Tonight Edwin Valero faced his stiffest and most experienced challenger yet in Antonio Pitalua. He dismantled Pitalua with ease and demonstrated for the first time in America that he is here to stay, if not dominate. He was the aggressor in the fight and made Pitalua (another knockout artist) become the more defensive fighter. In the end, he eventually caught Pitalua with a solid right hook that floored him instantly. Pitalua got up but then went down again after a flurry of shots from Valero (although none of them connected well). Pitalua got up again and seemed to be gesturing that he was not hurt but Valero showed his intelligence and finishing strength by jumping all over him eventually forcing the referee to stop the fight. It was a dominant second round knockout and the 25th for Valero in 25 fights. There is now talk of him stepping up further to fight a Juan Manuel Marquez. I think Valero needs another serious fight with a contender before stepping in the ring with a guy who might test him beyond five rounds.
In other action, the best heavyweight not named Klitschko, Alexandar Povetkin, took a unanimous decision from Jason Estrada giving him another solid victory and maintaining his perfect record. He really needs to be the next challenger for Wladimir or Vitali. He is the best there is at the moment for any of them to fight, even though he would be an underdog in either situation. It would be interesting to see how Povetkin handles the size mismatch against any of the Klitschko brothers.
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