Via Robert Segal: Eddie Hearn says WBC super flyweight champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez could take on the winner of a December 3 three-part match between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez.
That would be a huge risk for 22-year-old Bam Rodriguez (17-0, 11 KOs) as he played underwhelming, beating veteran Israel Gonzalez (28-5-1, 11 KOs) much closer than he did. expected 12. made a unanimous decision during the main support last Saturday night on the card Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin III in Las Vegas.
Chocolatito would probably beat Bam Rodriguez and hurt his career if that fight ever happened. If you are Bam’s manager, you should keep him at a distance, away from Chocolatito as his performance against Israel Gonzalez showed that he is not in the same league as the talented boxer.
Bam Rodriguez seems frustrated with the intense physical attack from Gonzalez, who is giving him a pure hell.
In the end, Bam Rodriguez repeatedly hit Gonzalez with low shots and clashed with him, risking disqualification. Bam took a point off in the 8th round for low shots but kept going.
You could argue that the referee, Kenny Bayless, gave Bam Rodriguez a lot of rest by not sending him off for low shots because he should have.
The scoring by two of the referees was in favor of Bam Rodriguez, reminiscent of some of the wacky scorecards awarded for the first game between Canelo and Golovkin in 2017.
Bam Rodriguez vs Israel Gonzalez to score:
- 118-109 – Rodriguez [judge Tim Cheatham]
- 117-110 – Rodriguez [judge Max Deluca]
- 114-113 – Rodriguez [judge Patricia Morse Jarman]
The most accurate of the three is 114-113 which translates to my Jarman, when Rodriguez seems to have only come close to winning.
“It was a very tough fight tonight. Israel Gonzalez promoted Chocolatito in every way,” Eddie Hearn told Boxing in the match on Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez’s win over Israel Gonzalez in the main assist match.
“Also, he [Israel Gonzalez] had a great fight with Kal Yafai, for which many thought he could get the nod for that victory.
“It was a good performance by Bam because there was a lot of pressure due to the hype around him. Sometimes in such a fight you can be a little underdog.
“It took him a few laps to get in but eventually caught on to him,” Hearn continued about ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. “I thought Gonzalez was amazing. I thought Gonzalez had won 4 rounds, but Bam played too hard, moved too well, and worked too much in the closing phases.
“Maybe, sometimes you have to be a little careful when it comes to overtraining and over-fighting,” Hearn said when asked if Bam Rodriguez will fight on December 3. “He has had three good games this year.
“December 3 is not far away. You really have to decide if you’re going to do it or if you’re going to take a break and then come back in January or February.
“Yes, I think both are great battles for Jesse Rodriguez and I think he has a great future ahead of him,” Hearn said when asked if Bam Rodriguez could fight the winner. in the December 3 three-part match between Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada.
