had Smith in control of the action in the seventh round before the fight was stopped after a clash of heads caused a nasty cut on Perez’s forehead.
The bout went to the cards, where the fight was declared a majority draw, with Smith’s ledger shifting to 14-4-3 with 10 knockouts.
And despite not getting the victory he so craved, you can tell that Smith again has his spirits back as he eyes a run in the lightweight division.
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Reporter Sergio Venegas catches up with respected boxing advisor Sam Watson, as he speaks on his stable of star fighters and their upcoming fights, including Austin Trout’s bout with Saul Alvarez on April 20th in San Antonio, Texas, Floyd Mayweather’s date with Robert Guerrero on May 4th in Las Vegas, Danny Garcia’s match with Zab Judah on April 27th in Brooklyn, New York, and Adrien Broner’s possible match this summer with welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi.
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Chris Robinson catches up with longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant, as he discusses Bernard Hopkins victory over Tavoris Cloud inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Merchant speaks on wanting to see Hopkins face Andre Ward and also talks on Keith Thurman’s performance on the undercard and the possible Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner fight
By Chris Robinson
HustleBoss.com steps inside of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Saturday, March 2nd, during WBA lightweight champion Richard Abril’s unanimous decision victory over Ugandan born, Las Vegas resident Sharif ‘The Lion’ Bogere.
Such notables in the building included three-division champion Miguel Cotto, outspoken trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., lightweight champion Adrien Broner, welterweight titlist Paulie Malignaggi, light heavyweight king Chad Dawson, trainer and former champ Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, two-division champion Jorge Linares, Zab ‘Super’ Judah, Ana Julaton, recently-crowned IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith, and several others…
Photo credits: Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
3-Division world champion Miguel Cotto
Local amateur prospects Sharif Rahman and LaDarius ‘Memphis’ Miller
Badou Jack (pictured in black), J’Leon Love, and Mike Leanardi
Team Mayweather corner man Nate Jones
