35-year-old Rod Salka got his comeuppance last Thursday night after the super featherweight wore boxing shorts resembling a brick wall with the message 'America 1st' written across the waistband, making reference Donald Trump's insistence on building a wall to border Mexico in order to keep immigrants out of the US.
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
Salka only lasted six rounds against Mexican fighter Francisco Vargas, the American's corner throwing in the towel before the seventh round could commence, in the most poetic of defeats.
Vargas controlled the fight from start to finish, Salka taking a knee in the fifth round, and the Mexican opened a cut on the 35-year-old's eye in the sixth round after a flurry of punches and fans wasted no time in ridiculing the fighter for his choice of attire:
Rod Salka is literally wearing shorts with a brick wall design that have America 1st written across the waistband and he’s getting beat up by a Mexican
— Rian Scalia (@rian5ca) April 13, 2018
Congrats Vargas! Is it me or are you too thinking that maybe it wasn't a good choice for Salka to go with the America 1st-red/white/blue "brick wall" shorts against Vargas? Got a beat down. #justsaying @GoldenBoyBoxing @ESPNDeportes #boxing
— Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbklyn) April 13, 2018
Congratulations Rod Salka. Ha pic.twitter.com/U4O0RzPg3b
— Espinoza Boxing (@EspinozaBoxing) April 13, 2018
File this under Why Boxing Is Good:
Rod Salka entered the ring last night wearing brick-wall pattern shorts with “America 1st” written on the belt. His opponent was Francisco Vargas, a Mexican fighter. Vargas savagely beat Salka to a pulp. #VargasSalka
— Chris O'Shea (@ChrisJOShea) April 13, 2018
Some different angles of francisco vargas 6th round ko over rod salka yesterday #VargasSalka pic.twitter.com/m2yWL9nkpa
— NBT BOXING (@BoxingNbt) April 13, 2018
