Adrien Broner posts $10 million ultimatum to Haymon and Showtime, wants Hearn to call

[Ruthless-RKO]

https://www.boxingnews24.com/2020/04/ad ... n-to-call/

Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner posted a $10 million ultimatum to his adviser Al Haymon and Stephen Espinoza of Showtime, letting them know how much it’s going to cost them for him to return to the ring.

The former four-division world champion Broner (33-4-1, 24 K.O.s) also let Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn to contact him and float some numbers for him to take a look at for his inspection. Broner says he’ll fight at 135 or 140, which are excellent weight classes for him. That’s where he should have been for the last eight years.

Broner, 31, hasn’t fought since losing to Manny Pacquiao by a competitive 12 round unanimous decision in January 2019. ‘The Problem’ Broner gave Pacquiao a tougher time than Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman did last July.

Broner wants $10 million for a comeback

“Al Haymon and [Stephen] Espinoza, I need $10 million to come back and fight,” Broner said on his social media. “Man, I did everything for you and fought whoever without no complaining.

Now send me a direct deposit, or I’m going to Cali to see my peoples that got em for 1200. I’m rich, but I got to stay rich, and my kids got to be rich too.

“Eddie Hearn, I got to see what those numbers look like. Hit me up on my D.M. so we can talk. 135-140,” said Broner.

With a net worth estimated at $10 million, Broner is a long ways off from the wealthy fighters like Floyd Mayweather Jr., Canelo Alvarez, and Anthony Joshua. The decision by Broner to stay at 147 a little too long has resulted in him suffering four defeats and draw, which has hurt his popularity and likely earning potential.

Had Broner moved back down to 135 after his loss to Marcos Maidana in 2012, it’s plausible that he would only have one loss on his record, and he would be a bigger star than he is today.

Now it’s going to be interesting to see if Haymon, Espinoza, or Hearn meet Broner’s money demands to bring him back to boxing. With the sport being shut down due to the global pandemic, they’ll need Broner more than ever when things restart.

If the travel bans are still in place after the summer, then that’s going to limit boxing in the United States to just U.S. based fighters. That means guys like Broner will be in demand.

The travel restrictions will prevent fighters from foreign countries to fly over to fight U.S. based opponents. Broner could be valuable with his popularity and his ability to market fights.

[Stuarty]

Ignore the little prick! Give him fukk all!

[Paci]

AB might be more or less done

[Ruthless-RKO]

AB might be more or less done

The most he's earned for one fight was $4m and that was for Pac.

Man's a joke.

[Paci]

AB might be more or less done

The most he's earned for one fight was $4m and that was for Pac.

Man's a joke.

He got the goods for sure, but his mindset is in an another reality where he is p4p of all-time.

[gregregegg]

Dont want to see him at 147, he is B grade there. 140 he might still be decent but i dont think he has any big fights there for him..
But if broner can make 135 id be semi interested in the matchups there. Him vs loma, tank, haney, lopez, Garcia, All fun fights. But i dunno if he can make 135 and they are lucky to be 1 million dollar Paydays rather than 10. and he probably loses them most/all witch ends his carrer.

[dookus]

If he had the brains, he might now regret publicly posting and mocking Hearn's three-fight DAZN offer (USD 6.75m total). Talk about poor choices...

[Enlightened-One]

Adrien Broner’s time as being considered as an elite level fighter ended 7½ years ago, after being upset by Marcos Maidana.

That being said, he’s famous for his controversial out-of-ring antics, trash talking and his resume (at least for the first five years of his career, is pretty impressive).

Also, he’s really disliked my mainstream casuals, compelling them to tune into his bouts in order to see him lose. I think they're desperately hoping he'll be KO'd eventually, which has resulted in a loyal legion of haters attracting sizable viewing figures for the networks.

Broner’s purses were supplemented by his promotional revenue, because he used to be self-managed… and apparently, he signed a lucrative deal with Mayweather Promotions. So his take-home pay has always been much greater than the officially announced purses.

