Adrien Broner and Blair Cobbs meet tonight in a Don King and Heavyweight Factory pay-per-view main event from Florida, for a fake title the WBC invented called the “People’s Championship” in a 10-round welterweight bout.
The former four-division titlist is set for his grudge match versus Blair Cobbs, as both were within the 147-pound welterweight limit. Broner arrived at a fit and trim 146 pounds, while Cobbs was a cut-up 145.6 pounds.
Adrien Broner returns to the ring on Friday night after a nearly year-long layoff to face Blair Cobbs in a welterweight fight at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Broner, a former four-division champion, has only fought twice since losing a welterweight title shot against Manny Pacquiao in 2019. Decision wins over Jovanie Sanitago and Bill Hutchinson have shown he can still put on a show against lower competition.
Broner will carry the No. 14 ranking among welterweights in the WBC and is the WBA's 10th-ranked 147-pounder despite his inactivity.
Broner (35-4-1, 24 knockouts) will fight for the first time in exactly 52 weeks. The 34-year-old Cincinnati native signed with Hall of Fame promoter Don King last year. His lone fight under that pact came in a June 10 points victory over Bill Hutchinson (20-3-4, 9 KOs) in Miami.
The promotion for this show carried the odd disclaimer suggesting that Broner might not make it to fight night. Not only has he arrived but he is guided by noted trainer Calvin Ford for the occasion.
Broner has won titles at 130, 135, 140 and 147 pounds. However, he has been out of the mix at that level since a Jan. 2019 defeat to eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao.
Cobbs (16-1-1, 10 KOs) signed with King earlier this year. The move was right on time as he landed the fight he wanted right out the gate.
It comes on the heels of a 20-month ring absence. Cobbs—based in Las Vegas—outpointed former 140-pound titlist Maurice Hooker (28-3-3, 19 KOs) in Aug. 2022. The bout put him back in the win column following a March 2022 knockout defeat to Alexis ‘Lex’ Rocha (24-2, 16 KOs). It was also his last under his contract with Golden Boy Promotions—and anywhere until he secured this opportunity.
Cobbs isn't ranked in the top 15 and hasn't been on the world title stage, but won the WBC-NABF junior welterweight and welterweight titles. He'll bring a 16-1-1 record to the ring with another test for Broner to see if he has one more title run in him.
The show will start on Triller PPV at 6 pm ET, so yes, there will be a lot of fights, and the main event will probably go on around the same time main events always go on on Saturday nights.
Broner isn't the only one who will be coming off a long layoff. Cobbs hasn't fought in two years, doubling Broner's time away.
Cobbs might not have reached the same heights as the former world champion, but he is a legitimate opponent with more bonafides than the two men Broner has fought after the Pacquiao lost.
So much of Broner's career has been defined by where his head is. Legal issues outside of the ring have kept him out of the ring before and it's fair to wonder what he has left at 34 years old.
Still, he's saying the right things and acknowledged this could be his last run.
"My children motivate me, but this last run is for me," Broner said, per Thomas Gerbasi of Boxing Scene. "I did everything for everybody else, so this last run is for me."
A lot of Broner's success has been owed to his hand speed. His athleticism, speed and quick triggers were what made him "The Problem" for plenty of opponents throughout his career. T
The two driving questions of this fight are whether he still has those skills and whether Cobbs is good enough to take advantage if he doesn't.
Cobbs is also 34 years old and coming off an even longer layoff. It's obviously the biggest opportunity of his career to beat a fighter with as much name recognition as Broner.
Cobbs is the slight favorite by Vegas odds, but this doesn't feel like a good spot to count out Broner. He might not be able to match up with the best the welterweight division has to offer anymore but that's not Cobbs anyway.
Cobbs is the taller, longer fighter. If he can use that to his advantage and Broner has slowed down, then things could get interesting.
But Broner dominated Hutchinson in his last fight. While this is a step up in competition it's nothing compared to what he has seen before. This feels like a
There's live fighting tonight in Florida as Adrien Broner faces Blair Cobbs.
