Broner vs Vargas FULL FIGHT: April 21, 2018 - PBC on Showtime
(April 21, 2018) Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and two-division world champion Jessie Vargas fought to a highly entertaining 12-round majority draw Saturday night on SHOWTIME in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in front of 13,964 fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The back-and-forth battle was a tale of activity vs. accuracy. Vargas was by far the more active fighter, throwing 839 total punches, 300 more than his opponent. Yet the flashy Broner was supremely accurate, connecting on 44 percent of his power shots and 38 percent of his total punches, compared to just 27 and 24, respectively, for Vargas.
Broner (33-3-1, 24 KOs) came on strong in the second half of the fight, picking up rounds eight through 10 on all three of the judges' scorecards. The 12th round was crucial in determining the draw, which was scored 115-113 Broner and 114-114 twice. The judges agreed on eight of the 12 rounds but couldn't agree on the final round, which was ruled differently by the two judges who scored the fight a draw.
"I want to thank Jessie Vargas. He's a two-time world champion for a reason," said Broner, who was working for the first time with Kevin Cunningham as his head trainer. "He came to fight but at the end of the day, you all know I beat him. Point blank, period.
"I was connecting with rights. I got warmed up in the early portion of the fight. My trainer was a big help tonight. I want to thank Coach Cunningham as well as my original coach, Mike Stafford, for realizing I needed to do something different.
"I would love to fight Vargas again, but let's go back to my town to do it."
Vargas (28-2-1, 10 KOs) worked off the jab and was incredibly effective with his body shots in just his second fight with trainer and former world champion Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum.
"I thought I won the fight," Vargas said. "At the end of the day I can't argue because I was fighting on the inside of the ring so I don't know what you saw from the outside. I was landing clean blows. It was a good fight but at the end of the day I can't dispute the decision.
"It must have been a close fight for the judges to have scored it the way they did. I felt that I won the fight and I was up two rounds. I'm relying on the judges to make the right decision.”
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“I’m not losing to no Vargas. Y’all got me f#(ked up”- 🆎 😂😂
Broner is actually a great fighter, but unfortunately he's his own worst enemy
Isn’t everyone
He has the talent but he keeps trying to be Floyd when he should let his hands go like Pacquiao.
@@SuShiHerShi Ma
@Mike Israel .....No
@@mikeisrael2684
This rematch should’ve been his first fight back. & they like each other
Broner been out two years Santiago is a tune up for Ab maybe after that fight
Broner gets a lot of stick but credit to him win, lose or draw his fought Malignaggi, Maidana, Porter, Pacquaio, Vargas, Garcia.
he lost 4 out of the 5 and may have won more if he'd actually fought during the bout.
@@SuperTruthful I know, it makes me mad bc he has more talent than every one of those fighters listed. And all Paulie did when he fought him was throw a bunch of soft punches that Broner didn’t feel, & hoped Broner wouldn’t let his hands go. Fortunately, he did let his hands go just enough, but even to beat Paulie 115-113 is weak considering Broner’s ability. He should’ve K.O.’d him by the 6th round 😂
@@puppetmaster706 ab is more talented than pacman?? In what way
@Tyshawn Denard Paulie fought well against him I’m not sure what fight you watched. The magic man has more heart in his pinky than AB has in his entire body... a younger Paulie could very well beat him. AB is one of the most overrated fighters of all time in terms of quality wins!
Fights some of the top contenders and gets stick for it yet you all hype , hup these boxers who are 20-0 but have fought bums. Give him a bit of respect for taking these fights, yes he’s cocky but that’s what you’ve got to do to make sales. He’s very underrated and he has a lot of talent but he doesn’t show it.
22:09 - 22:12 nice movement
@27:25 AB was calling him a bum while blocking his punches 😂😂
And Jessie was saying you ain’t shit 😂😂😂
7-4 Vargas? man wtf was these commentators smoking, to me AB should've actually won this fight
He was jus allowing Vargas to throw too many uncontested punches. Broner can’t just stand there taking punches in high guard and expect to win
@@carlosdavila3066he was blocking the punches or they were hitting the glove which don’t count at all all the shot Adrien threw were heavy and sharp so the scoring was super easy for this
Broner was tryna steal the rounds in the like 10-20 seconds.. when he let his hands go he was hurting him
It got him enough for the draw, both of them are going to have a hard time when they step up in class , boring to the end.
