(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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Broner vs Vargas FULL FIGHT: April 21, 2018 - PBC on Showtime
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IAMMOVIN4WARD!
Adrien's my dude and all but it's hard watching his fights...god lol
Elin Brittany
The nostalgic toy sicily terrify because server annually launch from a berserk latency. irritating, mighty red
Jose Moran diaz
Broner te has engañado que eres boxeador .eres un saco de entrenamiento te corres mucho del golpe pero tú no golpeas eres un estafador del box .que dirá el publico deberías pelear en interbarrios no eres para ser profesional .retiraré por favor que así quedas mejor eres un costal de nervios en el ring .tu no le pegas a nadie .que dices he .
dakidjahsiah
Lowkey classic
Poppy Jones
Broner won the fight if you think different you don’t know boxing 🥊
Maria Moonfang
Broner is a desperate cheerleader 😌
Dmoneyflow
Broner actually won this fight. Barely but he won. He was tearing vargas up... he should of let his hands go more but his precision can be seen in Vargas face and everytime his knees would buckle. If some of these rounds were 30 secs longer Broner would of knocked him down in a couple of those rounds smh lol
Kota Lz
27:27 “You a Bum you a bum” lmao
Kota Lz
I like this ref he’s letting them talk a lot of refs are soft and tell them to stop talking like if it’s a rule that u can’t
Kota Lz
4:47 try it try it that left hook waiting lol
welcome2 thazoo
broner is a waste of talent...
PhoenixIceable
Since A. Broner just won his last fight maybe we can get A. Broner Vs. J. Vargas 2.
Cyril Ebeh
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.
Ongaudbruh
@27:25 AB was calling him a bum while blocking his punches 😂😂
Caleb Foster
If Floyd is Ultra Instinct then Broner is SSJ 1 🤦🏽♂️
war lock2069
Broker could be a very great boxer if he take boxing more serious
Roy Dela fuente
Borring
Wonder Keisha
I hope broner fought pacquiao like that
jamar hefflin
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
Yassin Yahyawi
Something in my heart makes me believe that broner is a nice guy.
Action_Bastard85
A draw! Come on, in the beginning AB was slow but towards the end he was fk’n him up.
ZedieLiam EL
Floyd recognized early that AB was a got-damn 'PROBLEM" so Floyd wandered off to wherever Floyd goes after being disgusted with a boxers immaturity... Hence whats left is a self-generated - self-proclaimed delusional performer raising the brows of fans and commentators with trashy accolades and phrases of grandeur ... Now its not that AB is not regarded as a great talker- particularly when actions speak louder than words when its backed up -- but the prize in AB's 10cent Cracker-Jack 'BOX" isn't worth the cost of the peanuts and caramel Popcorn, especially after the cavities set in !! We will always love AB, but his "COULDA-WOULDA-SHOULDA done his 'HOME-WORK"excuses including the DOG ate his notebook, collectively ended with his "CHOICE" not to, make up the failing grade and 'PERFORM" on the next level of his rhetoric still resulted in another "F" whether or not the Ref's gave him the "W"... AB should be renamed to AF - "'About Failing" - Once upon a time AB was consistently considered the one to call to official gunslinger O-K Corral shoot-outs,... yet he kept showing up with dingy, unclean Butter-knives - AB has guns... but he never checked his ammo, never cleaned the barrels, checked the sights, and never filled all the chambers. - He really never drew and didn't pull out his guns because they are stuck in his holster - The fact remains - when he does pull the trigger, he shoots himself in the foot- every time - Geez !!
Stan Fischer
Broner is Clearly a Bum - evidenced in several bouts
alex montanez
Have those people booing ever watched the first round of a boxing Match ever? Haha who did they think was in there, Tyson? Lmao
Padro Gonzo
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 .💯💯
Tone Jr
Broner won this fight looking back at it
Thomas Hammond
What!!!!🤯
Azizi Sakri
Two guys loses fight with pacman.. pacman is the great fighter in the worlds..
