The late-starting Mr. Adrien Broner (32-2-0-24) didn't much deviate from that, his modus operandi, whenst taking on Mr. Adrian Granados (18-5-2-12), a current pal and former sparring partner of his, this past week-end. A low hanging lead left by Broner, left himself susceptible to Granados rights early on and lesser hither and thither later on. He doth done did counter well from his back foot, but not overly well till a few rounds in. What helped this was a Granados,who stopped controlling the distance twixt 'em as well as he once had, and by too, leading with his head instead of jabs or straight rights.
Once inside, leather was landed by each participant, tho Broner's hands at times looked surprisingly slower. Some excellent combos were fired by Granados, and not overly oft answered by a Broner counter. Albeit there was the occasional flash of brilliance Broner is known for -- it was generally followed by his other renown attribute of taking some 60 seconds off per round. All told, Granados was the busier fighter, pressing an adversary whom don't respond well to being pressed by stalking his man in a mainly straight line forward manner. Broner's un-vaulted footwork prevailed more oft than not, humsoever. His flat-footed tendencies showing, but not being shown-up quite 'nuff.
There was no robbery, as so many fight fans are fast to scream of these days -- simply a fight that coulda been conclusively called either way, dependant upon what judges were looking for and/or at. The take-away from this rather entertaining bit a' fisticuffs is that a fight don't need to be fought superbly to wow. More specifically to each participant, Adrien Broner seemed his normal self, although somewhat smallish for 147. Too, to my eyes, whilst garnering the W via 10 round Split Decision, he doesn't have a lot of upward options, as 140 seems a thing of the past. Adrian Granados, on the other gloved hand, performed admirably if not in a rudimentary fashion, but also seemed to be learning on the job. Whereas Broner is roundly disliked due to his brashness and protected bringing-along -- Granados hath some markings of a self-made pugilist. A hard-worker with a hard-fought upside... sans hype or ease.
Before Broner's hometown, judges saw the fight 96-94 and 97-93 in favor of he. The third saw it for Granados, 97-93. Personally, I scored it 96-94 for Broner -- although no one asked.
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