The commentators hate for Broner is unreal!
He's easy to hate. I hate him too. He's a punk.
Beacause he is obnoxious 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Of course if I’m IGNET!!! and think if your black everybody is racist kid this is not the slavery years get over it
I like that you can hear them talking to each other 👍
27:27🤣
7w mo
Broner cracked a little "Yea I'm turning up the heat grin" when he started ripping hard shots back to Vargas!🥊😂💰
Gangaster comment
Yea then he mugged him when he walked off..that was gangsta
Adrien Broner have a lot of talent but his decision-making outside of the Ring is his downfall just looking back on this fight let me know if he was Focus it will be hard to beat him
What had he really done outside the ring in recent years?
@@DaRealNaga probably drank lots of booze and took lots of drugs as usual
Vargas won that fight
I think AB should work his jab more.. he'll look more active, create more opportunities and set up more shots
This was a tough fight for Broner . Jesse did a great job defending and bring the old to AB. Both guys did great .So it was appreciated .💯💯
Facts
Agreed!!! Tough But Great Fight By Both Plus The Booing Fans Pissed Me Off, 👊🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
Good fight but if we going to tell the truth broner beat vargas this shouldn't have been a draw
Lol you watch something else
@@luisgarrido1098 lol nah I watched what you watched I watched it sober then I watched it after smoking a blunt and both times same result he beat that boy. He beat vargas bad.. no shade to Jessie but he lost that fight by at least 3 rounds
@@avarskibostonB1 “He beat Vargas bad” you definitely trolling or that blunt is filled with catnip! I thought AB won, but it was a close fight, he made it close with the constant inactivity!
@@jaymule7342 I got my real name and my real photo on here I have no reason to troll.. your complexion media don't tell the truth but thank God for social media the truth can reach the masses
You tripping bruh 🤣
All of Broner’s fights are super intense
'ly boring
Wow Broner had Vargas stunned in the 9th and had him seeing double clearly 👁👁
Clearly
Too bad Broner’s to arrogant to listen to other’s advice & let his hands go all of the time. He would one of the best fighters in boxing if he threw more punches & wasn’t so worried about getting hit. 🤦♂️
Yes true but he can't fight believe me I will know
So he's hurt yet fighting back and lands the last punch. When your hurt , you can only cover up. If you did any fighting, you would know. He was stunned. Big difference.
This is the broner we need to show up on fight night. Great fight!
You can see Vargas take a deep gasp for air after getting hit with the counter left to the ribs in the last 30 seconds of round 9! He hid the fact he was hurt, and looked doubtful after that exchange 😳🥊
You sure could see it..if it wasn't for the bell he would've been stopped
Broner was making Vargas grimace in pain with the sharp 1 2 in the 6th!
All Vargas punches were blocked Ab was landing clean all night
Your insane
AB the first boxer ii ever heard say "try it" in the middle of a bout lol dude funny asf 🤣🤣
Hmm. I feel like without that cut Vargas would’ve taken it, Broner landed a lot of power shots though. Draw was the right call IMO.
I’m BFF
@@AngelRamos-pv3xw he didn’t
Great Fight! And too decide a draw and evened abilities.
AB was so disrespectful back then 😂
He said rice and chicken 😂
He still is , nd he racist . Don't believe me . Search up broner racist. You'll see
@@PERFECTDARK10 3 years ago
@@bigtex1238 All PBC is racist. It's always trieng to protect their Champion. See what they did to Castano
I just noticed nobody did color commentary. It was kind of weird to listen to.
This nigga really thought he was Floyd 😂
Great Fight By Both Warriors, AB’s Jab was awkward and definitely not consistent enough, it seemed like He was looking for Hooks And Power Shots… He needs to throw more JABS with His Pressure, 👊🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
Literally if broner would just fight like he fought in those last few rounds not a lot of people would be able to beat him.. fast hands and power… he just simply doesn’t let his hands go. it’s almost like he’s scared to get punched in the face.. so he just stays defensive
Nah fr he got it bruh just don’t pull the trigger enough
Adrien ain’t all that cut it out. Vargas got robbed in this fight.
