Power is great but he lacked knowing his range and his mental make up went limp when it got hot.
Power is great but he lacked knowing his range and his mental make up went limp when it got hot.
I think it was the result of a bunch of factors.
First, the ring-rust was obvious and I think that his team might have overtrained him in an attempt to compensate. Second, he's had trouble with high-volume pressure fighters in the past and Molina didn't give him room to breathe.
However, I think the two biggest things that worked against him last night was the perception of his opponent and his confidence. I really think he probably looked at Molina's record, his lack of power, and his lack of experience and expected the KO just to come to give. As a result, he constantly threw one-punch at a time, neglected his jab, and basically became an incredibly one-dimensional fighter. Then, when it became obvious that Molina was the real deal and that Cintron's timing was way off, I think his confidence, something he has always - and quite visibly - struggled with just disappeared.
"You knocked him down...now how bout you try knockin me down ?"
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