Zou's frantic, windmilling style was, at times, reminiscent of a brawler with little training, not the disciplined fighter who won three World Amateur Championships.
According to all three judges, Zou won each of the four rounds for a unanimous points victory. He was clearly the better boxer on the night, but there were moments when it was hard to tell who was the favorite.
His young Mexican opponent earned every penny of his $15,000 appearance money, about 30 times what he usually gets. But he had been expected to be little more than a punching bag to launch Zou into the big time.
The hope is now that Zou can settle down in his future fights and stick to what has brought him this far already. That includes being humble, because, on Saturday night's evidence, the boxer's bravado act wasn't working.
The bottom line, though, is that the Zou Shiming gravy train is up and running. The question now is: How long will it be before the tracks run out?
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