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0:00There's a left from Martinez, and a
0:01round of applause for the Argentinian.
0:03[music]
0:04>> The harmless-looking Jesse Rodriguez
0:06packs a hell of a punch.
0:11>> [music]
0:11>> With the diligence of a straight-A
0:13student, he teaches geometry lessons in
0:16the ring.
0:17>> Anytime guys start to start to look
0:19good, Bam just sweeps them away.
0:20>> Body [music] shots!
0:22>> Flattening anyone who attacks in
0:23straight lines.
0:27And with the resounding nickname Bam, he
0:29is poised to become the undisputed
0:31monarch of the Napoleon-size divisions.
0:34Today, we'll trace the finely-tuned
0:36mechanism of this chaos scholar. Output
0:40>> Oh, big left hand from
0:44>> San Antonio, in the south of the Lone
0:46Star State, is known in the sports world
0:48as the home of multiple-time NBA
0:50champions.
0:53Jesse Rodriguez, however, born in
0:55January 2000, didn't have the stature
0:58for basketball. And so, following his
1:00older brother Joshua, went into boxing.
1:06Filing snappy flurries at the age of 15.
1:11The shy southpaw picked up the nickname
1:13Bam, short for Bambino.
1:19The teenager won gold at the US Junior
1:21Nationals and silver at the World
1:23Championships in Russia.
1:29But was too young to make the Rio
1:30Olympics.
1:31>> Rodriguez, Jesse.
1:34>> So, a couple months before his 17th
1:35birthday, he turned pro.
1:39Precociously slick at changing his
1:41angles of attack.
1:42>> Jose Ramirez, the unified champion last
1:44week.
1:45Well, Joe, obviously got
1:46>> Rodriguez brought the guard down with
1:48body work.
1:49>> You kind of see it and you kind of feel
1:51it, you know?
1:52>> Timed his left cross along the way.
1:56>> Rodriguez
1:57>> Here's another left hand and another
1:59knockdown.
1:59>> And stepped off diagonally to position
2:01himself for a kill shot.
2:03>> in one round. Gives an angle. THERE IT
2:06IS. LEFT HAND SCORES IT.
2:08>> CONFIRMING the axiom once more, the most
2:10dangerous punch is the one YOU DON'T
2:12SEE.
2:13>> WOW. BAM. BAM INDEED.
2:16>> JESSE, against the seasoned Suarez,
2:19stuck behind the jab.
2:20>> step up in terms of
2:22taking his time
2:23>> opponents
2:25and alternating levels.
2:28>> Now tonight he definitely has to invest
2:30one to the body.
2:30>> Drove the left hand home on autopilot.
2:33>> knockouts, [music] but he really tried
2:34to close out this year strong and give
2:36himself wanting a world title shot in
2:382021.
2:39>> Oh. Down goes
2:40>> The young puncher's exceptional aptitude
2:42shown through in every movement.
2:44>> Boom.
2:46>> And the grind in the gym with veteran
2:48trainer Robert Garcia
2:52molded a pronounced introvert into a
2:54methodical knockout artist.
2:58>> I got to be honest. I thought
2:59>> The 18 and 4 Jose Burgos spent a whole
3:02round shadow boxing.
3:03>> Yeah. I mean
3:05it was football drills from turn pro
3:06like 17 years old in Mexico.
3:08>> And he's only
3:0922.
3:11>> But
3:11>> And his fruitless aggression did a
3:12number on his own chin.
3:14>> one two and one in his last four fights
3:16after
3:17Good counter left and then uppercut.
3:20Rodriguez scoring now more often
3:23setting up things with faints.
3:27>> Oh night.
3:27>> Rodriguez uncorked a couple of one-twos.
3:30>> Yeah, don't forget about Uzi.
3:31>> Yeah, they both have that
3:34>> And started drawing angles straight out
3:36of Lomachenko's notebook.
3:38>> And throwing
3:38>> throwing off
3:39>> starting so late in your life.
3:40>> Yeah, those angles angles and pivoting.
3:43>> You know, you forget about the jab.
3:44>> Oh, nice inside left hand and that
3:45wobbled Burgos a little bit.
3:47Destabilized. And they're calling it for
3:50THE STORM. A LEFT HAND.
3:51>> In the fourth, he passed the test with
3:53flying colors.
3:56>> And there it was again. They'll wave it
3:57off. A good stoppage
3:59>> By 21, Bam had notched 14 wins and burst
4:02into the world top 10 on a streak of
4:04knockouts.
