How much do we love this story from the boxing world? We present the ass-kicking of American boxer Rod Salka, who wore Trump-inspired “America 1st” border wall trunks in a bout against Francisco Vargas.
Rod Salka wore “America 1st” and a wall pattern on his trunks against Mexican fighter Francisco Vargas, and ended up getting his ass kicked #boxing pic.twitter.com/CmNfIeU6X1
— Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) April 13, 2018
Rod Salka wore “America First” with Trump’s brick wall decorating his trunks… & a Mexican fighter just broke him down & made quit on his stool. Breaking Trumps wall. You can’t make this stuff up. Only in boxing ?? pic.twitter.com/rfIXyXvljm
— Anton Rubaclini (@AntonRubaclini) April 13, 2018
Lmao enjoy getting plastered by a Mexican my guy pic.twitter.com/uQnETLC0vE
— Phil Lo Grey-co (@BoxrecGrey) April 13, 2018
We flipping love it. And Vargas’ response:
Francisco Vargas on Rod Salka’s trunks: “Once we were already in the ring, the wall was an extra [motivation] so I gave it everything. Whatever it is I represent Mexico and I feel that wall is against all my countrymen.” (via ESPN Deportes)
— Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) April 14, 2018
The fight happened Thursday night and Vargas, a former WBC super featherweight champion slammed Salka in six rounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpe6kc_7NzI
And yeah, we know that Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy promoted this fight and that there is some theater in all this, but still…
