By: Sean Crose
Jaime Munguia returned to the ring in his native Mexico Saturday evening, as he confronted the extensively unknown Bruno Surace in an ESPN primary occasion. The ten spherical tremendous middleweight affair towards the 25-0-2 Surace was seen as a one thing of a keep busy combat for the favored 44-1 Munguia. Marseille’s Surace, nevertheless, clearly had plans of upsetting the figurative apple cart.
The primary spherical seemed to be a considerably sluggish affair till Munguia appeared to nearly harm his man earlier than the bell. A thunderous Munguia left put Surace down within the second. Surace beat the rely, however Munguia went straight to the physique. Surace was recreation, although, willfully buying and selling with Munguia when it was clear he was in bother. A slip put Surace again on the mat early on within the third. He obtained up, however Munguia went proper again after him. Not that he was speeding. He was merely strolling his opponent down.
Surace tagged Munguia laborious within the closing minute of the fourth. He wasn’t successful the combat, however the man was definitely recreation. The fifth was quite plodding, however not with out leisure worth. Munguia banged away at Surace on the ropes, 70s period George Foreman type. Surace took the assault properly, however Munguia didn’t seem like getting gassed. The sixth was basically a replay of the fifth…till a robust proper all of the sudden despatched Munguia down – and out.
The knockout was so sudden, so surprising, that it wasn’t hyperbole to name it surprising. With a single punch, an obscure French fighter let the world know precisely who he was. Because the ESPN broadcast crew neatly identified – this was solely Surace’s fifth knockout in 25 fights. In the end, the bout could also be seen as a primary instance of how timing and accuracy can actually finish a match in seconds.
It’s laborious to inform the place Munguia will go from right here. His defeat on Saturday was so definitive that excuses gained’t be simple to make for the now 44-2 fighter (not that Munguia is the kind to make excuses anyway). With that being mentioned, any fighter could be the sufferer of a virtually completely positioned, properly delivered shot. As for Surace – the person is at present the toast of boxing, and deservedly so. He’s actually an in a single day sensation. The query for Surace now’s, whose subsequent? The reply will probably current itself quickly sufficient. For now, although, the man has each proper on the planet to take a seat again and savor a victory that’s put the world of boxing on its heals.
