Adrien “The Problem” Broner (35-4-1, 24 KOs) took part in an open media workout in Las Vegas on Tuesday ahead of Don King's “Fist of Fury” event on June 7 at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Broner will face Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (16-1-1, 10 KOs) in the WBC “People's Championship.”
“In boxing, you never know what's going to happen,” Broner said. “They just give world titles out. I'm going to give the title to one of the YouTubers. Hats off to Errol Spence and Terrance Crawford. They're doing their job. Like I said before, my main goal is to become world champion. I've wanted to be world champion my whole life and I've cried every time I've won it. I'll do the same thing when I win it again.”
“When I thought about where I've come in my career and where boxing is right now, I thought, 'What if I signed with Don King?' Who wouldn't want to be promoted by someone like Don King? It's just awesome and it's just great to have him be a part of your story. It's great to be a world champion and be under Don King's command.”
“To me, Terrance Crawford is the best fighter in the world right now, but the star of boxing is Gervonta “Tank” Davis. When you go to see Tank fight, it's not just a fight. It's an event and the whole world comes to see him. A lot of people want to see him lose and a lot of people want to see him win.”
“My advice to the youngsters would be to do what's best for you. Make the decision that's best for you, because at the end of the day, when your career is over, they're going to be looking for the next up and coming boxer.”
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Broner's trainer, Kenny Ellis, added: “It's going really well. He's very focused. It's been unbelievable since he turned himself in to us. He's shown up on time every day and has done everything we've asked of him. And that's going to be clear on June 7.”
“Cobbs was tough in the first half. He was a bit rough and he threw some hard punches. But we're better skilled and have faced tougher opponents. We shouldn't have a problem.”
“It was an honor to share the same stage with Don King. The pairing of Broner and Don was just something special.”
