Jhonny Gonzalez held on to his WBO Bantamweight Belt by edging out Fernando Montiel in a split decision, outside and under the lights at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
Gonzalez (33-4-0) had trouble establishing his superior size and power early as the slick Montiel (32-2-1) moved well and countered. But not giving in to the restless crowd or Montiel, Gonzalez slowly loosened up and became more active.
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Post-Fight Recap
The crowd wanted a war, as it often does, but instead got a cautious exhibition of movement and retreat from the 5-foot-4 Montiel, who was nearly four inches shorter and faced a serious reach disadvantage of at least four inches that he could never overcome. For his part, Gonzalez tried to come forward and wing punches, hoping to land the kind of mind-numbing combination that might slow Montiel's retreat long enough to allow him to inflict some serious damage on him... Read More
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Gonzalez - Montiel: Thinking Big
Jhonny Gonzalez and Fernando Montiel are small-size fighters with big-size hearts and talent, but in the world of boxing they struggle with the same problems shorter people do in civilian life: they're hard to spot in a crowd, and must do something special to be noticed.
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