He dipped his knees in place and touched a glove to the canvas for the second knockdown of the fight. Manfredy easily convinced the referee that the fight should continue, although his legs were not yet fully under him. Corrales teed off on Manfredy, landing a dozen unanswered punches as the rubber legged challenger retreated from one side of the ring to the next. Finally a classic one-two drove Manfredy down again to his back. Looking dazed but willing, Manfredy again beat the count.
Some guys are just too tough for their own good.
The fight went on, and Corrales took target practice. Although Manfredy fired back an occasional punch, he landed none. Meanwhile, Corrales attacked. Boxing Chronicle counted 25 devastating, flush, head-snapping, unbelievably powerful punches to Manfredy's noggin. The man received a most heinous beating.