Luis Manuel Rodriguez vs. Tony Mundine

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Luis Rodriguez 161 lbs beat Tony Mundine 161 lbs by KO at 0:52 in round 1 of 10

  • Date: 1971-04-07
  • Location: North Melbourne Oval, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Referee: Vic Patrick

"Luis Rodriguez, the former welterweight champion, now campaigning as a middleweight, knocked out Australia's Tony Mundine at 52 seconds of the 1st round in a scheduled 10 rounder Wednesday night. Rodriguez, a Cuban who makes his home in Miami Beach, Fla., floored the 20 year old Mundine with a left hook after only 30 seconds. The favored Aussie took an eight count before the 33 year old Rodriguez finished him off with a right hook." -Associated Press