It is said that the sport of boxing needs a villain. For the past several years, that villain has been personified by boxing's pound-for-pound king, Floyd Mayweather, who despite his immense in-ring talents, has carefully crafted a persona designed to polarize fans, and create a thin line between love and hate.
Video recap and highlights from Adrien Broner versus Paulie Malignaggi and Sakio Bika versus Marco Antonio Pariban.
Adrien Broner enraged Paulie Malignaggi for weeks with taunts, wise cracks and crude publicity stunts. Even after 12 bitterly fought rounds Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the two continued to go after each other.
Adrien Broner was the bigger talker and the bigger puncher Saturday night, scoring enough hard blows to beat hometown hero Paulie Malignaggi in a 12-round split decision and take Malignaggi's welterweight title.
Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (32-5, 7 KOs) fought valiantly over 12 tough rounds, but in the end Adrien “The Problem” Broner (27-0, 22 KOs) got the nod by split decision.
EA Sports' Fight Night Champion is one of the most entertaining boxing video games on any gaming platform. For our inaugural Fight Night Simulation series--Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi vs. Adrien "The Problem" Broner--we chose to use the Xbox 360 system. The actual bout is scheduled for 12 Rounds at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, NY, with Malignaggi's WBO Welterweight title on the line. Read on for the round-by-round breakdown of Malignaggi versus Broner.
Photos from today's weigh in for Saturday's Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner bout.
Will the “Magic Man” be able to solve “The Problem”? After months of trash talking, WBA welterweight titleholder Paul Malignaggi finally gets his opportunity to burst the considerable bubble of WBC lightweight king Adrien Broner when the two meet in an...
The WBA welterweight title will be on the line this Saturday night at the Barclays Center as champion Paulie Malignaggi defends his belt against Adrien Broner. Malignaggi, who won the title last year, enters the bout on...
