With no shortage of three pound-for-pound ranked fighters featured in title bouts, November's "Ring IV" pay-per-view event in Saudi Arabia showcased some of the most skilled and exciting boxers that the sport has to offer.

None were as impressive and singularly dominant, however, as the 25-year-old virtuoso known as Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez.

On the same night that David Benavidez made the first defense of his full light heavyweight title and Devin Haney outpointed the most dangerous welterweight to become a three-division champion, Rodriguez's performance in unifying 115-pound titles for the second straight bout shined just that much brighter.

Rodriguez (23-0, 16 KOs) was expected to be challenged in his showdown with fellow unbeaten champion Fernando "Puma" Martinez, the awkward and

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