Jack Loew was mystified when Juan Salinas lost his first professional fight at the Covelli Centre in August.  Loew did not make excuses knowing that an 18-year old kid might have growing pains going from the ranks of amateur to pro.  Saturday, Salinas, now 1-1, erased all doubts against David Burns in knockout fashion.

“Last fight, I was too anxious and too excited”, said Salinas.  “This time I was a little more patient and studied my opponent.  I saw openings and took them, I would hit him in the body and later was using an uppercut after the body shots.  This bout will give me some experience, I’m still getting used to fighting without headgear on.”

Seconds, and I mean, just a few seconds, after the bell rang to start the fight, Salinas floored Burns with a left hook.  The rest of the first round, Burns was off-balance and wildly chasing Salinas around.  Salinas got some good rights off and scored several big shots by the end of the round.

“The kid is only 18 and still has a lot to learn”, remarked Loew.  “He made a young fighter’s mistake in the second when he abandoned boxing and just started slugging.  As a heavyweight, you become free game when you do that, one punch can end the fight at anytime.”

In the second round, Salinas took a couple of shots early and all boxing was thrown out the window.  The two winless fighters threw all they had at each other, no jabs, all haymakers in what shaped into a war.  By the end of the second round, Jack Loew’s fighter was woozy, but Burns was gassed as well.

In the third round,  the fighters slowed a little and the ref gave Burns a standing eight count about two minutes into a round of straight punishment from Salinas.  The fight was stopped less than thirty seconds later, 2:18 into the round, and Salians evened his pro record at 1-1 with a win.