Something in my heart makes me believe that broner is a nice guy.
It’s seems as if he’s sparing them from knockouts. Knowingly the damages it does outside the ring
I saw vargas winning 7 rounds
You saw Vargas kissing you too. Didn't you
Broner was lucky to get a draw
Broner won this
ydksab broner won easily
Vargas was hurt alot in this fight iono if it was a draw i could see if he fought the fight he fought and wasn't really getting hurt but he was...
I ain’t a big AB fan but he won that fight man
Did you watch the whole fight? Like the WHOLE fight. Broner didn't throw enough punches the first 6 rounds. by the process of elimination, the best available outcome for Broner was a draw. This was the correct decision, casual.
Man AB is a technician
Good fight. Broner made a decent comeback but the math doesn't work out for a draw. He didn't win enough rounds to avoid a loss.
The commentary on here was bad
This is not the original commentary. I think the networks own rights to the original
Hope AB comes back and take it serious man he a good fighter when his locked in to boxing. He a good rapper but one or the other cus now he ain’t doing none of them.
BRONER got to the point where he thought he was a one punch k.o fighter .
You have to love AB he don’t care what anybody says, does his own thing and plays with his own rules
Very nice fight
Great fight
This was a fantastic boxing match.
AB was hurting that boy. Shouldve applied pressure more consistently though. Wouldve been a clear dub
if broner used his speed and threw 3-4 punches at a time instead of one he would b alot better
This commentary is ass, watch the original broadcast with Al and Pauli. Superb commentary right there.
Facts this guy sucks I hate that they dub his voice over the original commentary
I agree, paulie is one of the best commentators in the game imo
Bruner tiro menos golpes ,pero conecto los mejores. Fue más preciso.
What a ref
That slip in the 5th rd tho. 🤦🏾♂️😂
20mins of round 9 was the best part of the fight
Broner vs Santiago is an interesting fight. We will see if Broner can let his hands go and win. Or Santiago becomes a new good fighter on the scene with a win.
Who here right now cause he fights tonight 😂
I had AB winning this fight. Maybe that's just me. To me he had the more effective punches and bigger punches. I can see the argument for the draw or Jesse winning but to me AB won this fight. Side note: this commentary is ridiculous 🙄
What a fight!
I gave it to Vargas he outworked AB
No… Vargas won that fight …broner waited too long … but it was really good fight and could had been even better if broner didn’t wait too long 🤔
Man he was kicking his ass a couple of times this fight😂😂😂 idk if broner even got hurt fr Vargas was hurt 3 different times
Yea Vargas won
how about another glimpse on marcos maidana vs adrien broner?
Draw.... great fight!
Since A. Broner just won his last fight maybe we can get A. Broner Vs. J. Vargas 2.
Broner talks more then he throws punches!!! He lost this fight because he allowed Vargas to connect to the body whenever he wanted. I honestly think broner could've won if he would just let his hands go. His overconfidence makes him think he won before the fight starts. So he just throws punches trying to steal rounds instead of taking the entire round like he could.
I’m surprised there was no rematch for this
Good fight!
AB is a great talent; but his mouth is his downfall. He should've been focused instead of talking throughout the fight, and with that display at the press conference, he's making enemies.
