A look below at the Jesse Bam Rodriguez vs Antonio Vargas style comparison ahead of their big fight in boxing in June 2016.
Not long to go now until one of boxing’s best pound for pound boxers Jessie ‘Bam’ Rodriguez gets in there June 13th in his latest bout this month with one Antonio Vargas.
26-year-old American southpaw Jessie Rodriguez is a super-flyweight world champion and considered a big star in American and worldwide boxing.
Some things to be aware of ahead of the fight shortly:
- Rodriguez is expected to win the fight definitely
- Rodriguez is 23-0 with 16 knockouts
- Rodriguez has stopped his last five opponents
- Vargas is 19-1-1 with 11 knockouts
- Vargas’s only loss came by knockout in 2019
- Vargas fought to a draw with Daigo Higa in a 12-round war
- Rodriguez moves up from 115 pounds to make his bantamweight debut at 118
- Vargas fights at 118 pounds and applies heavy pressure
- Rodriguez aims to become a three-division champion at 26 years old
- The fight takes place June 13 in Glendale, Arizona
On how they match up technically in boxing — here’s how they might and some things to be mindful of soon:
- Rodriguez fights from the southpaw stance
- Vargas fights orthodox
- Rodriguez uses sharp lateral movement to control range
- Vargas moves forward behind a high guard
- Rodriguez throws fast three and four punch combinations
- Vargas relies on single power shots and hooks to the body
- Rodriguez sets traps by circling to his right then firing left crosses
- Vargas cuts off the ring slowly and plods forward
- Rodriguez counters off his back foot effectively
- Vargas has been dropped multiple times by straight right hands
- Rodriguez switches levels to attack body then head in same exchange
- Vargas maintains constant pressure but leaves his chin exposed coming in
- Rodriguez lands at 42 percent accuracy according to CompuBox
- Vargas lands at 31 percent accuracy but throws higher volume
- Rodriguez creates angles by stepping outside Vargas’s lead foot
- Vargas struggles against movers who do not stand in front of him
- Rodriguez has superior foot speed and hand speed
- Vargas has superior durability and recovery when hurt
- Rodriguez will likely win rounds by outlanding from distance
- Vargas needs a knockout or sustained body attack to slow Rodriguez down
Let’s see how they get on next week in boxing when they step in the ring.
If Bam can win a big Naoya Inoue vs Jessie Rodriguez fight might be available to him.