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I think no one yet... I think Molitor will be the best skilled boxer he will ever face...Quote:
Originally Posted by CFH
Caballero's notable wins are against Daniel Ponce DeLeon, Somsak, Lorenzo Parra and Jose Luis Valbuena... His loses were inflicted by tall boxers...
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Really glad Caballero is finally getting another name guy to fight. I stated a while back i think he may be the most underrated fighter in boxing today.
I think Caballero dominates, call me crazy but the man is so hungry and ready to reprove why the man is ducked by many fighters.
Caballero is no stranger in humiliating his opponent on their hometurf... He got his WBA belt in the jungles of Thailand, there's no reason he can't do the same to Molitor's IBF belt inside a fabulous casino in Canada... ;)
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In terms of technical skills Molitor might be as well tought as anyone, I really hope he wins, he is the best fighter in Canada/from Canada, and I could see him giving anyone in the 122 pound division a tough fight except maybe Vazquez
The only thing we don't know about Molitor is how well he takes a punch from someone with the power of Caballero, that's what really worries me about this fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taeth
He got dropped by 3K Battery (I think it was him), but it was a flash KD and ruled a slip...
Merged...
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WBA super-bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero (30-2 21KO) has arrived in Toronto in advance of his unification bout this Friday with undefeated IBF champ Steve Molitor. The Panama native is captured here working out in the Cabbagetown Boxing Club, "I don't see the fight going the distance," said a confident Caballero. Action gets underway this Friday at 11pm on Showtime in the USA and TSN in Canada.
I'm already nervous about this fucker. Molitor by close UD/SD. That's going with my heart, not my head.
This gonna be on TSN fellas?
Really have no clue about this one, hope I can catch it somehow though. Molitor is an excellent technical fighter who should have an edge on Caballero from the outside(which is where you would assume this fight will take place), but he isn't really slick and doesn't really like to do a lot inside. I haven't seen enough of Caballero to really know whethere this will be telling though, he seems to do best from range when he can get leverage. I would think Molitor can outmove and time him taking the decision, but wouldn't be surprised whatever happens, Cabalerro is somewhat an unknown to me.
I got Caballero dominating Molitor. Maybe stopping him late.
Yup, live.Quote:
Originally Posted by Youngblood
I'm not very familiar with both fighters, but I'm excited about the match. Is Caballero really 5'11 fighting at featherweight? Sounds like the Paul Williams of the lower divisions.
Molitor-Caballero officials named!
Puerto Rico's Luis Pabon has been given the refereeing assignment for Friday night's Super Bantamweight title unification bout between IBF champion, "The Canadian Kid" Steve Molitor, and WBA kingpin, Celestino Caballero, of Panama. Like Pabon, all three ringside judges scoring the bout are geographically neutral, with Connecticut's Glenn Feldman, New Jersey's Eugene Grant, and Thomas Miller of Ohio rendering the decision should the fight go to the scorecards. Supervising from ringside will be IBF representative Lindsey Tucker, and the WBA's Michael Welsh, both hailing from New Jersey. Steve Molitor vs. Celestino Caballero, the first unification fight ever held in Canada, will be televised live in the US on Showtime's popular ShoBox: The Next Generation series, and across Canada on TSN, beginning at 11:00 PM Eastern (Tape delayed on the West coast in the US). Tickets for Rumble at Rama VI are $50/$75/$125/$175 and are available in-person at the Casino Rama Box Office, at all TicketMaster locations, by calling (416) 870-8000 and online at Homepage | Casino Rama. Ticket prices do not include applicable taxes or service charges.
Why would anyone call you crazy for that?Quote:
Originally Posted by mexirican
Caballeros the favorite coming into the fight....
He's like Carlos Maussa but with a more skill, throws big swinging shots sometimes and never seems to make full use of his height and reach.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rantcatrat
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Molitor looks like a harmless choir boy... ;)
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And we all know about your penchant for choir boys...Quote:
Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer
Let's get in on ....
In the first 12-round world title unification fight in the eight-year history of ShoBox: The New Generation and the first to take place in Canada, undefeated IBF champion Steve "The Canadian Kid" Molitor (28-0, 11 KOs) and WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero (30-2, 21 KOs) will collide this Friday, Nov. 21, from Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada, live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). Both the Canadian, Molitor, and the Panamanian, Caballero, have made five successful defenses of their respective 122-pound titles. The event will be promoted by Orion Sports Management. Here's what the fighters and their camps had to say at Wednesday's final press conference:
Steve Molitor: I've been reading in the media that he thinks I'm a pretty boy. We'll, we know his eyesight is just fine. I'm not worried about anything else other than sticking to my game plan Friday night. He can say what he wants, it doesn't matter. This is a great event and he's a great champion, but I came prepared and on Friday night I'll be the unified champion.
