Via Allan Fox: Oscar De La Hoya is furious that Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez will not stand a chance to face Canelo Alvarez in a lucrative fight if he dethrone WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night in the bout their main live on DAZN at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
De La Hoya says Canelo’s recent comment about him not fighting Mexican boxers was just a “Police out” on his part. In other words, Canelo (58-2-2, 39 KOs) is using that as an excuse to avoid Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs), as well as David Benavidez, two martial arts. Doctor will bring him a lot of problems their size.
De La Hoya could burn De La Hoya that Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) has a chance against Canelo in the rematch if he wins tonight, but he doesn’t seem to care.
Earlier this week, Bivol said that he would prefer to face IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed championship rather than a rematch with Canelo.
As a result, Bivol may choose to decline the showdown with Canelo next May if the opportunity presents itself to face undefeated Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs) with all four belts with 175 on the ropes.
It’s obviously too early to tell if Bivol has a chance to fight Beterbiev as his promoter Bob Arum doesn’t seem eager to make a fight between them. If Arum chooses not to greenlight Beterbiev for the undisputed clash, Bivol is likely to face Canelo, as that would be his best bet for a big fight.
“You’ll have to ask that to Canelo,“Oscar De La Hoya said to Boxing DAZN when asked if Zurdo Ramirez can fight Canelo next if he wins Bivol. “In the past I heard about Canelo not fighting the Mexicans, for me, it’s just a cop. “
If you’re Canelo, it’s understandable why you wouldn’t want to fight a 6’4″, 200 lbs, or more Zurdo Ramirez because the size difference between them is so overwhelming.
It’s like asking Ramirez to go up against heavyweights Deontay Wilder or Oleksandr Usyk. it won’t be a fair fight in either case.
“It makes no sense. I think the winner of Saturday night will continue to fight the best and will challenge the best, and I want to point out that Ramirez was not assigned this position. He has to work for it,De La Hoya said.
If you look closely at Ramirez’s weak record at 175, you could argue that he’s been given the WBA mandatory spot without having to fight anyone with real talent since his exploits. to light heavyweight in 2019.
Judge for yourself. Here’s Ramirez’s objection since moving to 175:
- Sullivan Barrera – 39 years old
- Yunieski Gonzalez
- Tommy Karpency
- Alfonso Lopez
- Dominic Boesel
You could argue that Ramirez would win the title of beating Bivol if he beat these boxers:
- Joshua Buatsi
- Joe Smith Jr
- Callum Smith
- Craig Richards
“We have to position him with the WBA,” De La Hoya talks about Ramirez. “He had to fight two losers. He traveled a long, difficult road. So I believe his heart is in the right place, his mind is in the right place, and we will see a great performance from both of them,” said De La Hoya. .
