Steve Molitor v the best at SBW?

[D-MAC]

I am a big fan.

But I wan't to know how he squares up, in your opinion, against:

(a) Israel Vasquez
(b) Rafael Marquez
(c) Daniel Ponce De Leon
(d) Celestino Caballero
(e) Jhonny Gonzales (if he is still in the mix at 122lbs)
(f) Juan Manuel Lopez

[Galaxy]

(a) Israel Vasquez
(b) Rafael Marquez
with rafa and izzy i dont know how their wars have affected each other, but if there there still in good conditon, i i'd pick Izzy and rafa over steve right now.

(c) Daniel Ponce De Leon = steve would box circles around him.
(d) Celestino Caballero = his reach could be problem but imo steve beats him.
(e) Jhonny Gonzales (if he is still in the mix at 122lbs) = steve UD or TKO win
(f) Juan Manuel Lopez = too green Steve TKO win.

Galaxy has it about right, except I don't know about the TKO wins.

[rodney]

Steve Molitor beats everyone but the top 2 --- Vasquez & Marquez.
But give him time.
Let him fight a few of those other guys first and we will see about the top 2.

[Hawks28]

Originally Posted by Galaxy

(a) Israel Vasquez
(b) Rafael Marquez
with rafa and izzy i dont know how their wars have affected each other, but if there there still in good conditon, i i'd pick Izzy and rafa over steve right now.

(c) Daniel Ponce De Leon = steve would box circles around him.
(d) Celestino Caballero = his reach could be problem but imo steve beats him.
(e) Jhonny Gonzales (if he is still in the mix at 122lbs) = steve UD or TKO win
(f) Juan Manuel Lopez = too green Steve TKO win.

I would agree with most of that. I like Molitor over Ponce De Leon by wide UD.

Its hard to say about Caballero, as I havent seen a lot of Cab, but I would give a slight edge to Molitor if they fought. Its too bad, because Molitor and Cab SHOULD be set for a unification match, but because Ontarios athletic commision has same day weigh-ins, Cab wont take the fight. His promoter says all the money for the fight is in Ontario, so it likely wont happen.

At this point, I think Molitor loses to both Marquez and Vazquez, but he definitely wouldnt be blown out. And an upset wouldnt be completely out of the question, as Molitor would be a very live underdog.

I favour Molitor over Gonzalez, but I think it would be a very close fight, with Molitor winning on points, I really cant see him getting a TKO against Gonzalez.

I havent seen a whole lot of Lopez, I'd like to see how he does against PDL before making a prediction. From what I have seen, I think he will beat PDL, as long as his chin holds up. As of now, I would pick Molitor over Lopez, if I had to choose.

[Adaptation]

Galaxy covered it.