Adrien Broner vs. Carlos Molina: Fight Time, Date, Live Stream, TV Info and More

Adrien "The Problem" Broner (27-1, 22 KO) makes his return to the ring on Saturday night when he faces Carlos Molina (not that one, the other one—17-1-1, 7 KO) as part of the undercard for the Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Marcos Rene Maidana bout.

Maidana earned his chance at Mayweather on the strength of a convincing win over Broner in Dec. 2013. Maidana dropped The Problem twice in the fight, and his popularity soared.

Broner is looking to bounce back in a major way.

Molina is providing the opposition. He was last in the ring in 2012 against Amir Khan, who is also scheduled to fight on the Mayweather-Maidana card.

Khan stopped Molina in the 10th round, so he also will be looking to get back on the winning track. 

Here's how you can watch the action:

Where: MGM Grand in Las Vegas

When: Saturday, May 3, card begins at 9 p.m. ET

TV: Showtime pay-per-view

Live Stream: Box Nation’s LiveSport.TV (only in UK)

The Book on Broner

The Problem has a wealth of haters in the boxing community. His brash persona has rubbed quite a few people the wrong way. 

Simply doing a google or Twitter search on "hate Broner" is sure to render thousands of results.

Even with all the hate and the loss to Maidana, it's impossible to ignore the 24-year-old's accomplishments and talent.

Though he has already worn championship gold three times in his career, there's no doubting The Problem needed to make some changes to his improve his craft.

Talent will only take you so far.

Work ethic and strategy could easily be questioned in Broner's past fights. He has failed to make weight, and during his loss to Maidana, Broner's cornermen seemed completely ill-equipped to advise or assist their troubled fighter.

Bob Velin of USA Today talks about whether the experience humbled Broner:

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Hard to imagine. Broner had developed a rep as an insufferable kid before his loss, doing things like having his dad brush his hair after he won, and making a lot of enemies along the way. He admits the loss humbled him somewhat, but maybe not that much.

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You never really know with Broner. He gives off the vibe that he's never really speaking from the heart. It's all a show—which is understandable—but not everyone is going to approve of his performance.

Broner did admit that the Maidana loss was the best thing that could have happened to him. But he followed up the admission with typical Broner-esque bravado. Speaking to ESPN.com's Dan Rafael, Broner said: "Losing that fight was definitely the best thing to ever happen to my career. Just think -- if Adrien Broner didn't lose that fight, if you think I'm a jackass now, what would I have been then? Who knows." 

Is it really bragging if you can back it up? Yes, but when you keep winning, there's nothing anyone can do about it.

That's clearly what Broner plans to do: keep winning. He's already talking about his next opponent. He told Lem Satterfield of The Ring magazine: "[Manny] Pacquiao can get it. Where are they? Pacquiao, Top Rank, his promoter. We'll fight Pacquiao next. I would stop this fight to fight Pacquiao. What do I gotta do?"

You gotta beat Molina first, and the bitter rivalry between Golden Boy and Top Rank has to end. But that's a fight that would draw millions—of dollars and people.

The Book on Molina

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Is Molina a handpicked opponent put in place to make Broner look good in his return? Sure he is, but he is still a skilled professional who will make Broner work for a win.

If you've ever seen Molina fight, you know he's a battler. But he doesn't want you to put too much stock in his last fight with Khan.

Molina told Rafael: "I just fought a completely wrong fight. Amir Khan and [Broner’s] style is completely different."

Quite honestly, I'm not sure what style of fight he could have employed against Khan that would have rendered a better result.

Power is not Molina's strong point. Thus, he couldn't really attempt to take advantage of Khan's weak chin. Still, Molina wants Broner and Co. to know that he's going to bring something different to the table this time around.

Molina issued this warning to The Problem:

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He’s gonna be surprised when I’m in there showing my speed and boxing ability. I’ve been in Southern California my whole life. We got a great amateur system there. In the pros, we got great sparring. He’s gonna be surprised at my abilities.

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It sounds good, but logically speaking, Molina has a tough road ahead of him.

Prediction

At 5'5.5", a 68" reach and little punching power, it's hard to imagine a scenario where Molina can beat Broner.

The Problem is going to bully Molina on the inside with his size and strength. On the outside, his arms are longer and he's quicker.

To borrow a Mayweather term, this will be easy work for Broner.

The Problem will win by mid-round stoppage.

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