By: Sean Crose
Twenty-three yr outdated Jared Anderson entered a boxing ring in Tulsa, Oklahoma Saturday night time dressed as Batman, which made sense if you realized the exhausting hitting 15-0 heavyweight needed to placed on a present in entrance of ESPN cameras. Throughout the ring stood Anderson’s opponent, Ukraine’s 35-6 Andrii Rudenko. This scheduled ten rounder was basically a showcase battle for the rising Anderson, who was clearly held in excessive sufficient regard by High Rank Promotions and ESPN to spotlight a weekend card. Nonetheless, boxing is a sport of upsets, so one by no means knew how issues would in the end play out.
Anderson took his time within the first, choosing his pictures fastidiously. Anderson continued to cut away at his man within the second. Rudenko tried to remain within the battle, however was clearly outclassed. The third made it clear the battle was extra of a tune up for Anderson than many could have even anticipated. By the fourth it was exhausting to not be impressed with the lower than stellar physique of Rudenko. The person was taking numerous physique pictures, however wasn’t folding. Not less than not but.
Issues received brutal within the fifth, as Anderson fired shot after shot at his man till the referee stepped in and introduced the festivities to a halt. It’s price questioning how excessive Anderson can go at this level. He’s clearly effectively promoted, however he himself admits he’s solely within the battle recreation for the cash. What’s extra, he’s a affected person fighter working in a quick paced world. The one certain factor in regards to the Ohio native, nonetheless, is the truth that he can pack a wallop – one thing that at all times brings in cash and eyeballs.