Everett Hairston
Sorry Adrian but you lost homie
Jose Lebron
En el 10 ya Vargas estaba agotado
Jose Lebron
En el 6 ya varga estaba peleando por la raza mexicana .pero no podía mas
Jose Lebron
Bruner tiene poca defensa ,es casi como munguia
Jose Lebron
Bruner tiro menos golpes ,pero conecto los mejores. Fue más preciso.
Shawn Scarlet
Broner walang kwntang boxer
Jose Oblianda Sr
Broner Dirty Fighter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MIKE ISRAEL
You can tell the commentator is a hater
Robert Angeles
And Vargas is asking for a Pacquiao fight? SMH
coelho sports & rec
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.
Tavieon Langley
That slip in the 5th rd tho. 🤦🏾♂️😂
👑RichardTheGreat
No one
Absolutely no one
Black people: BrOnEr WaS rObBed
👑RichardTheGreat
I like that you can hear them talking to each other 👍
black knight30
This was AB last good fight & he should have won it i see no draw here
natasha bass
The commentary on here was bad
Jakeem Crenshaw
This is not the original commentary. I think the networks own rights to the original
Chris Taylor
Who here right now cause he fights tonight 😂
ruben A.J
Good fight vargas won
Francisco Terry
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 🤔
Benjamin Welkens
I think AB should work his jab more.. he'll look more active, create more opportunities and set up more shots
Edward Jones
Yeah commentary was not that good on this one, this voice over from the original just didn't work well
Jakeem Crenshaw
Idk why they take out the original commentary.
Mr Grandi
Broner is actually a great fighter, but unfortunately he's his own worst enemy
MIKE ISRAEL
Isn’t everyone
Nick P
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.
Arturo Besina
I’m BFF
Nano Brazi
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.
Grace M L.Z
Is Fake
ojo por ojo
Damn blind how will it be a draw!!! Vargas won that fight !!! corrupt, pigs, thieving judges!!!.
Tyler Nichols
Broner got played in this one. It was competitive but it wasn’t a draw tho
Chibuzo Omega Findoro-Obasi
how about another glimpse on marcos maidana vs adrien broner?
Puppet Master
Fuck, Broner drives makes me so frustrated, bc he’s prob the dumbest fighter I’ve ever seen. Here’s a guy w/ more talent than anyone except Floyd Mayweather & a couple others, but who’s scared to throw a punch. He goes rounds w/o letting his hands go, & that’s why he’s not undefeated. He’s so precise & won’t throw a punch unless he thinks it’s the perfect time to. Perfection is the enemy of greatness, bc no ones perfect, but Broner easily has the talent to be great. He just needs to get out of his own head, or start using his head 😂
NESQUIK PIMP
@TheSwagIsBack All Floyd knows how to do is be a crybaby about gloves and then buy off judges to get Unanimous decisions Floyd ain't a real fighter
TheSwagIsBack
NESQUIK PIMP yes he does. Hater
NESQUIK PIMP
Floyd has no talent lol
Dmoneyflow
This was an excellent break down!
Caleb Foster
What? I saw the exact opposite...
Nate Francis
Vargas clearly won this fight.
real talk with mr. A ford
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
Drew Price
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...
Drew Price
They should have took a point from Vargas for that shot after the bell that was ridiculous the bell been rang.
Reynaldo
Broner have become one of the borest fighteres ever known.
Jason Moody
RIP the English language
Ssgt. Silva
Draw.... great fight!
Halfman Halftree
AB did more damage
Donovin Foxx
Them 2 was thump'n , I would love to see them go at it again... real thump
Rah-Saan Naga
22:09 - 22:12 nice movement
Ulises Constantino
Genio cuando la revancha con el chino 😅 no seas canijo
Ulises Constantino
Vamos broner
Ulysses Morando
That clip where Vargas landed that shot!😲😶😎
Free World227
Great fight
THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT
I almost stopped watching after the first round. But god damn did that turn out to be a great fight. I don't agree with the draw though. Vargas won that.
MEECH !!
AB won this fight he was hurting Jessie
Shabazz Prophet
The marathon continues
Darrin Clark
Broner low key has lost about 8 fights
MEECH !!
Incorrect
jimmy whispers
The commentator talks too much
Macho_Pale _
He's a commentator it's his job
Silver Fox
I see corona was at this fight. haha
heavy rain
Hilarious..