The two welterweights have long careers behind them and are perhaps looking to crash onto the main stage once more before they retire.
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Adrien Broner and Blair Cobbs meet tonight in a Don King and Heavyweight Factory pay-per-view main event from Florida, for a fake title the WBC invented called the “People’s Championship” in a 10-round welterweight bout.
The former four-division titlist is set for his grudge match versus Blair Cobbs, as both were within the 147-pound welterweight limit. Broner arrived at a fit and trim 146 pounds, while Cobbs was a cut-up 145.6 pounds.
Adrien Broner returns to the ring on Friday night after a nearly year-long layoff to face Blair Cobbs in a welterweight fight at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Broner, a former four-division champion, has only fought twice since losing a welterweight title shot against Manny Pacquiao in 2019. Decision wins over Jovanie Sanitago and Bill Hutchinson have shown he can still put on a show against lower competition.
Broner will carry the No. 14 ranking among welterweights in the WBC and is the WBA's 10th-ranked 147-pounder despite his inactivity.
Broner (35-4-1, 24 knockouts) will fight for the first time in exactly 52 weeks. The 34-year-old Cincinnati native signed with Hall of Fame promoter Don King last year. His lone fight under that pact came in a June 10 points victory over Bill Hutchinson (20-3-4, 9 KOs) in Miami.
The promotion for this show carried the odd disclaimer suggesting that Broner might not make it to fight night. Not only has he arrived but he is guided by noted trainer Calvin Ford for the occasion.
Broner has won titles at 130, 135, 140 and 147 pounds. However, he has been out of the mix at that level since a Jan. 2019 defeat to eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao.
Cobbs (16-1-1, 10 KOs) signed with King earlier this year. The move was right on time as he landed the fight he wanted right out the gate.
It comes on the heels of a 20-month ring absence. Cobbs—based in Las Vegas—outpointed former 140-pound titlist Maurice Hooker (28-3-3, 19 KOs) in Aug. 2022. The bout put him back in the win column following a March 2022 knockout defeat to Alexis ‘Lex’ Rocha (24-2, 16 KOs). It was also his last under his contract with Golden Boy Promotions—and anywhere until he secured this opportunity.
Cobbs isn't ranked in the top 15 and hasn't been on the world title stage, but won the WBC-NABF junior welterweight and welterweight titles. He'll bring a 16-1-1 record to the ring with another test for Broner to see if he has one more title run in him.
The show will start on Triller PPV at 6 pm ET, so yes, there will be a lot of fights, and the main event will probably go on around the same time main events always go on on Saturday nights.
Broner isn't the only one who will be coming off a long layoff. Cobbs hasn't fought in two years, doubling Broner's time away.
Cobbs might not have reached the same heights as the former world champion, but he is a legitimate opponent with more bonafides than the two men Broner has fought after the Pacquiao lost.
So much of Broner's career has been defined by where his head is. Legal issues outside of the ring have kept him out of the ring before and it's fair to wonder what he has left at 34 years old.
Still, he's saying the right things and acknowledged this could be his last run.
"My children motivate me, but this last run is for me," Broner said, per Thomas Gerbasi of Boxing Scene. "I did everything for everybody else, so this last run is for me."
A lot of Broner's success has been owed to his hand speed. His athleticism, speed and quick triggers were what made him "The Problem" for plenty of opponents throughout his career. T
The two driving questions of this fight are whether he still has those skills and whether Cobbs is good enough to take advantage if he doesn't.
Cobbs is also 34 years old and coming off an even longer layoff. It's obviously the biggest opportunity of his career to beat a fighter with as much name recognition as Broner.
Cobbs is the slight favorite by Vegas odds, but this doesn't feel like a good spot to count out Broner. He might not be able to match up with the best the welterweight division has to offer anymore but that's not Cobbs anyway.
Cobbs is the taller, longer fighter. If he can use that to his advantage and Broner has slowed down, then things could get interesting.
But Broner dominated Hutchinson in his last fight. While this is a step up in competition it's nothing compared to what he has seen before. This feels like a