By Phil Santos – Overhandright.com – The fight began slowly with David Banks doing what he needed to be effective against such a heavy hitter like Edison Miranda. Banks kept moving, circling to his right, in order to avoid Miranda’s a big right hand. I saw the 1st round to be even with neither man scoring very effectively. No surprise there given the vastly contrasting styles these two brought to the ring.
In the 2nd round Miranda picked up the pace, scoring some hard body shots, and appeared to slow Banks down. Still the action was scarce and you could actually hear some booing from the crowd. What was going on here? Booing at an Edison Miranda fight? That just doesn’t happen. This guy is electric, he is a knockout machine. Was David Banks plan to frustrate Miranda with his speed and technique actually working?
The answer came in round 3 in the form of a brutal right hand that knocked Banks through the ropes and left him stunned. Banks struggled to pull himself back into the ring before collapsing back onto the canvas. He finally managed to get himself to his feet, made it over to his corner but still looked as though he was not all there.
Edison Miranda had been written off far too quickly after suffering a loss at the hands of Kelly Pavlik and his come back already includes two stoppages inside of six rounds versus decent opponents. His tenure at Super Middleweight should be exciting due to the fact that he doesn’t know how to be boring in the ring. Miranda has the power to knock anyone at Super Middleweight silly, whether his skills and defense will continue to improve sufficiently to compete for a title is yet to be determined. Regardless Edison Miranda is a fan favorite because he knows how to perform, win or lose this guy is fun to watch.