Mijarez's loss is puzzling.

Seriously,atsch

I have watched Mijarez's last 6 fights before Vic and simply I did not see a freaking way Vic could beat him. Mijarez has the style and skill to hang with Vic and make him look bad.

This Mijarez was almost not the same guy. Since the first round he was not himself, there was no slick counter-punching and the whipping quick jab.

First he came in way too confident and gave Vic no chance and that I believe was his primary mistake. Then he just sits there dipping right there where Vic could find him and knock him down.

Mijarez then looked like he had become afraid of that left hand and was trying to get away from it half the time instead of slipping it like with any other opponent. After the sixth round he finally had some feeling of urgency and puts the pressure on Vic but still gets tagged at will by that left hand until the stoppage.

The whole time I expected Mijarez to dance around the pocket slipping and ducking Vic's telegraphed looping shots while landing his punches like with everyone else he had faced. Instead he had lost all sense of sharpness, unable to establish his jab, landing one single good counter in the whole fight, and also confused at Vic's style at times.

If this version of Mijarez shows up against Montiel he gets a complete beat down as Montiel is also a powerful puncher but faster and a way better boxer than Vic. :-(

I am still waiting for Mijarez's side of the story so that I can understand why Vic gave him so much trouble.

And I am sure there are many just as suprised at what happened last night.

 

Please people, it was no hype or Amsterdam.

The guy had shown us all tremendous skill. Why do you think every sports writer and analyst picked him to win this fight handily?

Because he was great in his last fights.

Vic also deserves his dues, he came very prepared and took every advantage of Mijarez's mistakes and deservedly won the fight. If Mijarez simply went in unprepared then more power to Vic as he was like every champion should be.

My question is why he had so much trouble with Darchinyan, the reason behind his fall to Vic's left hook.