{"id":71236,"date":"2018-04-12T02:05:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T07:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=71236"},"modified":"2018-04-12T02:06:15","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T07:06:15","slug":"adrien-broners-last-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=71236","title":{"rendered":"Adrien Broner’s Last Shot!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and unbeaten former champion Gervonta \u201cTank\u201d Davis shared updates from their training camp in West Palm Beach, Florida as they prepare for their respective showdowns on Saturday, April 21 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING.<\/p>\n

The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by Adrien Broner battling former welterweight world champion Jessie Vargas in a 12-round bout. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT and features Davis meeting Jesus Cuellar as they square off for the WBA 130-pound Super Featherweight World Championship plus undefeated former world champion Jermall Charlo clashing with once-beaten Hugo Centeno Jr. for the interim 160-pound world title.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, DiBella Entertainment and TGB Promotions, start at $50 and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.<\/p>\n

Broner and Davis are sharing camp in West Palm Beach for the first time under the guidance of head trainer Kevin Cunningham, a former St. Louis police officer who has worked with former world champions Devon Alexander and Cory Spinks.<\/p>\n

Here is what the fighters, plus coach Cunningham, had to say about camp, April 21 and more:<\/p>\n

ADRIEN BRONER<\/p>\n

On changing trainers\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like it was time to change. I hear people say, \u2018You are expected to change but you don\u2019t, that\u2019s why you end up in the same spots over and over\u2019. So, I have to change something to get a different result. That\u2019s why I had to step outside of the box and go for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to change things. I had to add to my repertoire because I\u2019m getting all that I can do out of what I\u2019m doing but I keep coming up short for these fights that I\u2019m supposed to be winning. So, it was time for a change.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking back at all of my defeats, the only real punishment that I\u2019ve taken in this sport was against [Marcos] Maidana\u2014I got a fractured jaw. In the Shawn Porter fight, he outwrestled me and in the Mikey [Garcia] fight, he just outworked me. So, it\u2019s time to add to my team and that\u2019s why I got coach Kevin Cunningham. He\u2019s going to bring out the best of Adrien Broner.\u201d<\/p>\n

On why he chose Kevin Cunningham?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known Coach Cunningham since my amateur days. We used to go up to St. Louis all the time and fight in his tournaments, on his shows. I have even fought for St. Louis in the Ringside Tournament. It was a great experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known Coach Cunningham for a long time. He is the real deal He is not going to B.S. me. He\u2019s going to keep me on my toes. I need that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are coaches that change when their fighters get to certain levels. They still coach, but they don\u2019t provide the structure the fighter needs. When I was fighting at 130, 135, Coach Mike [Stafford] will be at my door yelling \u2018Get your butt up. We have to run. We have to train. Get up! Get up!\u2019 But time went by and things changed.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Mike stopped being a coach and started being more of a friend. I needed him to keep being my coach. I need someone to keep me in line. Don\u2019t get me wrong, he\u2019ll always be like a father figure but when it comes to training and my career. I needed a change.\u201d<\/p>\n

On training camp\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy with this camp. It\u2019s just what I needed. I\u2019m catching up with sleep, eating well. The isolated training is really good. I love everything about this camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cTraining in isolation is really good for me. I told everybody that they were not coming to Florida with me, that I will see them all after the fight and that if they really love me they will understand the situation and they will be cool with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually did a camp with Coach Kevin before when Devon Alexander fought Timothy Bradley. And I\u2019ve seen the way he is. We had our arguments and he cussed me out almost every day, but I was just missing the structure and that\u2019s what I need.\u201d<\/p>\n

On how he felt after losing to Mikey Garcia\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI was upset. At the end of the day, nobody fixes my problems but me. I can take care of everybody when they have a problem, but nobody fixes my problems. There are one or two people that are there for me but at the end of the day, I told myself I have to get my life and career together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his career\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI started my career young. I won titles in four weight classes. I\u2019ve accomplished a lot and there\u2019s still more to come. I got a lot of fighting left to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

GERVONTA DAVIS<\/p>\n

On why he decided to do training camp with Kevin Cunningham…<\/p>\n

\u201cI was actually going to go to Colorado to train, but Adrien invited me to come down here to West Palm Beach to check out the camp. He said I should come to Florida to train with him and Kevin. So I came down, I saw Kevin\u2019s routine and I really liked it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were a lot of distractions in Baltimore and I think they were a problem for me. I needed to straighten my head and focus on the things I have to work on. It was time to set my camp somewhere else.<\/p>\n

\u201cI needed a change after my last fight. I let myself down. I learned to be a different fighter, more responsible. I let others down, but think I let myself down more than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

On becoming one of the youngest champions in boxing\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI was one of the youngest world champions in boxing. It is not that I was not prepared for it. I was just so young and it happened so quickly. I had to adapt to it. Live up to the hype. It was hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

