Tale of the Tape
Adrien Broner | John Molina |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 29-1, 22 KOs | 27-5, 22 KOs |
| Age | 25 | 32 |
| Height | 5’6½” | 5’10½” |
| Reach | 69 ½” | 71” |
| Weight | 140 | 140 |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Hometown | Cincinnati, OH | Covina, CA |
| Rounds Boxed | 144 | 138 |
In the case of Broner vs. Molina, the tape tells us this matchup should be a competitive one. Broner (29-1, 22 KOs) is coming to the ring at 5’6 ½” and with a 69½” reach, while Molina (27-5, 22 KOs) will be walking in much taller at 5’10½” with a 71” reach.
Statistically speaking, Broner and Molina are not much different from one another. They have the same stance, are closely matched in the number of rounds boxed and have comparable knockout percentages (Broner, 70.97 percent; Molina, 68.74 percent).
Stylistically, however, the two are worlds apart. Style is a huge part of the tale that the tape doesn’t tell us, though it is often said that styles make fights.
For example, Molina has a reach advantage of almost two inches. This would be an ideal leg up for taking on an outside fighter like Broner but Molina severely underutilizes his jab (as in not really at all). Broner is four inches shorter, so Molina’s body should be open season. Yet, Broner is known more for his outside work than going toe-to-toe on the inside.
In other words, the tape does not convey one man having a serious advantage over the other. A better story will be the mash-ups of Broner and Molina’s styles, in which at least one man will be pushed out of his comfort zone, and maybe to the edge.