And let’s not forget that 1½ ago, Eddie Hearn offered Broner a three-fight deal that was approaching $7m, which he rejected. A few years prior, Adrien also rejected a $40m deal to sign with Roc Nation.

Apart from perhaps Deontay Wilder, Adrien Broner has consistently been one of Showtime’s biggest draws.

It kind of weird to say this, but Broner has clearly proved that sporting success isn’t a prerequisite of commercial success.

I’m not saying Adrien is necessarily worth $10m, but his proven track record for attracting sizable audiences, means that he is a commercially valuable asset and perhaps he’s conveyed to the media a high negotiating figure (whilst also understanding that he may need to compromise his demands slightly)... and DAZN & ESPN both have very deep pockets.

Remember, quiet mouths don’t get fed. And Broner has one of the loudest!

[Onetimeonly]

How much did he pay that blogger for the blow job? Great weight classes, competitive? Broner couldn't make 135 for 100 million.

[gilgamesh]

In other words, he's not interested in coming back anytime soon.

[Impractical Poster]

Remember, quiet mouths don’t get fed. And Broner has one of the loudest!

Manny's pretty quiet.

[jenko21]

If I was any of those guys I'd give him $10 million to never fight again, absolute waste of talent and a deplorable person.

[Thomastearns]

It kind of weird to say this, but Broner has clearly proved that sporting success isn’t a prerequisite of commercial success.

Sadly not. There's only a loose affiliation between sporting and commercial success. Many, many, far, far better and more successful fighters than delusional Broner all too often end up making far, far, less than he has.

PR and marketing have a lot to answer for - and then there's that murky world of agents and promoters/networks. I bet even many of us here, myself certainly, have a very limited idea of what's happening in boxing outside their home country and of course the US. By the time some of the future hall of famers reach this mecca of boxing they may find their best years are behind them.

Now, once we're eventually back up and running, maybe someone could sort out a worldwide fight of the week YouTube channel.

In the meantime boring Broner should count his blessings he can afford the years of therapy he no doubt is in need of.

No Adrien you are not going to get $10 mil for 12 rounds of light sparring. Or anything like it.

[Onetimeonly]

If I was any of those guys I'd give him $10 million to never fight again, absolute waste of talent and a deplorable person.

He's not that talented. No ring iq.

[Impractical Poster]

It kind of weird to say this, but Broner has clearly proved that sporting success isn’t a prerequisite of commercial success.

Sadly not.

You just started a war my friend.

[jenko21]

If I was any of those guys I'd give him $10 million to never fight again, absolute waste of talent and a deplorable person.

He's not that talented. No ring iq.

I think that's a bit harsh personally, his ring I.Q may not be the best but he's more than talented enough, sadly his heart isn't in it. He's more interested in doing a crap version of Shannon briggs rather than fighting and making those billions he wants so badly.

I've not seen a fighter with such a low punch output in major fights, it's like he gets a boner when he throws a jab

[Onetimeonly]

His low output equates to his ring iq. He's not a natural fighter. He has to try and think through everything. At his best he's coming forward aggressively, but he's trained so long to be a shoulder roll defender, problem is he can't transfer from defense to offense. He's quite tough. I didn't mean he has no talent, he's just found his level.

I've said this for years, back before I told everyone on here he had no chance against maidana.

[Enlightened-One]

Sadly not.

You just started a war my friend.

Impractical, learn to read my friend. He’s essentially agreeing with me.

[oogiebe]

You just started a war my friend.

Impractical, learn to read my friend. He’s essentially agreeing with me.

Had to happen sooner or later.

[jenko21]

His low output equates to his ring iq. He's not a natural fighter. He has to try and think through everything. At his best he's coming forward aggressively, but he's trained so long to be a shoulder roll defender, problem is he can't transfer from defense to offense. He's quite tough. I didn't mean he has no talent, he's just found his level.