4:04>> talk
4:05>> was lethal. A contract with promoter
4:08Eddie Hearn also hinted at a title shot
4:10around the corner.
4:11>> Yes, he does. Eddie's the man.
4:14>> Meanwhile, one of the staples of the
4:16115-lb super flyweight division, Carlos
4:19Cuadras, was left without an opponent 6
4:21days before the fight. And Jesse seized
4:23the [music] chance to vie for the WBC
4:25belt. The 33-year-old Mexican with 39
4:28wins and a streak of accolades worried
4:30that the young challenger wouldn't even
4:32be able to hang in the ring.
4:34I expect him to come prepared so that he
4:36doesn't go down quickly. [music]
4:39Cuadras backed up the mental warfare
4:41with a bombardment downstairs, a
4:43sharpshooter and someone that can
4:45deliberate pace over the first four
4:47rounds. They don't And natural
4:48aggression in exchanges.
4:50>> See that subtle little shift right
4:52there, the pivot?
4:53And Rodriguez, you're going to see a
4:55whole lot of that.
4:56>> hitting Cuadras
4:58>> Good. Oh, good.
4:59>> But the Mexican's looping mechanics
5:01invited feedback.
5:06>> Good combination.
5:08>> a couple, you land a couple.
5:09>> GOOD UPPERCUT AND
5:10>> This is for the WBC super flyweight
5:13title.
5:14>> And his stationary feet played right
5:15into Jesse's signature lacework.
5:17>> Cuadras' game plan, you know, he's
5:19>> got the most active
5:23>> What advantages
5:25>> In the third round, it turned out that
5:26Cuadras couldn't navigate in 3D space.
5:33>> [music]
5:33>> By jabbing and shifting past the lead
5:35hand, Bam exposed his opponent's rear.
5:38>> didn't see this uppercut coming.
5:39He probably would have stayed down in
5:41that fight. It's just a beautiful shot
5:43that he didn't see coming.
5:44>> A dashing maneuver that put a smile on
5:46the veteran's face.
5:48>> The Mexican perked up after the
5:50knockdown.
5:51>> Breathed new life in
5:54>> Oh, good
5:55>> You know he is now.
5:57>> Jesse Rodriguez
5:59>> only to carry on swallowing uppercuts.
6:02>> Continue to go to the body particularly
6:04with the left hand as Cuadras continues
6:06to focus on the body shots.
6:08>> while failing to track the shifting
6:09vectors of attack.
6:13>> He's backing up Cuadras.
6:19>> Rodriguez was blocking the ex-champion's
6:21hefty deliveries at first.
6:25>> There it is. Cuadras over.
6:27>> Yeah, he's looking for that liver shot
6:28by Bam Rodriguez.
6:29>> But from the midpoint on, he had Cuadras
6:32whiffing time and again.
6:33>> power for Jesse Rodriguez.
6:36AGAIN
6:38RODRIGUEZ
6:41>> GREAT body shot right there by Bam
6:42Rodriguez. I want to see that
6:43>> continuously driving straight punches
6:45along the shortest trajectory.
6:49>> Left hook there
6:51Rodriguez
6:54>> and cracking from below.
7:00>> Oh, that's but it all boils down to
7:02whether the emperor, as he calls
7:03himself, can
7:04>> Bam prove the Pythagorean theorem a
7:06couple more times.
7:09>> shot and went back to the stick.
7:12Beautiful shot
7:18>> For the rest of the bout, Jesse
7:20practiced every drill in the boxing
7:22manual on Cuadras.
7:23>> Guys, I'm telling you this is beautiful.
7:26That's what makes it so much of an
7:28effect on your face. You can see how red
7:29the face of Jesse Rodriguez is.
7:32by Bam Rodriguez.
7:33>> Yeah, I think Cuadras thought the
7:34referee was going to
7:35>> Only the Mexican's regulation chin kept
7:37bailing him out.
7:40>> Oh, nice left hand.
7:44>> NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE DECISIONS.
7:46Still trying to hurt Carlos.
7:47>> On the back of that mature performance,
7:52Rodriguez became the first boxing world
7:54champion born in the 21st century.
7:57And the youngest one as of the start of
7:592022.
8:03>> Damn, that's beautiful.
