Perfection is a fallacy, one that normally can\u2019t be achieved in the ring.<\/p>\n
Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez<\/a>, however, may have come the closest.<\/p>\n Making his way through The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, this past Saturday night felt special. It wasn\u2019t just a fight, it was more like an event.<\/p>\n Rodriguez couldn\u2019t afford to let Phumelela Cafu<\/a> walk in and steal the show. And he didn\u2019t. After defending his Ring and WBC titles and taking Cafu\u2019s WBO strap, Rodriguez admitted that he was in the zone.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d give it an A,\u201d Rodriguez told The Ring<\/a> when asked to grade himself. \u201cI felt like I did good, got the job done, got the stoppage. I give myself a solid A.\u201d There\u2019s still a bit of time before Rodriguez switches his attention to Martinez. <\/p>\n
Cafu, who brought the WBO junior bantamweight title to the table, was a respected champion after upsetting Japan\u2019s Kosei Tanaka<\/a> to win his 115-pound title. But for most of the 10 rounds they shared in a scheduled 12-round bout, Cafu was outclassed.<\/p>\n
The celebration and reflection time won\u2019t last too long. Before landing a single punch on Cafu, Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) had already signed off on another unification fight, this time against Argentina\u2019s Fernando Martinez<\/a>.
Rodriguez\u2019s attempt to add Martinez\u2019s WBA belt to his collection will take place Nov. 22 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their fight will be part of \u201cThe Ring IV\u201d<\/a> card headlined by WBC light heavyweight champ David Benavidez and Anthony Yarde.<\/p>\n