“I’m good, for one second I turned off, but I guess that’s boxing, it happens,” said former WBC super welterweight champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora after his stunning seventh round KO loss to 10:1 underdog Brian Mendoza on Saturday night.
“You just get caught with a punch. I did some punching and then I got caught you know. He was throwing that overhand right all night and I was dodging and dodging, but in boxing the second you fall asleep, you get punished.
“It was a good punch. I didn’t recognize that moment, but I’m fine. I’m healthy now, and I’ll be back. I’ll be back to take over the division and this is a step up and a step down. It happens, but I’ll be back. I’m not sorry I took this fight, this is boxing. We gotta fight and we have to make these good fights. Congratulations to Brian Mendoza, he did his thing, but like I said, I’ll be back.”
He is a good dude it seems. This will be a tough comeback for him I suspect. He has relied on banging it out at close range with these guys and this kind of loss is going to permanently alter his confidence most likely. He will have to find a new style because his body and brain won’t allow him to take these kinds of shots again even if he wants to do so. Yet a new style is going to be very hard for him to find given how much he has invested in the one he has been using. Too many bad habits to unlearn.
Well said Ajay. Completely agree. His style was really mismatched with his body type but it was really exciting and worked up until now. The loss will definitely be hard to come back from.
True, Del. I think part of what made him exciting to watch was that ever-present risk of being hurt because of the continual chances he was taking. Now it wouldn’t be surprising to see him become a bit boring in the same way Anthony Joshua has become quite boring after that first Ruiz fight. On the other hand, I can see an outside chance of them trying to double-down on the aggressiveness and the outcome of that would be interesting to see. Feels likely that approach would end in Fundora KO’d again. What they might not understand (listening to Fundora after the fight) is that last night was no fluke given that style.
This pretty much shows Fundora has no chin. He can always fight for the IBO title.
Taking over ? Sadly you won’t soon..
Classy kid, I hope he comes back with better defense. You just can’t throw an uppercut without one hand at home.
That left hook was a home run! Fundora never saw it coming. The follow up one two landed so clean, I knew he wouldn’t get up. What an upset
Fundora needs to adapt and learn from this loss. First order of business changed his corner, used his natural height and reach advantages, get couple of wins to build your confidence back, and then get a rematch.
Fundora got exposed but not a surprise to the aficionados. His win over the super hyped Lubin, who is small for 154 and already got polaxed in a round a long time ago, gave his casual fan base the illusion that he was top notch at 154. Tzsyu would have battered and stopped this kid in under eight rounds, and there were too many people in boxing calling for the Aussie to fight this overhyped kid. Fundora will be a gatekeeper, and nothing more, for the rest of his career. DEI has no place in boxing.
Not really-he won every round before getting caught.
I don’t think he’s taking over 154lbs. He’s growing, soon he’ll end up at light heavy.
I could never understand WHY he never developed a solid jab and used his height to his advantage. Its great to learn to bang on the inside but it didn’t play to his physical attributes. Why didn’t he study guys like Tommy Hearns? He’s too invested in his current style. Its going to be difficult if not impossible to change. Whey boxers get in trouble they revert back to what they know.
he is a loopy doh doh head. Nice guy? He will never be anywhere near great. Amir Khan at least wasn’t one punched out. Fundora, it’s been fun..
That was a very bad KO. The way his head bounced off the canvass Im glad Fundora didnt get up. Hope he’s not in Boxing much longer.
I’m 6’1 and I could tell you that height is so overrated. Means shit in boxing.