Bam Rodriguez vs Fernando Martinez - who wins?

Pumita will be too much for Bam and will crack that chin of his.

 

A bloodied Rodriguez gets off the canvas to stop Martinez late in the fight.

 

Martinez is very impressive but he has a real lack of power

 

I’m not betting against Bam. I can’t recall him ever being hurt? He got dropped by Gallo, but he got up laughing because he was just knocked of his feet but not hurt. And one round later he scored one of the nastiest body shot KOs in recent years.

if I do have a concern about him, it’s that he gets hit a bit too much. He shouldn’t be getting hit as often with his speed and reflexes, but he’s overly aggressive and it leads to him getting caught here and there. I have a feeling he frustrates his trainer by not being disciplined enough in the ring, you can see how hot blooded he is in there. it may bite him in the ass someday. You look at guys like Floyd, they don’t do that, they’re calculating iron disciplined calm in there; Bam is like blood on fire when he steps foot in a ring. Look at how he reacts to wins even.

Then again, that aggression is why he’s fun to watch. The way he’ll change angle 3x in a row in an attempt to hit a guy in the liver because he hates livers. That kind of thing. He should be a bigger draw than he is — an aggressive showboatey Mexican-American in one of the leprechaun weights? Should be a promoter’s dream.

Anyway, great fight to make. I expect Bam to run over Cafu. This should be the next fight.

 

Bam late stoppage

 

bam makes it look easy. stops him around 9th rd. picks him off from the outside, denying him the range he needs for those tight hooks and uppers he makes his money off of.

 

Bam beats him convincingly without getting out of 2nd gear.

 

Easy money. Bam gonna get in that ass. Then on to where ever the goal post gets moved to this time.

 

It's not a bygone conclusion that Bam beat Cafu. It's unlikely of course, but anything is possible in boxing and I tend to dislike fights being signed before a fighter has won the fight they're lined up for first.

I don't think the Ioka rematch is all that indicative of Pumita's ability tbh, he seemed to be having breathing problems and was recovering from illness during his camp. I think Pumita is all wrong for Bam personally and that a guy like Ioka presented more stylistic issues for Pumita then Bam will.