Jp Morgan
@Silver Fox yeah youre high
Silver Fox
@Jp Morgan did you even watch the fight? The ropes have a binding holding them together with the word Corona on it. Use yer eyes that God gave you ffs
Jp Morgan
@Silver Fox i guess your really high smh
Silver Fox
@Jp Morgan look at the ropes advertisement ya nob
The Mayor
AB got robbed this fight.
Jared Lopez
After watching this fight a second time, I have it Vargas winning 7-5. Work rate was too high and he outlanded Broner, though Broner was the harder puncher and did more damage. Close fight, the Draw was fair, I too had a swing round. A rematch would be a good fight for both.
King of bubbles
You guys seem to be hyping up the upcoming Broner fight with all these other Broner fights, I'm just kinda sick of seeing Broner fights.
Ysl Jae
Ab won this fight hands down almost finished Vargas in the 9th
Avarski Boston
Good fight but if we going to tell the truth broner beat vargas this shouldn't have been a draw
Danny QuietStorm Rush
@Avarski Boston Exactly. If AB started the way he finished, it wouldn't have gone the distance. When AB came on he lumped Vargas face up. AB was obviously the better fighter but that slow start is why he's lucky it was a draw. But it just hit me, that start could have been his corners fault. Vargas got way more than 4 rounds. Which 8 rounds did you give AB?
Avarski Boston
@Danny QuietStorm Rush I had it 8-4 for ab if they fight again and ab is aggressive he can stop vargas or get a unanimous decision easily.. all he gotta do is let his hands go and oh yeah throughout the fight ab was landing a straight right then ducking vargas counter just like mayweather does it was beautiful
Danny QuietStorm Rush
@Avarski Boston Yeah Broner brought the action when persuaded by his corner and was effective with it and could have landed at will. He just didn't. Vargas pressed and landed the body shots. Even though there was nothing on'em they still landed unanswered. When AB would press he constantly got met with that jab which was really all Vargas had that was effective. But had AB started the fight the way he finished he would have won but he only brought the fight because he underestimated Vargas and had to play catchup. Me personally. I scored it 7 to 5 Vargas.
Avarski Boston
@Danny QuietStorm Rush right effective punching is a part of ring generalship.. and AB connected on his power shots at a high rate he gave up the body because vargas has no power. he was walking down vargas which also is ring generalship and in fact it was several moments where ab could've EASILY stopped vargas especially in the 9th. The only thing you can take from the fight is vargas landed a lot of body punches. But look at vargas face compared to AB face and you tell me if compubox got ab numbers wrong
Danny QuietStorm Rush
Well technically output is one the judging factors. Your right though, the flurries by Vargas were blocked for the most part but AB didn't have an answer for that Jab or the those body shots which were flush. Notice AB wouldn't actually fight Vargas until the closing seconds of the rounds. His own corner knew he was behind before the last round. So yeah AB really should have been satisfied with the draw. His corner was relieved.
Ruthless Inu
Don’t know why this was a draw. Thought Broner fucked him up. Vargas did well but he got wrecked.
Louis Sanders
Vargas deserved to win
peter sparshot
When was this.
Nicholas Haakanson
Read the title
Michael Wiggins
Wow Broner had Vargas stunned in the 9th and had him seeing double clearly 👁👁
Honest Fan
@Puppet Master And if he put in some real work
Puppet Master
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. 🤦♂️
NatTurner DevilBurner
Clearly
Michael Wiggins
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 😳🥊
Michael Wiggins
Broner was making Vargas grimace in pain with the sharp 1 2 in the 6th!
Vxlitile
Yea too bad he still couldn’t win because he wasn’t letting his hands go. good fight for vargas and broner
babs awal
Adrian broner isn't serious about his boxing career
SuperTruthful
Nope, he's not...he just wants the attention without doing the work
Michael Wiggins
Broner cracked a little "Yea I'm turning up the heat grin" when he started ripping hard shots back to Vargas!🥊😂💰
NatTurner DevilBurner
Broner won this fight , should've been a close UD
NatTurner DevilBurner
@veterans for equality na Vargas didn't do enough to win Broner landed bigger lunches throughout the fight and started to run away with it in the second half
veterans for equality
He lost
Noel Roman
This commentary is ass, watch the original broadcast with Al and Pauli. Superb commentary right there.
