Carlos Molina

By William Mackay: They have a saying in boxing – “Timing is everything.” This may never be more true then with the Carlos Molina (17-0, 7 KO’s) vs. Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KO’s) fight next month on December 15th at the Sports Arena, in Los Angeles, California, USA. Khan, at one time a two belt holder at 140, has now lost his last two fights and is coming off a terrible 4th round knockout loss to WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia in a fight that took place last July.

To be sure, Molina has been carefully picked by Khan’s promoter and deemed a non-threat to Khan due to Molina’s small 5’6″ size and his long two year knockout drought. However, in this case Molina’s tiny size and long period in between knockouts may not matter because he’s facing a guy with a weak chin in Khan, and who may be even more susceptible to getting knocked out due to his knockout loss to Garcia.

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By John Hill: On 15th December, Amir Khan returns to the ring to face Carlos Molina in what will be the most important fight of the Bolton boxers career. Coming off the back of losses in his last 2 fights would be hard enough, but the manner of his defeat against Danny Garcia in July has left many asking if the 25 year old is capable of mixing it at the highest level.

Khan was the hottest prospect in British boxing until a first round KO by little known Columbian Breidis Prescott in 2008, exposed how fragile his chin was. At that time things looked bleak for Khan with most boxing commentators asking serious questions about his future. Despite this, Freddie Roach saw something in Khan that he liked and took him under his wing.

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By William Mackay: On the surface it would appear that Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KO’s) doesn’t have much to worry about in his December 15th fight against Carlos Molina (17-0, 7 KO’s) at the Sports Arena, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

After all, Khan’s promoters at Golden Boy Promotions has gone to the trouble of searching for and finding a small lightweight with no power for Khan to look good against and avoid getting knocked out again.

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By William Mackay: 5’6″ lightweight Carlos Molina (17-0, 7 KO’s) is considered a big underdog against the taller, heavier, faster, stronger and much more experienced Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KO’s) in their December 15th match-up, but Molina feels he’s going to pull off a huge upset in this fight at Sports Arena, in Los Angeles, California, USA. The fight will be in Molina’s backyard, as he comes from Rosemead and he could have a substantial amount of fans giving him support for this fight.

Molina said at the recent press conference with Khan “He [Khan] made a big mistake [in fighting me]. I’m fighting here in my hometown. This is a coming out party.”

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By William Mackay: Unbeaten lightweight contender Carlos Molina (17-0, 7 KO’s) knows what he’s got to do to beat the weak-chinned Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KO’s) and that’s to aim for his jaw and/or neck region and punch with as much power as possible to try and get him out of there on December 15th in their fight at the Sports Arena, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Molina has the 25-year-old Khan in a vulnerable point in his career with him coming off of a 4th round knockout loss to Danny Garcia last July, and before that losing a 12 round decision to Lamont Peterson last December.

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By William Mackay: The small light hitting 5’6″ lightweight Carlos Molina (17-0, 7 KO’s) has been picked out to be the sacrificial lamb for former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan )26-3, 18 KO’s) to destroy and look in doing so on Showtime Sports on December 15th at the Sports Arena, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Molina, 26, isn’t supposed to win this fight because he’s got no power and hasn’t had a knockout in 2 years against weak opposition. However, when you’ve got a fighter with a weak chin to begin with who is coming off of a knockout loss like Khan is in his last bout against Danny Garcia last July, there’s no such thing as a guaranteed win.

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