Molina Not Expecting Same Broner Who Fought Maidana

by David P. Greisman

John Molina Jr. doesn’t think you can take too much from Adrien Broner’s loss to Marcos Maidana in 2013 — at least in terms of what it means for Broner’s bout with Molina on the undercard of the March 7 “Premier Boxing Champions” show on NBC.

“I always really discredit and don’t like when people say, ‘I’ve seen this fight, so I know exactly how that guy’s going to fight.’ Every man is different,” Molina said on a Jan. 28 media conference call. “I’ve seen how Adrien Broner fights. I’ve seen how he reacts under pressure. But not under pressure from me. Under pressure from Marcos Maidana. Under pressure from guys like [Daniel] Ponce De Leon.

“But then again, March 7, it’ll be the first time I’ll be facing Adrien Broner, so then I can make my full analysis on what and how he’s going to react under the pressure that I’m going to apply to him. We can take little bits and pieces of it and recognize his attributes and things that he does in there. But again, like Mike Tyson said, everybody has a plan until he gets punched in the face.

“So March 7, we’re going to train for the best Adrien Broner. We’re going to train for the Adrien Broner that’s going to move. We’re going to train for the Adrien Broner that’s going to come forward. We’re going to train for the Adrien Broner that’s going to try to put on a show. That’s our best bet. If we try to take a piece out of Maidana’s book or a piece out of Paulie Malignaggi’s book, we’re setting ourselves up for failure. We can see how he reacts in certain situations, but the first time he ever reacts in my situation is March 7.”

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