8:05>> The state of affairs didn't sit well
8:07with division mainstay Srisaket Sor
8:09Rungvisai. The hard-to-pronounce Thai
8:12with some 50 wins under his belt, nearly
8:14all inside the distance,
8:19pulled off the biggest upset of 2017
8:27by dethroning the king, Roman Gonzalez.
8:34In the high-revving hot hatch rally, it
8:36became obvious right away
8:46that the heavy-hitting Srisaket
8:50quickly fell off the Gen Z pace.
8:57>> [cheering]
8:58>> On top of that, he kept biting on the
9:00champion's feints.
9:05Which Bam exploited to the fullest.
9:16Rodriguez put on a jab and clinic.
9:25Slipping and dodging Dark Souls style.
9:33As he drained the Thai bosses health
9:35bar.
9:38Jab. There are no shots landed.
9:44Srisaket's efforts were as futile as
9:46predictions from betting touts.
9:48In the fifth round, Jesse multiplied his
9:50angle shifts.
9:53>> [cheering]
9:59>> And squared his COMBINATION OUTPUT.
10:07THE THAI EVEN HAD TO GO looking for
10:09center of gravity.
10:16>> [cheering]
10:17>> Bam once again mapped out the arc for
10:18his left with his signature compass.
10:24By round eight, Srisaket had racked up
10:26230 missed calls.
10:39Once every hope of an answer had faded.
10:46>> [cheering]
10:49>> The referee belatedly stepped in.
10:57>> [screaming]
10:59>> Dominant wins over two weight class
11:01titans left no doubt about the
11:0322-year-old champion's upside.
11:10>> [screaming]
11:11>> A spot in the pound-for-pound top 10
11:13beckoned.
11:17But while the champions of other
11:18sanctioning bodies were bogged down in
11:20contractual disputes,
11:21>> [music]
11:22>> Rodriguez made a title defense against
11:24the speedy Israel Gonzalez.
11:29Maneuvering as usual,
11:34Bam cracked
11:35>> up the punching conveyor.
11:36>> Yeah.
11:37>> Gonzalez to box in a very good
11:39>> The world of difference being Rodriguez
11:41being the aggressor.
11:42>> And sharpened his left side counters.
11:44>> And sharp with the counters that he
11:46does, but
11:47Oh.
11:48>> Since his right hand wasn't in the best
11:49condition.
11:50>> Rodriguez
11:51>> In his division, the WBA belt belonged
11:54to his brother Joshua.
11:56So Jesse decided to drop down to 112 lb.
11:59That required skipping an entire
12:00breakfast.
12:02>> I snap.
12:04>> He was greeted by Christian Gonzalez,
12:06known for his granite chin.
12:07>> His crowd wanting Bam to turn up the
12:09heat.
12:11And he caught him with
12:12a Bam.
12:13Big hands there delivered from Bam
12:16Rodriguez.
12:16>> for the world title
12:18>> AT 112
12:18>> WOAH.
12:19>> IT'S NOT really
12:22Woah. [cheering]
12:22IT'S NOT REALLY FOOTWORK.
12:23>> With no sign of trouble, the unorthodox
12:25Mexican ate every volley Rodriguez
12:27threw.
12:29>> Of course he wants to become a champion,
12:30but he knows that he's out classed.
12:34>> Emboldened, he cracked some meaty hooks.
12:38And one of them broke the champion's
12:39jaw.
12:40>> The referee didn't even know what to do.
12:42>> I think Gonzalez is hoping he was going
12:43to be stopped.
12:43>> Despite the injury, Bam comfortably won
12:4510 out of the 12 rounds.
12:50>> I felt, you know, like a little crack
12:52right here, and then my ears started
12:53ringing. I was able to bear it and just
12:56finish the [music] fight.
12:57>> The boxer devoted the 6-month layoff to
12:59his family.
13:00>> People probably expect us to be out all
13:02day doing crazy but I go to the
13:05coffee shop, come home, and just chill
13:06[music] with my girls and my dogs.
13:12>> By December 2023, the wounds had healed,
13:14and a worthy adversary turned up.
13:18IBF title holder Sunny Edwards. The
13:21unbeaten Brit wasn't a big hitter.
13:22>> determined to show that he can mix it
13:25at the highest level.
13:27>> But he had a reputation as a crafty
13:28decision merchant.
13:37With just four KOs and 20 wins.
13:42>> [cheering]
13:43>> Oh, nice left from Sunny. The slippery
13:45Edwards relied on sneaky shots with
13:47stance switches.
13:59And complaints to the referee.
14:07Rodriguez started off by flooding the
14:08basement.