Celestino Caballero: I want to thank God for the opportunity to find out who is the best 122-pound fighter in the world. This is a great fight for the sport. Molitor is a great world champion, but he has to prove it. And I'm a great world champion, but I have to prove it as well. Molitor has never fought a real man before. All these guys that he's fought … 3K Battery, (Takalani) N'Dlovu, (Ricardo) Castillo, (Fernando) Beltran, are not in my league. I'm a real man.
Stephane Larouche (Molitor's Trainer): I can tell you Steve is 100 percent ready, and prepared, but that's normal for him. He's constantly ready. With Steve on Friday night, you'll see the difference between a runner and a slick boxer. Caballero is strong, big, awkward and has a lot of tools, but Steve will be on both of Caballero's arms, showing him different angles with his slick style. It's going to be a great fight.
Allan Tremblay (Molitor's promoter): This fight is a culmination of 1 1/2 years of hard work to bring big-time boxing to Ontario. It's been one hell of a journey. And Friday night should be one hell of a fight.
Leon Margules (President, Seminole Warriors Boxing, Caballero's promoter): We've got two great champions putting their belts up against each other, trying to settle who the best fighter at 122 pounds in the world is, and make no mistake about it, the winner will be the best there is, bar none.
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Originally Posted by CFHAnd we all know about your penchant for choir boys...Quote:
Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer
Naahhh... It's Caballero whom I know who likes choir boys... Caballero likes to rape, mug, maul choir boys... ;D
Look at Caballero's face/eyes/smile... He's already salivating on the images of him banging Molitor's a$$... :lolhaha: (joke)
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Then he should've been a priest, not a boxer.Quote:
Originally Posted by SaddoBoxerQuote:
Originally Posted by CFHAnd we all know about your penchant for choir boys...Quote:
Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer
Naahhh... It's Caballero whom I know who likes choir boys... Caballero likes to rape, mug, maul choir boys... ;D
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Caballero called Molitor "pretty boy"... :lolhaha:
Link: Molitor: I'm no pretty boy
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One problem I can foresee for Molitor is that he has been cut in several of his fights, that could be a big problem with a puncher like Caballero.
I put Caballero by stoppage in the prediction contest, just a hunch really.
I could easily see Molitor keeping him off balance though and outboxing him. I can't say I'm blown away by Molitor but from what I've seen he seems solid. The thing with Caballero is sometimes his awkwardness leads to him being underrated.
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Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer
And Molitor likes it... ;D
"Your typical boxer might object to being referred to as a pretty boy, but not Steve Molitor. He's turning the verbal punch thrown at him by Celestino Caballero into a compliment.
"It's great," says Molitor. "It just goes to show how slick my defence really is.
"I've been boxing for almost 20 years and I've still got a pretty face. That's a credit to my defensive skills. I'm not all banged up like other guys."
Asked why he's been calling Molitor a pretty boy, Caballero said through an interpretor that "he's not a warrior who takes chances. He always fights careful and safe."
Caballero will have a four-inch height advantage over the 5-foot-7 Canadian. With his long reach, he says he intends to put Molitor away within six rounds.
"(Molitor) will be on the run all night long and, by the end, Caballero will be the super champion," said the Panamanian's trainer Francisco Arroyo.
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"I'm not all banged-up and ugly like some of these other guys," said Molitor, while questioning why Caballero feels it is necessary to comment on another boxer's looks. "I don't know what they do in Panama, but I guess he is into judging guys. I don't know if he wants to fight me, or ... I'd better not finish that sentence."
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Caballero, who takes a record of 30-2 (21 knockouts) into the ring tomorrow night, explained that he believes Molitor's "Pretty Boy" looks are the result of The Canadian Kid being afraid of getting hit and that his so-called "slick" style of fighting is more to do with the fact that Molitor "runs" from opponents.
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Molitor, Caballero make weight!
IBF champion Steve Molitor 121.6 and Celestino Caballero 121.6 both made weight for their historic 122lb unification showdown on Friday in Rama, Ontario. SHOWTIME will televise at 11PM ET/PT.
Steve Molitor: This is by far the best 122 pound fight you will see. Hands down, it will be the best. (Making weight) was easy. We brought in a conditioner and we were on top of things all the way through today. I feel great.
Celestino Caballero: This opponent is nothing special to me. He is average. But this unification is special because I will be only the second Panamanian to do that after Roberto Duran. Up on the podium, I told Molitor that I am going to break his face.
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Originally Posted by CFHYup, live.Quote:
Originally Posted by Youngblood
Ooooh, sweet. tnx :)
And also...I hope Molitor punches Cabellaro right in the nuttsack (twice)...thus causing him to choke on his mouthguard. Then smiles pretty.
