Via Sean Jones: Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez is sure that WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol is “anxious” about fighting him because that’s why he doesn’t give him a title until after. it was forced by the World Boxing Association to order the fight.
Mandatory challenger Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs) will face Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) for his 175-lb WBA title this Saturday, November 5. live on DAZN on their card at 1:30pm ET at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Ramirez had everything planned out after he beat Bivol on Saturday. He said he wants to fight 175-lb IBF/WBC/WBO champion Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed championship unless, of course, Canelo Alvarez shows an interest in fighting him.
I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were Ramirez, waiting for that to happen. To be fair, Ramirez was on the ‘no fight’ list with David Benavidez for Canelo. So if Ramirez wins Saturday against Bivol, his only option for a big fight is against Beterbiev, not Canelo.
It’s hard to know how Ramirez will do against Bivol, because his confrontations have been unimpressive throughout his thirteen-year professional career.
The best on Ramirez’s resume is Jesse Hart, and he barely beat him on two occasions. I can’t say that Ramirez has improved since he overtook Hart for the second time in 2018 because he looks a lot slower than he did back then and he’s fought literally no one with the beat. smashed in his five games at 175.
Given the unfortunate opposition that Ramirez fought, he is the one who should be worried about his fight with Bivol as he has taken a huge step forward in class with this fight.
No words can describe how bad Ramirez’s opposition has been throughout his career, especially since he turned 175. We know Ramirez looked so walking in two years. the game against Jesse Hart, and those games not too long ago.
In Ramirez’s last confrontation with Maxim Vlasov, he won the 10-question unanimous round in 2015. This writer assumed that Vlasov won the match after two innings, when he nailed Ramirez. all night with heavy blows.
The judges scored 96-94, 97-93 and 97-93. Vlasov was far from home, so it was not surprising that he was not loved by the judges.
“I feel happy; I feel calm and really confident in my preparation and myself. I’m going to be a two-time champion this Saturday,” Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez told Against TV Hub about his fight on Saturday, November 5, against Dmitry Bivol.
“Because of my preparation, my full potential, and I know what I can do in the ring. That’s why I’m so confident. Every time is different; every time, I push myself in the ring and in the gym.
“My team, they also motivate me, and that’s why I feel so confident. I will throw a lot of punches, and people will see my potential, and people will see that I can handle Dmitry Bivol. Not only him but other boxers too.
“I don’t care what style he has. I’m only interested in what I’m doing and what I’m going to do this Saturday. Throw a lot of punches, like I say, and hit him a lot,” Ramirez said.
It will be difficult for Ramirez to hit as many shots at Bivol because he is not a static fighter like the people he has fought with throughout his career. Ramirez can unleash many slow ice punches when his opponent is stationary in front of him, preferably against a rope, but a mover like Bivol will nullify his offense. .
“Of course, he grew up as a boxer, and he fought well, and I’m very happy for him because he’s doing a great job,” Ramirez said of Bivol. “He made nine title defenses. This is the last one for him.
“It is best to fight the best. That’s how it should be in boxing. People want to see those types of fights. Of course, he was trying to do something else.
“He tried to make more money with different fights, and started another fight and then tried against me,” Ramirez said when asked if he believed Bivol. avoiding me or not.
“I don’t blame him; I got it. This is boxing, and this is also a business. Now, it’s time to give the fans what they deserve. This is business. In business you can have a little reward for yourself and do something and then try and fight hard because you want to do something for your legacy.
“For me, I have to fight the best. The best must fight the best. Yes, of course, he worries about me. That’s why he tried to avoid the fight.
“Like I said, it’s the kind of fight that everyone needs to see. I will take everything he has. That’s what I thought when I was there,” Ramirez said when asked about today’s encounter with Bivol.
“I need to be focused all the time, and I need to be focused on what I am doing and what I am. That’s how we focus all the time. It is not an if; I will do. I will win,” Ramirez said when asked if he would face IBF, WBC & WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev for undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev if he successfully beat Bivol on Saturday. to win his WBA belt.
“I will take everything in my hand and ability to make this statement, and I will definitely win. Yes, I want all the belts. I want to be undisputed.
“In life, of course, you have to make money, but as a fighter, I want to be a legend. I will become a legend. That’s what I want. You have to go to all the good fights, and I grew up watching these types of fights.
“I grew up watching Oscar, Chavez, Marquez and Barrera. During that time, I wanted that kind of fighting. I want to be recognized by myself and others. Now, it’s time to do it,” said Zurdo Ramirez.
