By Edward Chaykovsky
Junior welterweight contender John Molina (27-5, 22KOs) is regarded as one of the most dangerous punchers in any weight division. On March 7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Molina returns to the ring against former three divison world champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner (29-1, 22KOs) as part of Haymon Boxing's first 'Premier Boxing Champions' card on NBC.
Molina is coming back from a disappointing 2014 where he lost both of his fights. He went to war with another feared puncher, Lucas Matthysse, in April. After dropping Matthysse twice, he was dropped himself three times and stopped in the eleventh. He then came back in September and lost a ten round unanimous decision to Humberto Soto.
Broner, a former three division world champion with title wins at 130, 135 and 147-pounds, dropped down to junior welterweight last year and picked up two wins in a row after suffering his first career defeat to Marcos Maidana in December 2013.
Molina is not going to box the boxer, he wants to take the boxer's head off.
"Absolutely [I think I can knock him out], it’s not about whether I’m questioning if I can knock him out or not. We’re gonna go out there and we’re gonna implement our will and our will alone is gonna be strong enough to get the job done," Molina told On The Ropes Boxing Radio .
"Are we looking for the knockout? Absolutely. Like I always say, 'I’m not gonna play chess with Bobby Fischer,' by that I mean that Adrien Broner has very quick hands, very good hand speed but there’s a lot of chinks on his armor that we feel like we can capitalize on and we’re gonna do that."
