Machimana Flattens Sanders In 1st Round KO

By Eric Schmidt: Showing how badly he’s slipped in the past five years since his 2nd round TKO of then World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, Corrie Sanders (42-4, 31 KOs), now 42, was stopped in the 1st round last night by South African heavyweight champion Osborne Machimane (15-3-1, 11 KOs). Sanders landed well early on in the round, hitting Machimana with several powerful straight left hands. However, near the end of the round, Sanders, who came into the bout weighing a heavy 239 lbs, was nailed by a right hand and dropped.

Sander’s loss, however, suggests that he is well past his prime, and should consider another occupation rather than boxing. It’ll be interesting to see whether Sanders decides to continue on or hang up the gloves. He reportedly is in need of money, hence his comeback in 2006 after being retired for two years. If he does indeed decide to continue on, Sanders needs to consider working his way up slowly, like George Foreman did in his comeback. However, at 42, time is something that Sanders would appear to have little of.