Broner vs. Granados free live stream on Twitter (Over)

[marvin8]

2/18/17 6:00 pm PT. Sorry, late notice.

https://twitter.com/i/live/828737836316717057

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caught the end, thanks.

who did you think won?

[marvin8]

I wasn't really scoring the fight. But, I thought Granados won or it was a draw. But, Broner won the last round from his 3 punch flurry. Granados is a little too open after he punches.

I wanted Granados to win. Because, Broner doesn't throw very many punches and seems to be lazy.

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I slightly preferred Granados to win due to volume of attempts, but wasn't sure how the first 6-7 rounds went.

In the post fight interviews, Broner said he hurt his left hand and couldn't jab so had to switch to close range punching. Maybe explains his lower volume and less attacking style. He landed more shots from fewer thrown, though.

[marvin8]

I slightly preferred Granados to win due to volume of attempts, but wasn't sure how the first 6-7 rounds went.

In the post fight interviews, Broner said he hurt his left hand and couldn't jab so had to switch to close range punching. Maybe explains his lower volume and less attacking style. He landed more shots from fewer thrown, though.

He may have hurt his hand. However, I was speaking more of Broner's history of low workrate. In addition, his past personality. He would brag he's the next Mayweather, star of boxing, undefeated, etc. Then when he lost his first fight, he ran out of the ring without interviewing. That's why he apologized to parents, in this post fight interview, for his past antics.

The replay is currently on Youtube if you search on, "Adrien Broner Vs Adrian Granados Full Fight, long."

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Ohhh had no idea of any of the backstory of these fighters. Interesting. I don't have Showtime or HBO, and also not following the sport. The twitter feed definitely reeled me in, though. Definitely want to catch more boxing. Any other events coming up you'd recommend? Especially if live streamed.

[marvin8]

Ohhh had no idea of any of the backstory of these fighters. Interesting. I don't have Showtime or HBO, and also not following the sport. The twitter feed definitely reeled me in, though. Definitely want to catch more boxing. Any other events coming up you'd recommend? Especially if live streamed.

That was an unprecedented, one time deal for Twitter.* I don't know if it will be repeated.
Excerpt from Twitter Laces Up Showtime Boxing Bouts for Free Live-Streaming Coverage, http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/sh ... 201991446/:

For now, the Twitter deal with Showtime — marking the first live boxing event on the social service — is a one-night-only deal. Twitter is selling preroll advertising as well as sponsorships for highlight clips, sharing revenue with Showtime. Still, the pact furthers Twitter’s goal of bringing more live video, geared around sports, news and other events, to the platform in a bid to boost ad revenue.

Showtime, meanwhile, is looking at the Twitter deal as promotional: It wants to give fans of the sport a taste of boxing action in the hopes they’ll ultimately subscribe. In the same vein, the CBS-owned cabler is offering a free preview to some 73 million U.S. pay-TV households from Friday, Feb. 17, through Monday, Feb. 20.

“With this unprecedented live stream on Twitter, we have the opportunity to reach boxing fans and casual observers everywhere with the industry-leading boxing programming we deliver to our subscribers on a consistent basis,” Stephen Espinoza, EVP and GM of Showtime Sports, said in a statement.

A few interesting upcoming boxing fights:
Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman — March 4, 2017
Kell Brook vs Errol Spence — May 20, 2017

Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs — March 18, 2017
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko — April 29, 2017
Saul Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr — May 06, 2017

* I sent you a PM.

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Thanks for the event list and message. It looks like Twitter is probably going to do some more to compete against Facebook Live. Competition is good for the consumer!