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Molitor leaves promoter, proposted unification with Caballero off.
IBF champ Molitor cuts ties with promoter Tremblay
Goddamnit, this really pisses me off. I was looking forward to that fight and this really seems like a bitch move. Ditching the guy who got you to where you are, selling out a 6,000 seat arena in a country that doesn't give a shit about boxing (outside of Montreal) and turning your back on a unification bout. Apparently Muhammed has a dubious reputation, Pacquiao is currently suing him...
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Re: Molitor leaves promoter, proposted unification with Caballero off.
I am really fucking disappointed by this.
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I`m not really sure how I feel about this yet. Mixed I guess.
On one hand I can understand Molitor wanting to move if he feels his boxing career is going to be limited to fighting at Casino Rama. On the other, I don`t want to see him get chewed up and spit out. I guess time will tell.
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Re: Molitor leaves promoter, proposted unification with Caballero off.
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Youngblood
I`m not really sure how I feel about this yet. Mixed I guess.
On one hand I can understand Molitor wanting to move if he feels his boxing career is going to be limited to fighting at Casino Rama. On the other, I don`t want to see him get chewed up and spit out. I guess time will tell.
He had a contract in front of him for a unification, essentially in his hometown no less. His career wasn't being limited, he just went for the quick money.
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CFH
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Youngblood
I`m not really sure how I feel about this yet. Mixed I guess.
On one hand I can understand Molitor wanting to move if he feels his boxing career is going to be limited to fighting at Casino Rama. On the other, I don`t want to see him get chewed up and spit out. I guess time will tell.
He had a contract in front of him for a unification, essentially in his hometown no less. His career wasn't being limited, he just went for the quick money.
That`s how it appears at first glance, but he is a smart guy. I am fairly sure there is a lot more that is going on then we see. Is why I feel we need to wait a bit and let this play out. Atleast that is how I feel before I go making a judgement on it.
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Youngblood
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CFH
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Youngblood
I`m not really sure how I feel about this yet. Mixed I guess.
On one hand I can understand Molitor wanting to move if he feels his boxing career is going to be limited to fighting at Casino Rama. On the other, I don`t want to see him get chewed up and spit out. I guess time will tell.
He had a contract in front of him for a unification, essentially in his hometown no less. His career wasn't being limited, he just went for the quick money.
That`s how it appears at first glance, but he is a smart guy. I am fairly sure there is a lot more that is going on then we see. Is why I feel we need to wait a bit and let this play out. Atleast that is how I feel before I go making a judgement on it.
Fair enough, it just seems like he made a rash decision when some money was flashed in front of him, especially considering his new promoters reputation. His old promoter did an excellent job of building interest in him nationwide, I'd hate to see that interest squandered and I'd also hate to see the guy who spent a lot of time and money building that interest get screwed over.
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Re: Molitor leaves promoter, proposted unification with Caballero off.
He can kiss his career goodbye. No other promotor will do business with Murad Muhammad.
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Deanrw
He can kiss his career goodbye. No other promotor will do business with Murad Muhammad.
I don`t really know of the person. that bad, huh?
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Youngblood
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Deanrw
He can kiss his career goodbye. No other promotor will do business with Murad Muhammad.
I don`t really know of the person. that bad, huh?
Here's a couple of articles I found after 10 seconds of searching:
Debt Collectors Chasing Murad Muhammad - Boxing News
ESPN - Suite life for Pacquiao as he prepares for bout - Boxing
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Re: Molitor leaves promoter, proposted unification with Caballero off.
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Youngblood
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Deanrw
He can kiss his career goodbye. No other promotor will do business with Murad Muhammad.
I don`t really know of the person. that bad, huh?
CFH beat me to it
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Re: Molitor leaves promoter, proposted unification with Caballero off.
I'm curious to know what CMM thinks of this.
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Re: Molitor leaves promoter, proposted unification with Caballero off.
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Wow. That is disappointing. It certainly does make it sound like a money grab, and a sort of stupid one with that guy writing the cheques.
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CFH
I am really fucking disappointed by this.
Me too bud...
Me too.
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Re: Molitor leaves promoter, proposted unification with Caballero off.
Here's another article about it:
Steve Molitor in bitter split with Canadian promoter
Lou DiBella chimes in:
"The Canadian Kid would have to be the stupidest kid on earth to get suckered in by Murad Muhammad," DiBella told Boxingscene.
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Re: Molitor leaves promoter, proposted unification with Caballero off.
There wasn't going to be a unification fight anyway. Cuz I think Lorenzo Parra is going to beat Caballero this weekend.
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I'm not sure what I'm allowed to post from another site so I won't post anything, but there is more information about Molitor's dispute with him promoter of fightnews.com
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Sorry to hear this, gonna be tough for him to fight ANYONE now. He's gonna be stuck in mandatory limbo from here on out. Too bad really.
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I know I'm probably pretty much talking to myself in this thread at this point, but I can't stop thinking about how badly Molitor has just fucked his career over. With Caballero's victory last night, the table was set for a big unification in Molitor's back yard; a tough fight, but one that was completely winnable from what I've read.
Ditching a promoter who has built you up to the point that your fights are television live nationwide in a country that doesn't really care about boxing, right as your career begins what could have been a (relatively speaking) quick ascent. This has really turned me off of Molitor, who was quickly becoming my favorite fighter. Muhammed ripped off Pac, ripped off Holyfield, apparently fucked with Jones... I just can't get over what a stupid decision this seems to be.
In regards to the $175,000 he was offered for the unification bout, Molitor said "That's small potatoes, that's what you offer a prostitute..."
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Part of why I was not too sure how I felt regarding the move initially, was that I didn't know anything of Muhammed.
If we took him out of the equation, and put in a promoter who is reputable and has the ability, ties, connections and $$ to get Molitor on the world's biggest stage, that being the USA and its largest venues...then I could understand his reasoning. I do feel he has the ability to step up to the next level. I do think he atleast deserves the chance at the big money draws.
But learning of this promoters history, it really does make you question just what the hell Molitor was thinking. Maybe I over-credited his intelligence? :headscratch:
Again I suppose time will tell.
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Youngblood
Part of why I was not too sure how I felt regarding the move initially, was that I didn't know anything of Muhammed.
If we took him out of the equation, and put in a promoter who is reputable and has the ability, ties, connections and $$ to get Molitor on the world's biggest stage, that being the USA and its largest venues...then I could understand his reasoning. I do feel he has the ability to step up to the next level. I do think he atleast deserves the chance at the big money draws.
But learning of this promoters history, it really does make you question just what the hell Molitor was thinking. Maybe I over-credited his intelligence? :headscratch:
Again I suppose time will tell.
Boxing intelligence does not equate to real-life intelligence unfortunately. I see what you're saying about getting on the big stage in the U.S., but holding 2 belts is a pretty damn good way to establish a big money fight/unification in the U.S. Molitor just got greedy, and if this shit goes through as planned I got he gets KTFO for it.
Edit: I'm removing Molitor from my avatar in protest.
