Last night we saw lots of fireworks, but they were mostly one-sided.  Vic Darchinyan was a freight train all night with the left hand, bobbing in and out of range of the Mexican fighter and catching him with uppers all night long.  There was only one glimpse of the old Arce, in the 3^rd round where....Click for More!

we saw a fight break out in the middle of the ring with full toe to toe action to show for.  The action wouldn’t last long however.  After the 3^rd round we only saw a shadow of Arce’s former self and the back and forth action turned into a one-sided affair in the later rounds.

Technically speaking, Arce did lots of things wrong that could have made this a more even fight. Circling to his right walking into Vic’s missile like left hand is a no-no especially against a power puncher like Vic.  Also lunging in with hooks and leaving yourself open for Vic’s other weapon, the Uppercut, was a disaster for Arce waiting to happen.

His corner repeatedly warned him to stop lunging and that his hooks were not reaching their intended target but Arce continued on.  He was hoping to land the left hook Nonito Donaire was able to do in his KO victory.  Arce did land the hook on various occasions but Vic was never really phased.

After the 8^th round, we were just waiting for the inevitable to happen.  Vic was just too strong and too fast and continued to land his power punches at will into the 11^th round.  The heart and courage of Arce would eventually be his undoing as the doctor looked at the punishment and asked that the action be stopped.

Darchinyan never allowed himself to be left on the ropes where Arce could capitalize with his insight fighting.  This was a strategic move by Vic and it paid dividends.  Most all the action took place in the middle of the ring where Vic circled and power punched his way to victory leaving Arce badly battered. Arce’s jab was nowhere to be found as he tried to hook his way into a brawl with Vic.  Arce’s better years may be behind him, with over 50 fights under his belt his future may be in question.

The champion was yet again able to back up his words and “destroy” his opponent in devastating fashion. “Arce hit me with some good shots, but I was too strong,” Darchinyan said. “I think my speed was a difference. I am ready to fight anybody.”

There are lots of options with Boxer-Puncher Fernando Montiel the WBO champ at 115lbs.  Montiel’s style could make for a very interesting match-up vs. the hard punching Darchinyan.  A rematch with 112lb IBF champ Nonito Donaire is also a possibility.

We also have the two huge bangers at 122, Rafael Marquez and Israel Vazquez who fought in 2008’s fight of the year.  This would definitely be a showdown with all gun’s a-blazing should they ever meet. There are exciting potential fights ahead for the “Raging Bull” let’s hope as fight fans, they do get made.