Ishe Smith vs Carlos Molina in July

Not a bad match-up in terms of the 154 pound division, I think Molina should beat him rather handily though and this has ugly fight written all over it. Still it is a fight that should happen.

“We made an agreement to let promote the fight,” Margules said. “We made a deal on the money, on the airline tickets, on the parameters of the fight. I went back and forth with Leonard and we worked it out.” Now the sides have two weeks to send signed contracts to the IBF. http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/3681/carlos-molina-to-face-ishe-smith hopefully both sides sign and we can have that fight in july. i just hope it's fair judging since tmt will be promoting the card with smith being their fighter (and the possibility of it being in vegas as well).

might aswell wear that belt everyday till fight night ishe ....with that kinda stamina he showed in his last fight , aint no way he's keepin it...

Lara had his shot vs Vanes, unfortunately Lara choked. He'll be in the mix sooner than later though. lol i thought Lara was gona do better against Vanes, they both looked like crap, Molina already beat Lara, so who even cares about Lara anymore dude has had his chances already Molina deserves the top spot

Molina wins. Props to Ishe for fighting one of the top guys in his divison when he could have tried to hold the title hostage for a while.

Molina got this in the bag. :boxing: I truly believe he is the best 154 pounder there is right now.

I hope Carlos Molina wins this fight and think he will this is not by any means going to be a crowd pleasing fight but I think Ishe is in over his head on this one Molina got this.

Man, that's great. Molina is a worker in the division and has had to earn everything the hard way. While guys like Cotto, Mayweather, and Canelo were hogging up the belts at 154 without fighting any of the top guys at the weight, fighters like Molina have been toiling away, fighting hardest fights and being on the unlucky end of controversial decisions. Molina has been handed a golden ticket for a world title here. I'm not a fan of his style but I hope he pulls it off.

I got Molina winning this fight.

Based on their fighting history it looks like an ugly fight but hopefully both guys can bring some excitement. I have Molina winning based on his activity during fights vs Ishe by UD..I wonder if Showtime or ESPN will pick it up.

THEY NEED TO GIVE A SHOT TO LARA AFTER THIS. EVERYONE IS AVOIDING HIM! Should be an interesting fight though

Well damn, dat was 1 quick title reign den.

Easy win for Molina IMO.

This could be a a fairly entertaining scrap. Molina only cliches vs opponents with big power. Ala Kirland and little vs Lara towards the fight. Molina will be hunting and Smith will and try and outbox him. Molina should win.

We all knew it was coming.... and Molina is finally a champ

Molina wins on points. He's busier and is a smarter fighter... Cotto/Molina in November afterwards :boxing:

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