I posted this already but forgot a poll and I don't know how to delete my previous thread. Who do you have in this Unification bout? Winner gets a future of big paydays in the rich 122lb division against the other top dogs like Vazquez, Marquez, Lopez. This fight is gonna be a classic, I can feel it. I have Molitor winning by a wide UD. In my opinion Molitor is one of the most technically sound fighters in boxing. He does everything very well (a little lacking in power but can bang occasionally), he has excellent rings smarts and adaptability, he throws every punch in the book and from all sorts of crazy angles, he has excellent footwork and defence, he's a superb counterpuncher he has great combo punching speed. This is a guy who (if he can get past Cabellero) very well might give Lopez, Vazquez, Marquez a run for their money and I wouldn't count him out against any of them. In fact, at this point, I think he teaches lopez a boxing lesson similar to what I expect him to do against Cabellero. Molitor has never received home cooking because he's won EVERY fight by very wide margins. He's got a decent resume too for a young guy. He won the title by going to hostile territory in UK against Hunter and dominating him then KO'ing him. His team have tried to get big fights in the US but no one lucrative wants a piece of him due to his lack of a name and all who want a piece of him ain't really worthy such as Dat Be Dat Nguyen and Mike Oliver. We all know what happened to Oliver he became a "never was" without a chin and Dat be Dat Nguyen is a borderline club fighter who's gonna need to do a whole lot more and step up his competetion tenfold if he ever wants a shot. Hopefully this Unification fight on showtime gives Molitor a name in the US and hopefully he'll start fighting in the US against the other top dogs at 122. This guy could very well be a future p4p top 10'er- he certainly has the skillset and on the 21st there's gonna be a lotta of people shocked and wondering how in the world this master technician has flown under the radar in the mainstream boxing media.
Molitor close ud.Caballero struggled with Lacierva and his win over Ponce De Leon doesn't look so great now.Molitor looks impressive and I'd love to see the winner fight Israel Vazquez.
I picked Molitor. Under normal conditions, I like Caballero better. He's awkward, quick for his size, absolutely huge for a super bantam, and has underrated boxing skills. However, I think the Ontario rule where you need to weigh in on the same day is absolutely gonna kill him.
yep. They will weigh in the day before, and then on the day of the fight they must weigh in at no more than 132 (i think this will be late in the afternoon), but they can still put on more weight between the 2nd weigh-in and the fight. Its stupid really.
In that case, it might end up looking a lot like Funeka-Raheem. If Caballero can fight disciplined and not try to brawl on the inside, he stands a great chance of winning. Obviously Molitor has big advantages in quickness and boxing ability, but Caballero's not a bad boxer, and he has significant size and power advantages.
