Weaknesses for Each Man
Photo by Naoki Fukada
Marcos Maidana
No one can argue that Marcos Maidana is a tough customer. But, one issue he has is that he overtly shows when he’s hurt.
Against Josesito Lopez, Maidana took a shot on the hip in the second round and looked ready to call it a day a round later.
According to his trainer Robert Garcia—in an interview with The Boxing Channel TV—Maidana had to be forced to forget about the pain, suck it up and go out and try to pressure Lopez.
In that bout, Maidana was able to collect himself and win the bout in impressive fashion.
Unlike Lopez, if Broner sees that Maidana is hurt, he will take advantage and tee off on the Argentine and could possibly even stop him.
Hubris–or excessive self-pride–has been the downfall of many men. Just when someone thinks they are unstoppable, a humbling ass whooping can often follow.
To avoid this fate, Adrien Broner must not make the same mistakes he did against Paulie Malignaggi. Standing in the pocket and taking flush punches from Maidana will taste a lot different than they did against Malignaggi.
If Broner buys into his own hype and simply expects to beat Maidana without upping his game or tweaking his style, he may be in for a rude awakening.
At the very least, it’ll be interesting to see if Broner’s defensive “shell” still has as many cracks in it as it did last time he was in the ring.