👑RichardTheGreat
I agree, paulie is one of the best commentators in the game imo
tyreebyrd2
Facts this guy sucks I hate that they dub his voice over the original commentary
Emmanuel Kapitao
Broner should of gotten the nod, I’d like to see a rematch tho.
EmmanzinoHD
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.
Theblkwolverine89
@EmmanzinoHD I see what you are saying now. I mostly agree with your statement at this point. Floyd is sharper than Broner ever was and that's what matters more than speed.
EmmanzinoHD
@Theblkwolverine89 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.
Theblkwolverine89
@EmmanzinoHD He is not faster or more athletic than Floyd. Are you on crack?!
EmmanzinoHD
@WhyNot You? facts
WhyNot You?
I agree for sure. He’s got cat reflexes man.just his twitch will make you dizzy in the ring
jojo papagei
Very nice fight
a pimp named Mdot
Man this fight was truly amazing. They should've had a 2nd.
Oscar Garza
@a pimp named Mdot shit maybe they will now. I’d want to see it
RekeMun Gaming
@Darrin Clark he don't fight like Floyd tho 😂 AB is a pocket fighter the only similar thing is the shoulder roll he dont try to dance around like Floyd
Darrin Clark
Broner wanna be Floyd so bad it fucked up his career
a pimp named Mdot
@Mr. Deez what's so funny?
Mr. Deez
lol
The BrotherHood
Broner got robbed in this fight, the Pacquiao fight, and the Mikey fight. Dont @ me
Killer Bean
Lol pacman>thurman>broner
Noel Guillermo
@The BrotherHood dam even Errol Spence said broner lost to Mikey that fight was never a controversy but you no nowadays people that be on the internet all day always no more than the professionals lol
RekeMun Gaming
@Ruthless Inu facts I agree after this fight he should get right back in gym 💯
Ruthless Inu
@RekeMun Gaming I hear ya. I’ve always supported AB. Only thing I get disappointed with, is how much weight he puts on between fights. He’s still young and should be staying in shape between fights. Like I’ve said before, AB can’t afford to get complacent between fights because if you look at his pops, he is genetically susceptible to becoming fat.
RekeMun Gaming
@Ruthless Inu not disagreeing on that part but my I'm argument is that fans over do it when he lose if you would only listen to fans and not watch his fights you would think AB be getting knock out and dominated but that don't be the case that's my only agreement. And they even overhype the chino fight low-key
DAGO 619 CALI FACTOR
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.
phone jack
AB was so disrespectful back then 😂
RekeMun Gaming
@DOUBLESNAKE 007 3 years ago
DOUBLESNAKE 007
back then.... this was in 2018
BigTex 123
He still is , nd he racist . Don't believe me . Search up broner racist. You'll see
RekeMun Gaming
He said rice and chicken 😂
Gd Dd
Broner should have won this one in my opinion. . We can agree to disagree
Gd Dd
@Huncho Ched yeah at the times I had the same feeling
Gd Dd
@zzxzz That’s your opinion
zzxzz
@Huncho Ched like when broner robbed ponce de leon
Huncho Ched
i deff agree the judeges rob broner because they dont like him as a person thats not fair at all
The BrotherHood
They be trying to rob Broner
HMG ENT.
This rematch should’ve been his first fight back. & they like each other
JChrisgaming Chris
Broner been out two years Santiago is a tune up for Ab maybe after that fight
Sy Ahmed
Broner gets a lot of stick but credit to him win, lose or draw his fought Malignaggi, Maidana, Porter, Pacquaio, Vargas, Garcia.
Tyshawn Denard
@DaaBoys2138 No tf he didn’t. He had no volume at all, this is boxing not patty cake.
Big Myth
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.
DaaBoys2138
@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!
Benjamin Welkens
@Puppet Master ab is more talented than pacman?? In what way
Puppet Master
@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 😂