LOS ANGELES ? Adrien Broner remained to be in high spirits despite losing to Manny Pacquiao in their WBA welterweight title clash Saturday in Las Vegas (Sunday, Manila time).
The 29-year-old boxer took to Instagram and posted a picture of himself, his face almost free from marks and bruises unlike many before him who took on Pacquiao.
A post shared by Adrien AB Broner (@adrienbroner) on Jan 20, 2019 at 1:17am PST
?I fought @mannypacquiao tonight….. do it look like I took punishment[?] #GoodFightBra,? Broner wrote in the caption.
Not bad for someone who just went 12 rounds with a volume-puncher like Pacquiao.
Broner?s clean face, however, isn?t a reflection of what transpired at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, wherein he got routed by Pacquiao.
Based on punch statistics, Broner absorbed a total of 112 punches from Pacquiao, including 82 power shots. He was often on the receiving end of the Filipino icon?s signature left straight to the face.
He was on survival mode twice in the fight ? in the seventh and ninth rounds ? each happening after Pacquiao forced him to either the ropes or the corner and pummeled him with flurries.
Broner took all the punishment while landing a measly 50 punches the entire fight.
