![]() What does this fight mean to you considering you came out and took care of a dangerous fighter so impressively? How surprised were you that you had him hurt so early and had a chance to get him out in the first round?Īfter I put him down the first time and I go over to the neutral corner, I'm thinking, Wow, he's already down? I better get him out of there because if I let this guy come back, he's gonna be angry. ![]() I didn't know I was going to be able to do it that early, but I did get the opportunity - I hurt him and I went for it. I knew I was going to be able to do that at some point in the fight. But I knew that I had a game plan to hurt him to the body. He was tough and strong, and I thought that I wasn't going to be able to hurt him with the head shot. I felt like his defense wasn't that good. I was expecting to come out in the beginning of the fight and win the rounds and then stop him later on. What were your thoughts on Grachev going into the fight, and were you expecting a war? I knew he was hurt, and as soon as I felt that, I went for it. But I'm really confident with my body work and I felt like I landed a good shot early in the fight. Wow! You know, he was supposed to be really tough, so I wasn't really expecting to blow him out so soon. The way you took out Grachev left a lot of the boxing media saying, "Wow." But what was your reaction to the knockout? On Wednesday, Rodriguez stopped by ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., to talk about what comes next in his pursuit of a world title: That theory was heavily challenged last Saturday when Rodriguez scored the biggest win of his career by stopping hard-nosed Denis Grachev (13-2-1, 8 KOs) by first-round TKO in the final of the Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super 4 tournament. There has never been any question that unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez has the skill set to be a top fighter in the division.īut if there had been anything to criticize, it was that Rodriguez (24-0, 16 KOs), a native of the Dominican Republic who resides in Worcester, Mass., has failed to entertain during his biggest showcase opportunities. ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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