Video: Adrien Broner at John Molina post fight presser: “I would fight anyone they put in front of me”

“I would fight anyone they put in front of me”
Adrien Broner speaking at the post fight presser for his fight with John Molina Jr. on Premier Boxing Champions.

The co-main event of the Premier Boxing Champions card featured hard nosed slugger, John “The Gladiator” Molina taking on the former 3-division champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner in a 140-pound duel. Molina held his by avoiding much punishment using nice upper body movement for the first couple of rounds as he looked to counter his man with a hacking over hand right but connected mostly with air when he threw it since he didn’t set it up with a jab first. When he did, the shot found some success but it was too far and in-between. Broner let his opponent get comfortable for those first few rounds before he started shooting a left to the body or popping his lightning quick jab after round 3. For the middle portion of the 12-round bout Broner blocked the bulk of Molina’s shots with his glove or slipped the shots with relative ease since they got wider and wider as the match progressed. What also hindered Molina was the lack of jab on his part as well as much combination punching, that hole in his offense gave “The Problem” an answer as to how to avoid any unnecessary harm.

Going into the second half of the bout Broner had timed Molina to a “T”. The Cincinnati native stuck Molina with his jab to the head and chest before jabbing him to the stomach, stopping him in his tracks. If the Californian came in with multiple shots, Broner caught him coming in with a clean hook then wrapped him up with the clinch, sneaking some short shots on the inside while they maneuvered for position. What also kept Broner out of any real trouble was his ability to slide in and out of the pocket like he was on roller skates. If his man pushed forward, the Ohio native knew instinctively to stick and move as he cruised to a unanimous decision victory.

The judges had the bout 120-108, 120-108 and 118-110 for Adrien “The Problem” Broner who now improves to a mark of (30-1) while the loss drops John “The Gladiator” Molina to (27-6).