Blair Cobbs handed Adrien Broner a unanimous decision loss in a welterweight collision at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
That lackadaisical approach didn't help him in the second round when Cobbs floored him with a vicious left hand.
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Broner down in round 2. This is a pathetic way to go out if this is indeed how the Adrien Broner story ends.
Broner was able to survive the round, but not without losing a tooth:
Apparently Cobbs not only knocked Broner down he also knocked out a tooth.
Broner was able to make a full recovery, but he looked like a shell of his former self. Cobbs was the much busier fighter and Broner looked slow when he actually did throw punches.
Former welterweight Shawn Porter weighed in on Broner's lack of activity, noting that he has typically leaned on his counter punching throughout his career.
AB is a counter puncher by nature. This pace ain't gon get it done but he doesn't know how to be 1st and turn it up unless his opponent is hurt
Broner did have a few brief exchanges in the seventh, eighth and ninth rounds that showed some signs of life, but they were not even close to enough to label it a competitive fight.
Adrien Broner looks like he's somehow getting fatter every round. Went from in shape at weigh-in yesterday to James Harden fat suit mode.
Ultimately, it was a surprise that Cobbs couldn't get the finish.
The bout was Broner's first in nearly a year. He beat Bill Hutchinson in a convincing unanimous decision nearly a year ago. That broke a layoff that spanned all of 2022.
Broner, 34, has not been in the ring much since losing a 2019 world title fight against Manny Pacquiao. Broner's multiple legal issues have derailed a career that had some strong moments but carried even more promise.