14:17And pestered him with jabs.
14:24By round six, he had fully adapted to
14:26his opponent's fluid style.
14:31Mirroring the counter.
14:37Bam set about punishing Edwards for his
14:38misses.
14:47THE PUNCHING HARASSMENT
14:55CAME WITH A TOUCH OF SHOWBOATING.
15:02IN THE EIGHTH, THE SHELLING OF THE
15:03midsection
15:05>> [cheering]
15:07>> showed up in the Brits' body language.
15:13>> [cheering]
15:15[screaming]
15:18>> Adding up his one-two combo.
15:20drop.
15:23Jesse cracked Edwards' [music]
15:24previously impenetrable defense.
15:30AND BELTS DRAPED OVER HIS SHOULDERS, he
15:32set an example of sportsmanship.
15:37>> [music]
15:38>> A division above, 34-year-old Juan
15:40Estrada, who had spent 10 years
15:42terrorizing flyweights,
15:46came free for the brewing showdown
15:48versus Rodriguez.
15:50With outstanding peripheral vision,
15:53>> [music]
15:55[cheering]
15:57>> and 44 wins to his name against three
15:59defeats, every one of which the Mexican
16:01avenged,
16:06Estrada belonged to the sport's upper
16:08echelon, having staked out his place in
16:10the boxing Hall of Fame.
16:19Carrying the proud Mexican nickname El
16:20Gallo, or the Rooster, Estrada had his
16:23wings clipped by Rodriguez in the
16:25opening exchanges with well-aimed
16:26counters.
16:32And staying largely untouchable,
16:38Bam began cutting angles.
16:43Showcasing the beauty of the sweet
16:45science yet again,
16:48Bam made no rush with the finish.
16:57In the fourth frame, he perfected the
16:58outside step combinations.
17:09Jesse deliberately lingered even in the
17:11pocket, supposedly his opponent's
17:13territory.
17:19So we might
17:20>> 5 minutes, Estrada drifted through the
17:21fog.
17:23>> is in a big trouble.
17:26>> Groping his way to the bell on pure
17:29instinct.
17:30>> Bam Rodriguez
17:31>> A giant and a legend like Estrada.
17:37>> Brilliance
17:38>> In the sixth, the old warhorse came back
17:39to life.
17:41>> from Bam Rodriguez
17:44>> [cheering]
17:46>> The veteran delivered a 1-1-2, also
17:48known as the postman's knock.
17:53Rodriguez grinned like the Cheshire Cat,
17:56brought back the slips,
17:58and added uppercuts.
18:05In the next stretch, he shifted his
18:07focus to the torso.
18:08>> You know, this is about as good as it
18:10gets.
18:10>> This is a smaller man punching like a
18:13bigger man right now.
18:15>> [cheering]
18:16>> Any time Gallo starts starts to look
18:17good, BAM JUST LIKE
18:22>> FINDING THE VICTIM'S LIVER ON THE SECOND
18:23attempt
18:24>> man from San Antonio beautiful shot
18:26right there.
18:27>> Bam sealed the changing of the guard.
18:29>> Bam Rodriguez takes the throne.
18:32>> A former opponent congratulated him,
18:34too.
18:35>> You might better watch him from outside
18:36the ring.
18:38>> [laughter]
18:39>> The champion also gave the legend his
18:40flowers.
18:41>> Thank you.
18:44>> Despite his run of victories, the
18:4524-year-old Rodriguez had remained the
18:47guy next door in everyday life. Like
18:49many of his peers, he spent his free
18:51time at the cafe around the corner with
18:53more to say about coffee roasts than
18:55about world affairs.
18:57>> That's him up.
18:58>> In the ring, though, Jesse guaranteed
19:00action and concussions.
19:04>> uppercut, a jab, a body shot
19:06>> Or they
19:08>> Mandatory challenger Pedro Guevara
19:10couldn't shake off the clinging Bam.
19:12>> 12 years later, he's in a marquee fight
19:14here against Bam Rodriguez.
19:16>> Body shots being left.
19:19Maybe even hurt the other
19:20>> He cracked as early as the third.
19:22>> power It's hard to keep a guy like that
19:24on on your nose from the bottom like
19:26that. They really hurt.
19:27>> Bam is having his his pinning down the
19:29tricky
19:30>> Oh, he pinned him down and knocked him
19:32down.
19:33>> And never saw the money punch coming.
