Blair Cobbs and Adrien Broner weighed in efficiently on Thursday for Friday’s struggle at welterweight in a Don King-promoted present on Triller TV PPV.
Weights:
Blair Cobbs – 145.6
Adrien Broner – 146
(Photograph credit score: Don King Productions | David Martin Warr)
Cobbs’ Golden Alternative
Cobbs (16-1-1, 10 KOs) has the ability to ship the previous four-division world champion Broner (35-4-1, 24 KOs) right down to his first knockout lack of his profession after they meet on Friday evening on the Seminole Onerous Rock Resort & On line casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Broner, 34, hasn’t carried out effectively in over a decade since his eighth-round knockout of Antonio DeMarco in 2012, and he’s nowhere close to that degree now twelve years later.
Adrien wants a win to maintain his slim hopes alive for a world title shot at welterweight. That’s the purpose for Broner, however he’d be joyful if he may get a pleasant payday in opposition to Devin Haney if he strikes as much as 147. There’s no probability of Broner melting right down to 140 with out draining himself out of existence.
That is Cobbs’ huge alternative to defeat his first well-known fighter, and he’s going to be preventing more durable than ever to reap the benefits of this chance. If the 34-year-old Cobbs loses this struggle, he might not get one other probability like this.
Coach’s Perspective
“I haven’t seen both of them struggle shortly, however Adrien has acquired to be on his recreation to win this struggle,” mentioned coach Stephen Edwards to MillCity Boxing about Friday’s welterweight struggle between Adrien Broner and Blair Cobbs in Hollywood, Florida.
“Blair,” mentioned Edwards when requested who’s the larger puncher. “I feel Broner is the extra skilled fighter, and Broner acquired a greater total recreation. However one punch for one punch, Blair is an even bigger puncher. Broner was once a 130-pounder. So, Blair is greater than him, too.”
Cobbs is preventing at the next degree now than Broner, and that’s the primary distinction on this struggle. Apart from the 5’11 1/2″ Cobbs’ knockout loss to Alexis Rocha in 2022, he’s appeared good in his different fights, and he’s acquired the peak benefit over the 5’6 1/2″ Broner.
“He [Cobbs] was at all times between 140 and 147. I inform you, he can punch. I wouldn’t make it up. I don’t don’t have anything to do together with his profession. I don’t get no cash off of him. He punched a gap within the heavy bag. He has a few of the hardest arms I ever seen,” Edwards mentioned about Cobbs.
If Cobbs can nonetheless punch like Edwards is describing, Broner goes to be in bother on Friday evening. Broner goes to should take numerous photographs for him to win, and it’s questionable whether or not he nonetheless can. He misplaced numerous weight in coaching camp for this struggle, and that ain’t going to be good tomorrow evening when he’s beneath assault by Cobbs.
“Broner is aware of methods to not get stopped. If he doesn’t know methods to do nothing else, he is aware of methods to not get himself stopped. I’m not going to say that Blair goes to win or knock him out, however I feel that there’s a superb probability that it’ll go the space, and if anyone goes to get stopped, I’d suppose it might be Blair over Broner as a result of Broner is a really sturdy man.
