"What once came easy to the young athlete, will, from here on out, become a series of must-win scenarios." Read the Rest at Yahoo! Sports, click HERE. … [Read more...]
Amir Khan vs. Carlos Molina: The Boxing Tribune Preview
It’s like déjà vu all over again. This Saturday Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KO’s) will begin the second rebuilding phase of his career when he meets undefeated Carlos Molina (17-0-1, 7 KO’s) at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles. It will be Khan’s first fight back since suffering a fourth round stoppage at the hands of Danny Garcia in July. Khan, the former WBA and IBF light … [Read more...]
Maybe if we would treat boxing like a real sport….
Believe it or not, boxing is a sport. And, yeah, there are still some of us who insist on treating it like a full-fledged sport and not as a series of randomly put-together exhibitions. What this means is that I demand logic in terms of matchmaking and title structure, but who the hell am I, anyway? Who the hell are any of us? Because nobody with any power or influence … [Read more...]
Carlos Molina Wins Workmanlike Season Finale: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Tonight's edition of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights was like a bad blind date. Slow, plodding, not terribly passionate, and at the end you were left with a guy with a disappointed look on his face when he heard the opinion of who he was supposed to be trying to impress. Carlos Molina (20-5-2, 6 KOs) played the role of the disinterested woman and his suitor, Damian … [Read more...]
Carlos Molina Gets Elevated To Main Event: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette Some guys have all the luck. In the case of junior middleweight fringe contender Carlos Molina (19-5-2, 6 KOs), his good fortune is finding himself elevated to main event status from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights season finale as he takes on Damian Frias (19-4-1, 10 KOs). Meanwhile, veteran Chicago-based super … [Read more...]