I've said this for years, back before I told everyone on here he had no chance against maidana.

I disagree with that, on that basis a high output would mean a high ring iq. The two are not intertwined, I think his lack of output is more down to

a- being in love with his power. at a lower weight it was fine because he was naturally the bigger man but it doesn't carry at his current fighting weight.

B- he was classed as the new mayweather, I think this comparison has caught him between two styles, his natural one, and being the clone of his idol.

C- he's obviously not motivated

I also said he had no chance against maidana, you either need to be a brilliant defensive fighter or have a huge output and he doesn't have either.

[Onetimeonly]

His low output equates to his ring iq. He's not a natural fighter. He has to try and think through everything. At his best he's coming forward aggressively, but he's trained so long to be a shoulder roll defender, problem is he can't transfer from defense to offense. He's quite tough. I didn't mean he has no talent, he's just found his level.

I've said this for years, back before I told everyone on here he had no chance against maidana.

I disagree with that, on that basis a high output would mean a high ring iq. The two are not intertwined, I think his lack of output is more down to

a- being in love with his power. at a lower weight it was fine because he was naturally the bigger man but it doesn't carry at his current fighting weight.

B- he was classed as the new mayweather, I think this comparison has caught him between two styles, his natural one, and being the clone of his idol.

C- he's obviously not motivated

I also said he had no chance against maidana, you either need to be a brilliant defensive fighter or have a huge output and he doesn't have either.

That's not what I said at all. I detailed the reasons his low output equates to his ring iq. I guess you just read the first sentence. Have fun.

[Impractical Poster]

You just started a war my friend.

Impractical, learn to read my friend. He’s essentially agreeing with me.

Well, that's no fun.

[gilgamesh]

I disagree with that, on that basis a high output would mean a high ring iq. The two are not intertwined, I think his lack of output is more down to

a- being in love with his power. at a lower weight it was fine because he was naturally the bigger man but it doesn't carry at his current fighting weight.

B- he was classed as the new mayweather, I think this comparison has caught him between two styles, his natural one, and being the clone of his idol.

C- he's obviously not motivated

I also said he had no chance against maidana, you either need to be a brilliant defensive fighter or have a huge output and he doesn't have either.

The fact that he still fights like he thinks he can bail himself out with power shows how dumb of a fighter he is. He hasn't been a puncher anywhere but 130 and 135, and he still doesn't get that in spite of a large amount of evidence.

He's just a lower tier contender that due to his old hype, and the fact that he's a "4 weight World Champion" will never get another easy fight for the rest of his career.

He's also a classic case of there being far too many titles in the sport. Him being a 4 weight World Champion is a joke, and shows how watered down being a World Champion is in the modern era.

[lazboy]

Impractical, learn to read my friend. He’s essentially agreeing with me.

Had to happen sooner or later.

Even a Broken Clock Is Right Twice a Day.

[lazboy]

I disagree with that, on that basis a high output would mean a high ring iq. The two are not intertwined, I think his lack of output is more down to

a- being in love with his power. at a lower weight it was fine because he was naturally the bigger man but it doesn't carry at his current fighting weight.

B- he was classed as the new mayweather, I think this comparison has caught him between two styles, his natural one, and being the clone of his idol.

C- he's obviously not motivated

I also said he had no chance against maidana, you either need to be a brilliant defensive fighter or have a huge output and he doesn't have either.

The fact that he still fights like he thinks he can bail himself out with power shows how dumb of a fighter he is. He hasn't been a puncher anywhere but 130 and 135, and he still doesn't get that in spite of a large amount of evidence.

He's just a lower tier contender that due to his old hype, and the fact that he's a "4 weight World Champion" will never get another easy fight for the rest of his career.

He's also a classic case of there being far too many titles in the sport. Him being a 4 weight World Champion is a joke, and shows how watered down being a World Champion is in the modern era.

This sums up my thoughts. It's been proven, time and time again, he's not that good.