Strengths for Each Man
Photo by Naoki Fukada
Marcos Maidana
Marcos Maidana’s greatest asset is his power. He is undoubtedly the strongest puncher that Adrien Broner has ever faced.
Maidana must make Broner feel that power early and gain his respect. Maidana must be willing to throw punches even if he doesn’t find Broner to be an easy target.
If Maidana makes the confident Broner feel his power early on in the fight and can get Broner on the move and out of his rhythm, he must make sure to cut off the ring in an effective way as well as use the boxing ability he has honed under the tutelage of Robert Garcia.
Adrien Broner
After you get through all of the showboating and tough talking that Adrien Broner does, you have to appreciate his natural ability. Out of those abilities, his accuracy is one of his most impressive attributes.
In his bout versus Antonio DeMarco, Broner landed an impressive 53 percent of his total punches through eight rounds, as well 58 percent of his power punches.
The most impressive round was the eighth and final one in which Broner landed 38 of 50 punches totaling a 76 connect percentage.
Broner also defended well in that fight, stifling DeMarco’s offense all night. Against Maidana, Broner will have to be as sharp as he was against DeMarco.
If Broner finds that he is able to handle Maidana’s power well, he may opt to stay in the pocket and try to measure Maidana from a short distance. This could lead to another gaudy connect percentage for “The Problem.”
