Babic had the microphone and proceeded to swear 30 times in six minutes.
Speaking so freely has made Babic a cult favorite. He's saying what many want to say but can't because they'd get fired from their jobs. Boxing is different. Men and women are getting paid to inflict violence on other human beings.
For Babic, it's his alter ego, "Savage." He uses the name with a hashtag on Twitter. So why does Babic feel he needs to adopt this persona?
"Well, it's the savage speaking," Babic tells DAZN News. "Because I feel him sometimes. I want to say something f—ed up. I'm not that good on Twitter because I'm not on that. I'm on Instagram all day. I use (the) service to cover my name because I say some stupid s—. I say some stupid stuff. But when I send it, I don't care. It's all good because he doesn't have a family. He doesn't have a personality. He does nothing. He is nothing. So that is just my way of sheltering myself that way. I love it. I can say whatever the f— I want if I say 'Savage' after it. So it's worked for me.
"So far, so good. Nobody wants to mess with it so far. I am gonna get there. I want to go there soon. I want to go (to) the top level. I want guys to talk back. I want guys to rip my head off."
Initially, Babic (8-0, 8 KOs) was going square off with Lucas Browne. Unfortunately for the Croatian, Browne pulled out of the fight. When a fighter is forced to pull out, typically, the opponent doesn't stay on the card. Not Babic.
He wanted to face Otto Wallin as he needed a dance partner after Dillian Whyte was forced out of Saturday's scheduled main event due to a shoulder injury. Wallin refused and Molina entered. To Babic, it didn't matter who the foe would be as long there was a body across from him.
"I wanted Otto Wallin, and I would have had to change opponents again," Babic said. "I don't really care who is in the opposite corner. I trade with all of the guys. I have southpaws in my camp. I have orthodox. I have big, small, fat, skinny. I have all of them. I don't really care who am I fighting. My style is the only one. I have only one style. Everybody's afraid of me. I'm not afraid of nobody. So I can fight whoever. If they told me tomorrow, you're going to fight somebody, and I’ll say, 'Yes, no problem.' I never turned down a fight. Never. He took the fight. It's a fight anyway. You know what Mike Tyson said, ‘F— it. It's a fight anyway’ (Babic laughs)."
Molina, 39, (28-7, 20 KOs), has been in the ring with Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, and Chris Arreola. Babic is dismissive of Molina's resume, but maybe, just maybe, it is Savage doing the talking.
"He's just another guy that I have to cross," Babic said. "He’s a first-level kind of guy. He's a no-name (and) has lots of recognition. He’s just the guy I got to deal with in my mind. I don't see him as something special. Really? I really don't. I think he's the same caliber of Lucas Browne. I thought I’d knock him out inside one round. I want much younger guys. I want hungry guys. You know, I want to take them. I want to take that reel off of them. I want to destroy somebody. Molina doesn't really care. He's the veteran. He's a good veteran. He's going to lose 99 percent. He knows. He just doesn't care. I can’t wait for someone to care about his loss. I want to take him from them."