19:35>> So much time to worry. Guevara trying to
19:38fight his way out OF THIS TROUBLE.
19:40HE GOT CLIPPED WITH A BEAUTIFUL RIGHT
19:42UPPERCUT.
19:43>> SOLVING THE two-body problem with an
19:44uppercut off a shift.
19:46>> over. A vicious right uppercut.
19:49>> Rodriguez heard the criticism that he
19:50mostly feasts on decorated veterans and
19:53challenged the 26-year-old WBO champion
19:56Pummela Kafoo.
19:58>> Kafoo
20:00>> Can he keep
20:01crowds live from
20:02>> The African put up a high and tight
20:03guard.
20:04>> Even though Kafoo's coming off a career
20:05best win
20:06>> And then demonstratively dug into the
20:08corner of the ring.
20:14>> So far
20:16I think it's all
20:17pretty good.
20:18>> Good right hand.
20:19>> Coughing out the odd punch in return.
20:21>> the uppercut.
20:22>> Yep, that's going to be it.
20:23>> Fights on the horizon for Bam Rodriguez.
20:26Nakatani in a way and of course the one
20:28already scheduled
20:28>> Rodriguez spent a full seven rounds
20:30loosening his foe's frame.
20:32>> Good left there for Bam.
20:33>> He got that shot around the guard.
20:34Followed up with a good body shot as
20:36well.
20:39>> Come around, the guy's still dangerous.
20:41>> the blockade.
20:42>> Very different style that PUMMELA KAFOO
20:46>> GOOD SHOT.
20:47>> PUNCHES ARE LANDING NOW. He can open up
20:49a left uppercut.
20:50>> In the 10th, Kafoo got jelly-legged.
20:53>> Even if the big punch Oh, there it was.
20:56The money shot.
20:57And Kafoo is ready to go.
20:59>> When grappling didn't work out either
21:01>> Stop the fight.
21:03Sergio, the referee, wasn't
21:05>> The corner waved the towel.
21:07>> And they
21:08do stop it.
21:09Bam
21:10>> To the delight of the public, Bam
21:11uncoiled a hook.
21:13>> [music]
21:14>> That brought him a second belt at 115
21:16lbs.
21:19A couple more titles were still missing
21:20from the full collection. WBA champ
21:23Fernando Martinez spoke up right on cue.
21:26"I'm going to eat Rodriguez alive."
21:29The Argentine brawler with a pristine 18
21:31and 0 record felt right at home in
21:33firefights and could throw over a
21:35thousand punches in a single fight.
21:38>> [cheering]
21:44>> For the unified
21:46>> But Martinez's work rate didn't trouble
21:48Bam in the slightest.
21:50>> Five of the last
21:51>> Absolutely.
21:53>> The body shot
21:55>> The reckless aggression
22:00wasn't much of an issue, either.
22:02>> Who's got the Machida's going down.
22:08punch and we know that
22:09Whoever punches straighter is the better
22:11>> Three days before the bout, Rodriguez's
22:13son was born.
22:15And the Argentine decided two children
22:17would be more than enough. With
22:19footwork, I just don't see aggression.
22:22With nerves of steel
22:23>> punch with Bam. Right now, Bam's being
22:25very economical with his punches.
22:27>> there from Rodriguez.
22:30>> just kept knocking the wind out of his
22:32rival.
22:34>> Oh, nice.
22:35>> In your opinion, you throw him in there
22:36with that guy
22:37>> It was a It was a body shot.
22:38>> He got an angle and it hurt Martinez to
22:40the body.
22:41>> Turning the duel into a visual guide to
22:43taming brute force.
22:45>> Yeah, and that's the reason I don't want
22:46to see that monster in a way fight. Like
22:49you wanted, Todd.
22:51from Julio Martinez fighting here next
22:54month. Oh, nice shot. Yeah, best
22:57>> Neatly turning Martinez's offensive zeal
22:59against him.
23:00>> There's a clean shot right there. Short
23:02left hand. [music]
23:03>> Bam found his groove.
23:04>> takes
23:05>> I mean, footwork, patience, angles.
23:07>> I think that's a coin flip fight. Uh
23:09Devin Haney is obviously the [music]
23:10more skilled fighter, but Ryan Garcia is
23:12a big develop by themselves, not
23:14forcing.
23:15>> Watching him box was like watching Bob
23:17Ross paint.
23:20>> There's a left from Martinez and a round
23:22of applause for THE ARGENTINIAN.
