Broner: The real problem

THE only thing more surprising than hearing that Adrien Broner had pulled out of his latest fight because of a mental health issue is the fact that he has never done so before.

For with a life as outwardly chaotic as Broner’s, and with a personality as erratic as his, the marriage of “The Problem” and boxing has always appeared more like a recipe for disaster than a match made in heaven.

“Saved” by the sport at the age of just six, Broner is now 33, meaning he has spent some 27 years stuck in this, the most toxic of relationships. (I hate you, I love you, I hate you, I love you.) It’s true, if you catch him on a good day, he will speak glowingly about the sport, and the impact it has had on his life, yet, catch Broner on a bad day, and they will seem