Commentary is mad glazing and broner really won not gone cap
Broner would of won in round 9 if he had more time to knock him out
Yeah commentary was not that good on this one, this voice over from the original just didn't work well
Idk why they take out the original commentary.
they should do the rematch
Fair judgement
by round 10, Vargas is some 6-4 ahead
Thm first two left hooks was n slow motion from broner
First time ever im on Broner side with this one...he did really good...wish he went all out on the last round thou
Broner was in world class shape.. Vargas sucking wind 8-12.. Vargas has that Mexican heart and power tho,, every punch looks like it hurts fatigued or not
Broner lost though what fight were you watching still won the 10th 11th round being “fatigued”
@@diegovargas3231 You stupid..if it wasn't for the bell in the 9th Vargas would've at canvas
@@diegovargas3231 Broner won stop being illusional
@@diegovargas3231 yea Vargas definitely won
Why do much booing from the fans? This fight was quality
Broner is one the most athletic boxers I’ve ever seen. No one can disagree on that I don’t care if you hate him. His natural reflexes, crazy handspeed, crazy agility. People forget hes still fairly young. He’s up with the greatest handspeed tho (sugar ray, Roy Jones, Gary Russell and Ryan Garcia ) . I think he’s faster than Floyd.
@@dontcare4752 I’m saying he’s a natural talent, it’s not over he could still come back
I agree for sure. He’s got cat reflexes man.just his twitch will make you dizzy in the ring
@@whynotyou783 facts
@@Only1Kizz He is not faster or more athletic than Floyd. Are you on crack?!
@@Blake472 bro Broner is faster with his combinations than Floyd but Floyd is more accurate. I think broner has more fast twitch muscle fibres, boxing wise he’s not elite but he’s an incredible athlete.
Nobody with two eyes got Vargas winning this fight y'all crazy .. Commentator was hating too smh. BRONER EASY ‼️
I don’t think people see how much pop AB got on them punches. Up the work rate and he stopping Vargas, Mikey and Manny. AB when he impressing the crowd is good at giving angles to
They r both real warriors of prize fighting. Despite the tear n the wear, they always stage up good for boxing fights which the spectators deserve for their money. Still, the can only calibred A - fighters as compared to the likes of Maidana n Spence n Pacquio n Crawford.
Broner should have won this one in my opinion. . We can agree to disagree
I agree he threw the cleaner punches
i deff agree the judeges rob broner because they dont like him as a person thats not fair at all
@@hunchoched9678 like when broner robbed ponce de leon
@@zzxzz5401 That’s your opinion
@@hunchoched9678 yeah at the times I had the same feeling
Adrian won no doubt. Commentators are trully clueless about what they are watching... good fight nonetheless
Broner is Clearly a Bum - evidenced in several bouts
I still think Vargas won 7 rounds to 5
Wtf!! Vargas fought the whole 12 rounds just to be cheated 🤯 these judges are the reason boxing is so fucked up now days
Man won't let his hands go....until the last 10 secs AB Ain't Boxing
Good fight vargas won
Jessie Vargas brung out the old AB fs💯💰
Commentator definitely favored Vargas. Broner won. I dont understand how this fight was a DRAW?!?!
Must be terribly frustrating for Broner’s trainer to watch this shit show by his fighter. Broner would have won this fight if only he listened to his trainer.
Okay, so who won?
I'd rather watch paint dry than watch a broner fight. All he does is shake his head no and occasionally throw a punch or two then shakes his head no again
If Floyd is Ultra Instinct then Broner is SSJ 1 🤦🏽♂️
Shows you the true level Broner is on. Went the distance in a competitive draw against Jessie fucking Vargas... Broner is one of the biggest hype jobs in boxing history...
Broner got loses but he’s never been stopped or knocked out always went 12 rounds better chin then the people he faced
What!!!!🤯
Adrien's my dude and all but it's hard watching his fights...god lol
Pp
I have no idea why the feel the need to put like a voice over commentary it’s actually annoying 😂😂
I respect the 10th round
I get it activity is good, but it doesn’t matter how active you are if you’re not landing.
I love Vargas fighting technique. Is old school toe to toe..
Broner got played in this one. It was competitive but it wasn’t a draw tho
Commentary is not consistent. He's saying Broner's name since rd8. But again he wasn't doing enough. That's why I always watch a fight 2 or 3 times. Obviously the 1st time is with the Commentary on. Then I'll watch it again with 0 volume until the rd is over just to listen to the corner give their own fighter some fucked up advice. All of these sports are nothing more than politics. Sad to see a fighter that clearly won get robbed. Teams admit to cheating and still be awarded the World Series trophy or Football Teams get the Lombardy trophy.
116-114 Vargas