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I don't know if AB would've ever been THAT good tho. He was able to stand right in front of the little guys at 130 and 135 and bully them which is why he looked so amazing, but once he stepped up to 147 all that **** stopped. Even DSG Matthyse or Crawford at 140 would've wrecked him IMO. He's good but far from great.
It's hard to say. He is very gifted, but obviously not in the same class as Mayweather or Roy Jones, who should be considered superhuman. We've seen others accomplish much more with less natural ability than AB. Like Froch and Bradley made it so far off sheer will and determination. Well, they both have great chins, so that helped. AB also has a great chin and quick hands. Sure Maidana knocked him down a couple times, but he wasn't even protecting himself. Anyone else would've went down and stayed down from those shots. I believe AB is more gifted than DSG, Matthysse, and Crawford. Unfortunately, I doubt he can beat any of them right now.
See but Froch has a rock solid chin and hits like a mule, Pascal is on record saying Froch is the biggest puncher he's ever faced, and I'm sure you could find others who agree. I would consider that combo of elite power and an elite chin way more of a gift than just AB's fast hands. Bradley I can kind of agree with although he's pretty damn athletic, he has good foot speed and his hands are decently fast also. DSG hits harder than AB and has a better chin, Matthysse has elite level power, Crawford hits harder and has a ring IQ that Broner will never have. I would consider all three of those at least about equally or more gifted than AB in their own ways.
AB isn't that physically gifted, he just isn't who people thought he was. He has fast hands and a really good chin but brings nothing else to the table at a high level. Doesn't have good or elite power. No ring IQ. Doesn't punch with any sort of volume. Defense is awful. Doesn't move his feet.
He's a decent fighter and can dominate the right matchup but he's more at gate keeper level. Anyone world class is beating him bad at 140 and up.
Yeah, basically what I'm saying. Although I won't even say Broner has a really good chin, it's good though. His biggest asset is his hand speed but hand speed isn't the end all be all, especially when you have holes in your game like he does.
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