By: Sean Crose
Twenty-three yr outdated Jared Anderson entered a boxing ring in Tulsa, Oklahoma Saturday night time dressed as Batman, which made sense whenever you realized the laborious hitting 15-0 heavyweight wished to placed on a present in entrance of ESPN cameras. Across the ring stood Anderson’s opponent, Ukraine’s 35-6 Andrii Rudenko. This scheduled ten rounder was basically a showcase combat for the rising Anderson, who was clearly held in excessive sufficient regard by Top Rank Promotions and ESPN to focus on a weekend card. Still, boxing is a sport of upsets, so one by no means knew how issues would finally play out.
Anderson took his time within the first, choosing his pictures rigorously. Anderson continued to cut away at his man within the second. Rudenko tried to remain within the combat, however was clearly outclassed. The third made it clear the combat was extra of a tune up for Anderson than many might have even anticipated. By the fourth it was laborious to not be impressed with the lower than stellar physique of Rudenko. The man was taking a lot of physique pictures, however wasn’t folding. At least not but.
Things acquired brutal within the fifth, as Anderson fired shot after shot at his man till the referee stepped in and introduced the festivities to a halt. It’s price questioning how excessive Anderson can go at this level. He’s clearly effectively promoted, however he himself admits he’s solely within the combat sport for the cash. What’s extra, he’s a affected person fighter working in a quick paced world. The one positive factor concerning the Ohio native, nevertheless, is the truth that he can pack a wallop – one thing that all the time brings in cash and eyeballs.
