This boxing mismatch, of the David vs. Goliath variety, comes to us from parts unknown and features two fighters whose names this writer has been unable to determine despite painstaking effort and research. Luckily, knowing their names is neither necessary nor even helpful when it comes to enjoying the spectacle that is to beheld.

Generally speaking, when a mismatched fight such as this one occurs, it’s normal for the majority of the fans in attendance and at home to root for the smaller fighter.

There’s something in human nature that makes it so most people are pleased to see someone overcome seemingly insurmountable odds and find victory in the face of what appears to be certain defeat.

However, this is a fight in which one who had been rooting for the smaller man may have, in the end, regretted having done so.

The match begins with the smaller fighter landing a solid right uppercut on the much larger fighter. The larger man then clinches and presses his opponent against the ropes. The next minute and a half of the fight sees no truly significant blows landed by either fighter, but the pattern of the smaller man landing a punch and the larger man clinching repeats several times.

Towards the end of the round, after the referee separates the fighters from the clinch, the bell rings and the smaller man leaps towards his opponent and lands a powerful right hand that drops him in a heap. Leaving many of those watching to wonder whether they should feel good about rooting for a fighter who was so comfortable throwing a bunch after the bell had rang.

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Jeff Warsaw is the former executive editor of Long Island MMA Magazine, professional combat sports public address announcer for several NY/NJ MMA and kickboxing promotions, and a proud one-stripe white belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the famed Joe D’Arce. He is currently a musician, coffee enthusiast and host of the Stranger In A Strange Land podcast on YouTube.