23:26A MASTER CLASS FROM ONE OF THE best
23:29fighters on [music] the planet.
23:31>> The final brush stroke from the artist
23:32of the ring.
23:33>> Boom! Straight from that southpaw angle.
23:36>> One of the most flawless performances of
23:382025.
23:39>> Hey, clean shot.
23:41>> Round of applause for the Argentinian.
23:44>> And a deserved place in the
23:45pound-for-pound top five.
23:47>> 25. Incredible.
23:50Monster!
23:58>> As all this played out, two divisions
24:00above, the Japanese monster, Naoya
24:02Inoue, was making history defending his
24:04undisputed status.
24:09Talk of a potential clash between the
24:10two lighter weight greats grew louder.
24:13Rodriguez took the first step toward it.
24:15He vacated all his belts and moved up to
24:17the 118-lb division.
24:18>> I think a title defense wouldn't have
24:20excited me as much as this fight does.
24:22Uh moving up to another division, trying
24:24to conquer another world title.
24:26>> Aiming to disrupt Jesse's plans was the
24:27WBA champion, Antonio Vargas.
24:31Dubbed No Respect for good reason.
24:36With fresh ink work on his body, Bam
24:39felt firsthand why weight classes exist.
24:41>> Good shot there by Vargas.
24:43>> Good shot.
24:43>> You don't want to overload with a guy
24:45that catches and counters so quickly
24:46like Bam. Good body shots there by
24:48Vargas.
24:51>> Rodriguez immediately put his feet to
24:53work.
24:53>> Bam is not as dangerous as he always is.
24:56>> He moved up.
24:57He feels stronger. Didn't have to cut
24:59the weight. Feels fresher.
25:00>> Look at these bites. And you can see
25:02they told Bam to get aggressive in this
25:03round. Not let Vargas get that angle.
25:06>> And started sitting down on his punches.
25:08>> Look. Normally a southpaw and unorthodox
25:10>> Be careful of you can't let Bam
25:13>> The son he's the son of go punch for
25:16punch with Bam. Bam's sticking out his
25:17tongue at him.
25:18Good body shot by Bam.
25:19>> Even so, the fight turned out more even
25:21than expected.
25:24>> That might have been a little
25:25>> 10 to 1 18. And if he wants that super
25:27fight with Inoue
25:27>> I don't hold her here.
25:30>> Good shots there by Vargas.
25:32>> You know, we we've seen a lot
25:33>> In the fifth round, it was Jesse
25:34breaking bad.
25:35>> You can tell.
25:38>> He's not to an early lead. 39-37 on my
25:41scorecard. The output
25:43>> Oh, BIG LEFT HAND
25:45>> [cheering]
25:46>> AND HERE WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT
25:47KNOCKDOWN.
25:47>> Proving once again that he's the one who
25:49knocks.
25:50>> Getting a slight angle just re
25:52>> Bam watch his opponent heroically rise.
25:55>> Vargas, he will get back ON HIS
25:57>> SO HE RAMPED up the angle changes.
25:59>> As experienced as he is
26:03he is hard to react when hurt.
26:05>> Takes a lot OF ENERGY TO
26:07>> OH,
26:10WHAT A
26:11>> A CLEAN KNOCKOUT.
26:12>> I think he's done.
26:13>> A world title in a third division.
26:15>> What a run. What a run this [music] kid
26:18is having for becoming the youngest
26:20champion in boxing.
26:21>> And the usual respect for the opponent.
26:23>> Inoue right now, Sergio.
26:25>> Afterwards, Rodriguez admitted that
26:26without facing Inoue, his career would
26:28be incomplete.
26:29>> You know, money's very important, but
26:31legacy is also important as well. I feel
26:33like I can't retire without fighting
26:36Inoue.
26:37>> Over in Japan, they're already preparing
26:39a 70,000 seat stadium to host this
26:42historic event in early 2027.
26:47>> Boom, boom, boom, BOOM.
26:49BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG.
26:51>> THE APPLAUSE FOR THE ARGENTINIAN
26:52>> He knocked Smith
26:53>> And IF HE DEFEATS
26:56>> WATCHING RODRIGUEZ, you can't help
26:58feeling that he boxes in 3D against
27:00two-dimensional opponents.
27:05On top of that, Bam is a rare breed of a
27:07new generation hungry to fight the best.
27:12It's refreshing to see that Jesse spends
27:14his talent on more than just padding his
27:16bank account.
27:20>> [screaming]
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