Heavyweight Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) dealt a severe blow to the profession of the hyped American Jared Anderson (17-1, 15 KOs), handing him his first defeat in a brutal fifth-round knockout on Saturday evening on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Bakole’s efficiency was the battle of the evening, as he confirmed that he had an excessive amount of brute energy for the younger 24-year-old phenom Anderson from the get-go in spherical one.
Anderson was knocked down as soon as within the first and twice extra within the fifth. Referee Jerry Cantu stopped the battle at 2:07 of the fifth.
How Bakole destroyed Anderson was much like how Sonny Liston mowed down Floyd Patterson in September 1962. Bakole had an excessive amount of energy for Anderson, who was no match for him final evening.
Anderson’s Early Struggles
Within the first spherical, Bakole, 31, knocked Anderson down after hurting him with an uppercut. Anderson went down laborious on the canvas after getting hit with three further thudding blows from Bakole.
Little time was left within the spherical, which saved Anderson from being knocked out, however the injury was finished. Anderson seemed like he by no means totally recovered from the first-round knockdown, as he was bludgeoned by Bakole in rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Anderson checked out instances in getting back from the primary spherical, throwing speedy mixtures, and touchdown a whole lot of pictures to Bakole’s midsection.
The teenager focused Bakole’s physique as a result of he seemed like he was carrying a whole lot of extra weight. Nevertheless, Bakole was unaffected by the physique pictures and stored coming ahead, touchdown his laborious Sonny Liston-like pictures to Anderson’s head.
The Ending
Regardless of Anderson’s courageous effort to get again within the battle, he seemed crushed by the fifth spherical. Blood leaked from Anderson’s mouth, and he had a dazed, damage look on his face by that time within the battle.
Smelling blood, Bakole went for the end with a tiger-like assault, knocking Anderson down twice with crunching pictures to the pinnacle. The punches weren’t thrown with a whole lot of pace, however the energy in them was concussive and greater than Anderson may take.
The referee halted the competition after the second knockdown within the fifth. Anderson was in no situation to proceed preventing, even when he had needed to.
“I made among the identical errors I’ve been making,” Anderson admitted. “You win some, you lose some. Hats off to him. He did his factor. I misplaced, so I’ll return to the health club.”
