I like you, AK. We are seeing these things identically and that is not typically the case for me..I'm sure you get the same. Like yourself, I was having a blast the entire fight. My neighbors live a distance from me, and called me to ask what channel the fight was on...they knew it wasn't Hawks, so figured my yells were boxing related. LOL.
But even in all that unbridled happiness, I would pause once in a while and say "Broner's a tough kid". As you said, exclude the drama for his mama re: the butt, that he had coming because of the hold, he stood in there taking shots that a lesser man may have stayed in the corner over. I will give him that. IF he continues being a clown, I hope that becomes his legacy..."Yeah, he was a bitch, but he could take a shot" cuz I want to see many more coming his way. ; )
The thing that really jumps out at me, and this is the product of piss poor training, he wants to depend too much on his power. He has the mindset of a pure power puncher: As in " I'm not going to throw a ton of punches , conserve my energy then get the stop once I land". That's all fine until you get in there with a guy like Maidana. I forget the round, but he had Maidana hurt. Instead of unleashing a combination, he stood back, admired his work and let Maidana recover. Had I been in Broner's corner, I would have been tearing into him like he stole my watch.
Broner's got some skils but I don't think his current team will maximize them. Worse, they cater to him like he's royalty and untouchable. All that "hair brushing" and shit, it's more carnival than corner. It's clear he has surrounded himself with a team of groupies that tell him how great he is...and anything he wants to hear. He won't improve with that.
Floyd Sr would be a good fit, but a bit of a headcase. If I were Broner, I'd fire my entire team (of enabling idiots) then go after Ronnie Shields or Buddy McGirt. Broner learned more Saturday night than all of his other fights combined. He needs to start fresh with all that new information, then hire the right man that can teach him what to do with it all. There could still be a bright future for this dimwit.