Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Jesse Rodriguez makes his debut after another thumping of former champion
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'Bam' has been on a roll since 2022 with some of the most impressive wins of anyone in the sport
In the two years since 24-year-old southpaw Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez first arrived on the title scene at 115 pounds, the native of San Antonio has done nothing but scream with his performances that boxing has a future superstar on its hands.
Just six fights later, the assumption has all but been confirmed as fact after Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KOs) continues to not just add elite names to his growing legend at such a young age, but the manner in which he surgically brutalizes them that has been most startling.
In 2022, Rodriguez nearly stumbled into the fighter of the year honors after outpointing veteran champion Carlos Cuadras for the WBC super flyweight title before knocking out division king Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in just eight rounds (and later adding a third win over former title challenger Israel Gonzalez). Last year, Rodriguez moved back down in weight to 112 pounds where he dominated Cristian Gonzalez Hernandez for the vacant WBO flyweight title before unifying eight months later with IBF champion Sunny Edwards in a ninth-round stoppage.
