By: Sean Crose
Lets face it, fighters simply don’t battle as a lot as they used to. There are advantages to this, after all, as much less time preventing means much less probability of receiving critical mind accidents, amongst different issues. Fighters, nonetheless, are imagined to battle. And preventing as soon as each one or two years appears a bit questionable (admittedly, some fighters get caught in promotional or contractual traps they merely can’t get out of). Staff need to go do work, in any case, even these whose job it’s to slide in between the ropes and field – typically for giant sums of cash.
One one who merely can’t be accused of inactivity is Jaime Munguia, the all the time entertaining tremendous middleweight who has misplaced on however one event – and that was to the nice Canelo Alvarez earlier this yr. In actual fact, Munguia is about to battle for the fourth time this yr when he faces the undefeated Bruno Surace in his native Mexico this Saturday. Surace won’t be a high identify, nevertheless it’s essential to notice that the 28 yr previous Munguia is definitely conserving lively – a rarity for hottest fighters. By the tip of 2024, Munguia can have confronted Canelo, Surace, John Ryder and Erik Bazinyan. Ryder and Bazinyan had been stopped inside distance.
Most will count on Munguia to win this weekend. The 26 yr previous Frenchman Surace could also be undefeated (his file is 25-0-2), however solely 4 of his wins have come by knockout. Towards the heavy fingers of Munguia, he might not final lengthy. Little question many count on Munguia to win inside the 10 spherical distance. Something can occur within the ring, nonetheless. Maybe Surace might fluster or outslick his man. Or possibly truly he’ll show to be tougher hitting than most count on. Once more, that is boxing, a sport the place the seemingly unimaginable can grow to be potential with a single nicely positioned shot.
And nicely positioned pictures are one thing Munguia can excel in. He’s merely one of many extra entertaining fighters to look at proper now. He might not possess blinding pace, however he hits arduous sufficient that he can ship opponents to the mat with both hand. He additionally fights in a disciplined vogue, assured that his energy and talent will finally deliver him the win. Lastly, Munguia has the guts of lion, one thing his 2023 struggle with Sergiy Derevyanchenko is direct proof of. Munguia emerged victorious from that thriller, simply as he plans on rising victorious this weekend.
Win, lose, or draw, nonetheless, it’s possible Munguia will return to the ring ahead of most.
