Both men came out of the starting blocks looking for a quick knockout. Muyaya, the Malawian whose midsection resembled the laughing Buddha's rather than that of a finely tuned professional athlete, hoped to catch lightning in a bottle. Catching Feldman cold was his only hope. Feldman was a rabid caged animal who hadn't been tossed fresh meat to devour since March.
Muyaya's punches were slow and his follow-through knocked him off balance. Feldman landed a sharp counter left to persuade Muyaya to stop throwing. The two clinched and Feldman landed a hard right hook to Muyaya's soft belly.
Muyaya's mouthpiece partially popped out and he walked away as if quitting. Referee Toto Shweni allowed the fight to proceed and Feldman jumped on Muyaya. Muyaya managed to break free from Feldman's assault, and stuck his mouthpiece out again. Feldman attacked again until Shweni jumped in and waved off the bout, a minute and 41 seconds into the fight. Muyaya shook his left hand and his trainer gingerly unwrapped his glove to examine it.
Feldman, who debuted the nickname "the Maccabee," didn't celebrate. Instead, he looked full of disdain for the way Muyaya quit. Josh had prepared for months, had one opponent drop out minutes before a fight in July, and now did not get the satisfying ending he clearly craved. After the fight, he told the crowd, "I was fighting with mean intentions," and it showed throughout the brief bout and immediately after it was halted.
Joshua Feldman is now 4-0 with 2 KOs while Henry Muyaya is 1-7 and should retire from the ring. He has been stopped four times in a row.
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