While boxing fans wait for the marquee match-up between Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner, a presser turned south when Broner called out a commentator for harsh criticism.
Showtime's Al Bernstein tried to ask Broner about the high-profile fight at the tail-end of a Wednesday press conference, but the boxer did not want to engage with him. According to SB Nation, the two have a history. Bernstein reportedly made harsh comments about Broner on Twitter.
"I ain’t even gonna lie to you, bro” Broner said. “I don’t f**k with you, bro. I don’t f**k with you. You be talking too much s**t about me on Twitter, bro.”
???? Adrien Broner goes off on Showtime's Al Bernstein at the final press conference before his fight with Manny Pacquiao. Refuses to answer questions, then gets his team to do the same. pic.twitter.com/D4c4DDYfFZ
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) January 16, 2019
To Bernstein's surprise, he couldn't understand why Broner would attack him like this, asking, "Me?"
“Yeah, you, b***h-a** n***a. I’ma let you know. And I’m just being real, bro," Broner replied. "Like I just already feel like you against me.”
The two then traded barbs. Bernstein claimed he has never been against Broner. He said he was only doing his job before shifting the focus of the conversation back on Broner.
“I’m not against anybody,” Bernstein retorted. “But this isn’t about me. It’s about you."
Broner replied, "I’d rather Roy Jones or Stephen A. Smith ask me some questions. I don’t f**k with you.”
However, Bernstein was persistent. He tried speaking to the 29-year-old's trainer, Kevin Cunningham.
“It’s gang, gang!” Broner said before Bernstein could finish his question. “If I don’t f**k with you, they don’t f**k with you.”
Boxing experts are breaking down the Las Vegas fight between the 33-3-1 youngster and the aggressive and seasoned Pacquiao, whose record is 60-7-2. CBS News predicts the match ending in a victory for the Filipino brawler.
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