Jaime Munguia will likely be hooking up with coach Eddy Reynoso to take over as his new coach following his upset fifth-round knockout loss to little-known Bruno Surace final December.
Expertise Deficit
It is a pointless, futile transfer on Munguia’s half as a result of Eddy Reynoso isn’t a magician who will magically give him expertise that doesn’t exist. That is like rearranging deck chairs on a sinking ship. Reynoso can’t save him.
Munguia (44-2, 35 KOs) is shifting on from Erik Morales, the captain of his sinking ship, in his knockout defeat to Surace on December 14th in Tijuana, Mexico. Morales did the very best he may with Munguia, however he couldn’t block Surace’s Cobra-like punches.
It was solely a matter of time earlier than he obtained knocked out in that struggle, and it wasn’t a shock when it occurred. If Munguia possessed Erik Morales’ expertise, he wouldn’t must be shifting on to his third coach.
Reynoso instructed @BoxAzteca7 that he’ll work with the tremendous middleweight contender Munguia. This can allow Jaime to rub shoulders with Canelo Alvarez, who gave him a much-criticized title shot final yr after his wins in opposition to these three fighters:
– John Ryder: *coming off a loss to Canelo
– Sergiy Derevyanchenko: 39
– Gonzalo Gaston Coria
Most would agree Canelo ought to have by no means given Munguia a title shot primarily based on his three wins at tremendous middleweight after he’d moved as much as 168 in 2023. Munguia had seemed horrid in opposition to Derevyanchenko, barely beating him by a slim 12-round unanimous determination on June 10, 2023.
Munguia has misplaced two out of his final three fights since shifting as much as 168, and he seems to be like he doesn’t belong on this weight class. It’s not that he’s washed up. It’s extra of a case of Munguia missing the expertise to be one of many main gamers at 168. He was by no means that good of a fighter from the get-go.
Hardcore boxing followers are properly conscious that Jaime was all the time a restricted fighter from manner again in 2019 when he was given a controversial win over Dennis Hogan and booed out of the sector by the followers. He’s been fastidiously maneuvered across the killers at 154, 160, and 168 to hit the mom load with the massive payday in opposition to Canelo final yr on Might 4th.
He has extra likelihood to seize a belt at middleweight, however solely as a result of the division is barren of expertise proper now. Virtually anybody with a shred of means has a shot at profitable a belt at 160, which is ideal for Munguia.
Futile Hope
Reynoso has been Canelo Alvarez’s longtime coach, however he’s not a miracle employee. Though Eddy has succeeded with Alvarez, he gained’t be capable to do a lot with Munguia except he’s protected against the sharks at 168. If he’s 100% protected, he would possibly be capable to choose up a belt if Canelo retires, however provided that he’s matched fastidiously.
Munguia is predicted to face Surace in a rematch on April twelfth in Tijuana. That’s a struggle that he may lose once more, and it gained’t matter one bit if Reynoso is the one in his nook that night time. Surace has a Cobra-like proper hand that he throws that Munguia is just too gradual to dam