Im looking forward to this one, you guys got some good fighters at the moment. Im a big fan of Lucian Bute, Steve Molitor. I think Steve Molitor is the most underrated Super Bantamweight at the moment, i hope he wins i would love to see him against Vasquez, Marquez, Lopez, ETC.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFH
Bute's Romanian I believe, plus he lives in Quebec, so either way he's not really a Canadian. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by leftylee number 1 groupieIm looking forward to this one, you guys got some good fighters at the moment. Im a big fan of Lucian Bute, Steve Molitor. I think Steve Molitor is the most underrated Super Bantamweight at the moment, i hope he wins i would love to see him against Vasquez, Marquez, Lopez, ETC.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFH
Poutine FTW.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHBute's Romanian I believe, plus he lives in Quebec, so either way he's not really a Canadian. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by leftylee number 1 groupieIm looking forward to this one, you guys got some good fighters at the moment. Im a big fan of Lucian Bute, Steve Molitor. I think Steve Molitor is the most underrated Super Bantamweight at the moment, i hope he wins i would love to see him against Vasquez, Marquez, Lopez, ETC.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFH
You've told me this before and i keep forgetting my bad, well it doesn't matter im still a big fan of both. Your boy Steve Molitor has excellent skills, very patient, i've been hooked on him ever since he took Michael Hunter apart.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHBute's Romanian I believe, plus he lives in Quebec, so either way he's not really a Canadian. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by leftylee number 1 groupieIm looking forward to this one, you guys got some good fighters at the moment. Im a big fan of Lucian Bute, Steve Molitor. I think Steve Molitor is the most underrated Super Bantamweight at the moment, i hope he wins i would love to see him against Vasquez, Marquez, Lopez, ETC.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFH
I'd wager poutine is the only reason we haven't let the States use that Province as a nuclear testing ground.Quote:
Originally Posted by YoungbloodPoutine FTW.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHBute's Romanian I believe, plus he lives in Quebec, so either way he's not really a Canadian. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by leftylee number 1 groupie
I'm just being a dick, the guy lives and works in Canada (even if it is Quebec), he's Canadian as far as I'm concerned.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftylee number 1 groupieYou've told me this before and i keep forgetting my bad, well it doesn't matter im still a big fan of both. Your boy Steve Molitor has excellent skills, very patient, i've been hooked on him ever since he took Michael Hunter apart.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHBute's Romanian I believe, plus he lives in Quebec, so either way he's not really a Canadian. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by leftylee number 1 groupie
Molitor is arguably my favorite fighter, the Hunter fight is what made me a fan, but he's in real tough tomorrow night. I don't know much about Caballero, but his size and reputation have me very worried. How do you see the fight going?
CFH,
As of late my fighters have lost. Although I don't condsider Molitor one of my fighters. I do think he's top 15 P4P most skilled fighters out there today.
When you and I, 1st talked about this fight I told you Molitor would convincingly beat Caballero. I also think Molitor will drop Caballero at one point in the fight. I still stand by that prediction.
I hope you're right. Molitor has more skill than Caballero, undeniably, but the size, reach, and power difference might be too great for him to overcome. However, he's got to step up at some point. I'll be cheering for him, I hope he can prove me wrong. I'm always pessimistic about the chances of fighters I like, I don't know why.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
"Maestrito" Cordoba whos only 1" taller then Molitor (and is a southpaw also) was able to tag Caballero and outbox him through 12. I think the fight will be very similar to that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHI hope you're right. Molitor has more skill than Caballero, undeniably, but the size, reach, and power difference might be too great for him to overcome. However, he's got to step up at some point. I'll be cheering for him, I hope he can prove me wrong. I'm always pessimistic about the chances of fighters I like, I don't know why.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Celestino is not hard to hit and small fighters have caught him like I said Cordoba, DPDL, Castillo and even Lacierva were all able to catch him.
Caballero has lapses and he tends to fall into the same routine over and over. If Molitor can decypher this pattern he'll be able to outbox and counter Caballero.
Interesting, like I said I'm not very familiar with him. I checkout those vids you (I think it was you) posted for me, but that's all I've seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick"Maestrito" Cordoba whos only 1" taller then Molitor (and is a southpaw also) was able to tag Caballero and outbox him through 12. I think the fight will be very similar to that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHI hope you're right. Molitor has more skill than Caballero, undeniably, but the size, reach, and power difference might be too great for him to overcome. However, he's got to step up at some point. I'll be cheering for him, I hope he can prove me wrong. I'm always pessimistic about the chances of fighters I like, I don't know why.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Celestino is not hard to hit and small fighters have caught him like I said Cordoba, DPDL, Castillo and even Lacierva were all able to catch him.
Caballero has lapses and he tends to fall into the same routine over and over. If Molitor can decypher this pattern he'll be able to outbox and counter Caballero.
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Molitor is already very anxious for tonight's fight... the biggest fight of his life... ;)
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