Adrien Broner more concerned about being famous than winning 

LAS VEGAS - Adrien Broner should have been humbled after his defeat to Shawn Porter on Saturday, but he wasn't. Not even a little bit.

Broner (30-2, 22 KOs) had just been thoroughly outworked over 12 rounds in the main event of PBC on NBC, but there he was, preening in the center of the ring, maintaining his tired act, giving his usual quotes.

"I still will fight anybody," he said. "It don't matter. I am a real animal. I came to fight today and I didn't get the decision. But at the end of the day everyone here will take my autograph and my picture."

And maybe that's the problem with Broner in a nutshell: he always seemed more concerned with being famous than being a great boxer. "The Problem" even posted several videos on social media of him celebrating with his family after the fight. He brags about his YouTube show, About Billions, but hasn't shown the same zeal for training and fighting.

He calls Floyd Mayweather his mentor and "big brother," and says he molds himself after the all-time great, but they have little in common. Mayweather is one of the hardest workers in sports, period. His dedication to boxing and tireless work ethic is unquestioned, and he is among the best conditioned athletes in the world. Can anyone imagine Mayweather, if he ever loses, smiling and celebrating after a defeat? Me neither. He would be disgusted. Floyd can't even begin to consider losing.

All of this would be far less frustrating if Broner's talent wasn't abundantly clear. The former three-division champion possesses great speed in both hands, power - he dropped Porter hard with a left hook in Round 12 - and impressive athleticism. He's yet to beat a top fighter decisively, though, and he simply doesn't want to work, inside or outside the squared circle.

Broner threw only 309 punches, per CompuBox, and was more inclined to clinch than fight. He wrestled Porter on several occasions - pretty much every time Porter closed the distance - and was warned many times. The crowd of 8,000-plus booed with every grab and roared with approval when referee Tony Weeks finally decided to dock him one point in the 11th round. Broner also threw elbows and forearms, and even threw a punch behind his back on the break but was never penalized for the infractions.

Mayweather expressed concern following the loss that his protege didn't take the fight seriously enough. He said that Broner should have been relaxing after Friday's weigh-in, but instead was at the gym watching some sparring sessions.

Broner continued his antics Monday with an Instagram post of himself holding a firearm, and clearly hasn't learned. He played the clown during the entire promotion. He insulted Porter and his father Kenny and accused him of stealing money from his son. After the bout concluded, he asked Kenny if he could beat him up, too, as if he laid any beating on Shawn in the first place. The least Broner could have done was come to fight.

The Cincinnati native's other defeat came to Marcos Maidana in 2013, a bout in which he was dropped twice. He clowned during that fight, too, and mocked the Argentine with sexually suggestive motions.

The attraction for fans is to watch Broner in hopes the villain loses. But with two clear losses on the docket, will anyone even care about the 25-year-old going forward?

Will Broner ever learn and realize his vast potential? Maybe, but it looks unlikely right now.