Written by: Sean Crose
Adrien Broner returned to the ring for the first time in over a year on Friday night. His opponent is the unknown but determined Blair Cobb. The scheduled ten-round event went down at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida and was broadcast live on pay-per-view. 35-5-1 Broner went after his man first and 16-1-1 Cobbs used a southpaw jab.
Notably, Broner looked soft in the middle and looked breathless in his corner between the first and second rounds. Cobbs started throwing combinations in the second, then put Broner on the mat. Broner, after getting to his feet before the count of ten, looked at his mouth. Cobbs continued to fire when the action resumed, but Broner, to his credit, continued to fight furiously before the end of the round.
Cobbs, who looked the sharper of the two fighters, was able to get to the third while avoiding Broner with some excellent work. Broner pushed the match in the fourth, as he had done most of the fight so far. However, Broner didn't look that sharp.
Cobbs was able to shake his man again in the fifth. He did it again on the sixth. In the seventh it was hard to argue with the fact that Broner looked sluggish. Broner was aggressive in the eighth, but Cobbs' punches were quick. Broner continued to pursue Cobbs in the ninth, with some success. By letting his hands go at the end, he managed to look impressive. Broner continued to look good again for the tenth time. Indeed, he tagged Cobbs hard in the final bell.
Unfortunately for Broner, it wasn't enough. The judges gave Cobbs a unanimous decision.
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