Saturday - January 15, 1977 WBC Light-Welterweight Championship * WBC - Saensak Muangsurin 6-1-0 (5 KO's) vs. #1 WBC - Monroe Brooks 33-2-3 (21 KO's) On paper, it looked like the fast-handed Monroe Brooks might have too much experience for the '7-Bout' Champion. The boxing pundits listed this bout a 'Pick-Em Fight', but many feel that the American 'Brooksy' punches too fast for the 'calculating' WBC Champion. The 23 1/2 year-old - 5' 9" Los Angeles-based fighter can fire 'rocket propelled' punches from all angles, and at a non-stop pace, which usually baffles his opponents. But, 'Brooksy', despite the '21' knockouts in his '33' wins, has only scored '1' knockout in his last '5' wins. And, he had his last bout 5-Months ago (August 17, 1976). Before the bout, 'Brooksy' stated that he will go right after Saensak, and take the fight to the Thai southpaw. Monroe Brooks; 'I've seen Muangsurin fight, and he is slow in reacting to punches. I will be the fastest fighter he has ever faced, and I will overwhelm him with my speed. He looks like he can take a good punch, so I just have to keep the pace at an even keel, until he quits or the Referee stops it.
Flea Man, That Saturday - January 15, 1977 Championship Bout Held in Chiang Mai, at the Provincial Coliseum. Monroe Brooks went a 'little too fast' after flooring Saensak in the 3rd Round. He then shook the Champion with hard right hands in Rounds 4, 5 and 7. Biggest problem with Monroe, he never slowed down or paced himself, always 'balls to the wall'. By Round 8, he was starting to run out of energy. After a rough 11th Round - he was 'running-on-fumes'.
Thing with Muangsurin, who never sat down between rounds, is that with his lack of defence his opponents were encouraged to smack him about...the ol' Homer Simpson routine, and his foes would punch themselves out!!! Then of course, his rock solid fists came into play :yep
Like Perico Fernandez said,,,,, Saensak punched 'too hard' for the other 140 lb. fighters. Read where Monroe Brooks had a couple of bouts with El Paso, Texas southpaw Light-Welterweight - Pancho del Toro in 1976. Pancho had a style much like Saensak, and was good sharp puncher too. Monroe 28-2-3 (20 KO's) struggled with an 'undefeated' Pancho 18-0-0 (9 KO's) in their first bout (February 19, 1976) in Las Vegas, and had to rally over the last '2' Rounds to edge out Pancho by a close 10-Round Decision. { 96-95 / 96-94 / 96-95 } In their rematch, (August 19, 1976), Monroe 32-2-3 (21 KO's) build up a big lead early, but had to hold on as Pancho del Toro 21-1-0 (11 KO's) came on strong, and really put the pressure on a fading 'Brooksy'. Monroe again won a close 10-Round Decision. { 97-94 / 96-94 / 96-95 }
