By: Sean Crose
Jaime Munguia returned to the ring in his native Mexico Saturday evening, as he confronted the broadly unknown Bruno Surace in an ESPN major occasion. The ten spherical tremendous middleweight affair in opposition to the 25-0-2 Surace was seen as a one thing of a keep busy struggle for the favored 44-1 Munguia. Marseille’s Surace, nonetheless, clearly had plans of upsetting the figurative apple cart.
The primary spherical gave the impression to be a considerably sluggish affair till Munguia appeared to virtually harm his man earlier than the bell. A thunderous Munguia left put Surace down within the second. Surace beat the depend, however Munguia went straight to the physique. Surace was sport, although, willfully buying and selling with Munguia when it was clear he was in hassle. A slip put Surace again on the mat early on within the third. He acquired up, however Munguia went proper again after him. Not that he was dashing. He was merely strolling his opponent down.
Surace tagged Munguia laborious within the closing minute of the fourth. He wasn’t profitable the struggle, however the man was actually sport. The fifth was relatively plodding, however not with out leisure worth. Munguia banged away at Surace on the ropes, 70s period George Foreman type. Surace took the assault nicely, however Munguia didn’t look like getting gassed. The sixth was basically a replay of the fifth…till a strong proper all of a sudden despatched Munguia down – and out.
The knockout was so sudden, so sudden, 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 staff neatly identified – this was solely Surace’s fifth knockout in 25 fights. In the end, the bout could also be seen as a major 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 received’t be straightforward to make for the now 44-2 fighter (not that Munguia is the sort to make excuses anyway). With that being mentioned, any fighter might be the sufferer of a virtually completely positioned, nicely 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 could be, whose subsequent? The reply will seemingly current itself quickly sufficient. For now, although, the man has each proper on the earth to take a seat again and savor a victory that’s put the world of boxing on its heals.