On his opponent, Jesus Cuellar\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not really into researching my opponents\u2014or other fighters other than the ones that I like. I just train hard and fight who is in front of me. I know a little bit about him [Jesus Cuellar]. I know that he can hit, that he\u2019s not going to back down and that he\u2019s a tough opponent. I believe he\u2019s my toughest opponent to date. On April 21, we will see if he is ready. I know for sure I will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

On life in training camp when not at the gym\u2026
\n\u201cWe have a big house that the coach provided for us. We all live together\u2014Adrien and I. We go swimming and to the movies. We just chill. We are being responsible. No South Beach, no clubbing. Just training hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

On his relationship with Adrien Broner\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat people don\u2019t know is that I\u2019ve been around Adrien since I was younger. I looked up to him. When Adrien came on the scene, he was super sharp and fast. I remember him. He used to come to the amateur tournaments.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to watch Adrien and Floyd Mayweather on television. I fought on Floyd\u2019s undercard and now I am training with Adrien and we are fighting on the same card. It feels great but I am still amazed by all of it. I am soaking it all in and enjoying the ride.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdrien is like a big brother to me. We are just like a little brother, big brother. We are very competitive. We do not say it but we always want to outdo each other. For example, I usually run faster than he does, but sometimes he beats me. Yesterday he ran so fast I could not catch him. So today, I took the lead and ran even faster. We push each other to our best.\u201d<\/p>\n

On his plans for the future\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to win more belts. I want to become a big star in boxing. I am going to put my work in the gym, put on a great performance in the ring and get back on track to become a world champion again.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a world champion again is just a step closer towards my goal: I want to be a pay-per-view star. I want to be able to fight on pay-per-view against the big fighters and do big numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

KEVIN CUNNINGHAM<\/p>\n

On his relationship with Adrien Broner\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known Adrian Broner for a very long time. I think I\u2019ve known him since he was like eight years old and 60 pounds. He\u2019s always been an extremely talented fighter. When he was a kid he was one of the most talented kids. He has always had boatloads of talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Broner\u2019s shortcomings as a fighter\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI think sometimes, he could be a little more focused and have a little more discipline in a lot of the different things he\u2019s doing. I think he\u2019s trying to turn the corner and get things moving in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

On what caused Broner to come up short in recent big fights at higher weights\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are several things that could cause him to lose focus and come up a little short in some of the major fights. Some of it is the focus but there needs to be a little more discipline in terms of the training aspect and more structure. I think that\u2019s what we\u2019re working on here.\u201d<\/p>\n

On what he can do to improve Broner\u2019s game\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI think coming over here with me, he\u2019s finding a lot more structure in the training aspect. It\u2019s a totally different training program that I have him doing. I think that he\u2019s ready for some new leadership. He\u2019s ready to be a little more disciplined in his profession and I think it\u2019s going to show on the 21st.\u201d<\/p>\n

On why this time will be different\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard from him like everybody has, but this time Broner really has done everything possible to rectify the situations that needed to be straightened out to help him propel his career and get back moving in the right direction – and it\u2019s not just his boxing career; it\u2019s also as a person – his personal life – and I\u2019m here to help him out with that. He\u2019s really working hard to get it right this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

On his history and background as a trainer and how it applies here\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m known to be a stern and disciplined trainer, coach, and teacher. I\u2019ve got a military and police background, so I don\u2019t play a lot of games. We\u2019re serious and we\u2019re about business. When Broner made the decision to come with me, I knew that he was ready to take his career seriously because he knows what it\u2019s like being here with me. He has to be about business, he has to be serious, and he has to be focused and disciplined. He made the choice to have me take over his training and take the lead as his head trainer and that\u2019s what he\u2019s getting when he\u2019s dealing with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

On how he and Broner came together\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cA couple of weeks after the Mikey Garcia fight, he called me and he told me he was thinking about making some changes and that he wanted me to consider being his guide and taking the lead as head trainer. He asked me what I thought about that and I said, \u2018You know what you\u2019re getting when you come to me and if you\u2019re going to be serious and focused about this, I\u2019ll give you all I\u2019ve got.\u2019 And he said, \u2018I\u2019m serious.\u2019 We started training together before camp started and I just saw a different look in his eyes. Ever since camp started he\u2019s been nothing but hard work, dedication, and focus.\u201d<\/p>\n

On if he had any fears about their partnership\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI told him upfront what I expected and what we needed to do and how things had to go. I told him that if he wasn\u2019t ready to adhere to what I\u2019m expecting, he shouldn\u2019t waste his time or mine. He has done everything I\u2019ve asked of him. Everything and more. He\u2019s going to show that he\u2019s ready to get himself together. He\u2019s going to show the world on April 21 that he\u2019s rededicated himself, he\u2019s ready to reclaim the thrown.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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