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
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
Molitor looks like a harmless choir boy...
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Last edited by XaduBoxer; 11-20-2008 at 12:13 AM.
Caballero called Molitor "pretty boy"...
Link: Molitor: I'm no pretty boy
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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.
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.
Moliter is generally the 8/13 favourite you can get 6/5 on Caballero, UD for Moliter for me.
Caballero only losses were to two tall southpaws 5' 8" Cordoba and Rojas... But Caballero also has mauled good southpaws in the past, the 5' 7" Somsak and 5' 5" Daniel Ponce De Leon...
Somsak is of the same height with Molitor and both are southpaws...
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Jeez I could tell after the 1st round Molitor was going to get stopped. He had absolutely no way of keeping Caballero off of him, and you could see the fustration setting in early. What a beating
I got Caballero dominating Molitor. Maybe stopping him late.
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