Broner vs. Rees
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CompuBox Stats: Broner Hits 65% of Power in Final Three
WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner took over in round three and went on to outland Gavin Rees 105-44 in power shots over the last three rounds. Rees, who outlanded Broner in round two, landed 39% of his power shots in the fight. Not enough, as...
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Rees on Broner: He hits incredibly hard for a lightweight
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City - WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KOs) left a lasting impression on British challenger Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 19 KOs). Rees, who wasn't happy with his strategy, was blown away by Broner's power. He was puni...
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Gary Lockett Admits: I Considered Stopping After Three
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City - Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KOs) was caught off guard in the first two rounds by the aggressive nature of Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 19 KOs). Broner let his hands go in the third, and then dropped Rees in the fourth and then the...
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Adrien Broner Has No Problem Breaking 'The Rock' Down
by David P. Greisman - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The more we see Adrien Broner fight, the more we understand why his nickname of “The Problem” is so fitting. And if Gavin Rees didn’t understand that before he faced Broner on Saturday night at Boardwal...
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CompuBox Historical Review: Adrien Broner-Gavin Rees
British contender Gavin Rees, not a big puncher, averaged 71 punches thrown per round - a recipe for disaster vs. the counter-punching WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner, who landed half of his power punches against DeMarco, Escobedo, Perez, De L...
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Gary Lockett: Gavin Rees Can Succeed Where I Failed
NEW YORK — Gary Lockett expects the fighter he trains to walk into Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night and accomplish what Lockett couldn’t. Like Rees, Lockett was an unheralded underdog from Wales who came to Atlantic City in June 2008 to challenge...
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Calzaghe: I Bet Money on Rees, He Will Stop Broner
Trainer Enzo Calzaghe has told HattonBoxing that he put down a lot of money with the bookies on tonight's main event at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. He forked up the dollars on several wagers for Gavin Rees to defeat WBC lightweight champion...
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Lockett Warns Doubters: Rees Can Punch at This Weight!
Gavin Rees has it all to do at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night when he challenges Adrien Broner for the WBC lightweight title. Broner is viewed as the heir apparent to Floyd Mayweather’s P4P crown; the 23-year-old from Ohio is fas...
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Adrien Broner-Gavin Rees: Pre-Fight Report Card
Anyone who scratches their head reading the bizarre tweets of Adrien Broner gets a guaranteed respite this Saturday. For the first time since a scintillating thrashing of Antonio DeMarco in November, the talented Lightweight titlist is back in the r...
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Broner Gives No Respect, Rees Promises To Earn It
By Mitch Abramson - Gavin Rees and Adrien Broner both thrust their hands in their pockets and stood on a stage as they posed for pictures, looking like a couple of guys trying to fend off the cold. Rees is challenging Broner for his WBC lightweight c...
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Ricky Burns Praises Vazquez, Talks Broner-Rees, More
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns told Sky Sports Ringside that fighting IBF champion Miguel Vazquez on March 16th will be trickier fight than taking on WBC king Adrien Broner, who faces Gavin Rees later tonight. Burns has no problem with travelin...
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Froch, Barker, Frampton Plead With Rees To Down Broner
Gavin Rees has the backing of his Matchroom Boxing stable mates as he prepares to face Adrien Broner for the WBC World lightweight title in Atlantic City on Saturday February 16, live on Sky Sports. Rees is gunning to be crowned a two-weight World...
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Rees: Broner is Nowhere Near as Good as Mayweather!
NEW YORK — Gavin Rees admits Adrien Broner is a very talented fighter. Yet while some of the things Broner does in the ring resemble the exploits of the sport’s undefeated pound-for-pound king, Rees doesn’t believe Broner is boxing’s next Floyd Ma...