What do you guys think about Ramirez claiming that this fight took so long to materialized because Bivol's camp is afraid with him.
Is it LOL or it makes sense? Might be true that there are hindrances but I think it's not about Bivol is afraid with him.
That's too much to think on their side.
If we disregard the boxer's ability and just look at the boxer's record then it makes sense. Since Ramirez record shows more fighting experience and KO percentage. But patching all together, it is somehow like LOL. But who knows, often times manager and promoters often avoid matching an opponent that may defeat their boxer. If it isn't for the WBA ordering Bivol to have a defense against Ramirez, I doubt this fight will happen.
Well, according to what I have seen, Bivol is a very hard and radical boxer, from what I know of the Russians it is very rare for ekllows to be afraid of someone, in general they are not afraid of anyone, no matter how good they are well they get excited to fight with someone who they say is stronger than them, they are very competitive and have many strategies, besides what he showed with Canelo was a great level, in part that was why the fight between Canelo and GGG did not It was very exciting, because it would have been epic if Canelo had beaten him, however Ramírez is a born boxer who has everything to win, I don't know very well how his preparation is, I don't have details, I couldn't say who could lean me to bet.
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I don't think Bivol cares much about the money. Former Soviet fighters are more glory hunters rather than money. Bivol already rejected Canelo's offer for the undisputed titles at super-middleweight. Bivol is a small light-heavyweight and I believe he can make the super-middleweight limit with no difficulty. But he opted to stay at 175 and openly mentioned that he wanted to fight 3-belt champion Beterbiev for the undisputed championships.
No one fights for charity. Bivol is putting so much time and effort in to this, and he deserves a decent payout. If I am not mistaken, he is yet to receive any payment for his win against Canelo. Bivol is a Russian citizen, and there is a blanket ban on wired bank transactions to Russian citizens from the United States. The organizers should have taken care of this, but I guess they never thought that Bivol would win the fight. It is not the question of whether Bivol cares about the money or not. He deserves that amount and it should be credited without much delay.
Yes, we are in the modern era of boxing, every boxer now goes for the money. And it's just just to hear that Bivol hasn't received the money that he deserved after winning against Canelo.
They should have done something by now that they have made the money to Bivol's part. And so the next fight, in cases he won against Ramirez, everything should be settled already.
Something that Bivol's camps need to make sure by now before this fight against Zurdo, like what you all mentioned, it's no longer the old day where fighters are more to fame, nowadays, after the success of those prime legends like Mayweather and Pacquiao, it's more on the money side, fighters are willing to do everything to enjoy the luxury of being the champ and having lots of money to enjoy life.
And I'm pretty sure Bivol also loves to enjoy that privilege after beating Alvarez and put his name at the top.
On his upcoming fight, he might collect more money now and if he will win the chance of making more once Alvarez calls
for the rematch.
Bivol didn't got his money until now? That's harsh! The government should stop interfering from the activities in the sports industry because the people are trying to make a living while putting their lives at stake, Bivol shouldn't be an exemption even if he's a Russian boxer. Unfortunately, I think Bivol will likely receive his paycheck from that fight when the war cools down because until now there's still some conflict going on in Eastern Ukraine. I guess that's exactly the reason why the Bivol-Ramirez fight will take place in the Middle East.
That is likely the case for Bivol, the sanctions of the US against Russia is still up until now, pressuring the Russia to withdraw the war. That said, it is affecting the Russian athletes as it's very difficult for them to get what they deserved. Sports and politics shouldn't be mixed, it's just too ugly.
Well, I understand why the organizers chose Abu Dhabi because the place is neutral and Bivol won't have some difficulties getting his paycheck after the fight.
This is very interesting, I didn't know that in Dubai they were neutral, so this is a paradise for Russians, I think it's excellent that they can do something like this to be able to have fights with the best boxers in the world, I don't really care if it comes from Russia or wherever, I think that here it should prevail that they are good athletes and nothing else, however I think that before this, as always, the first thing is the business model, if the fight attracts many people, it is obvious that it will happen It will not matter that it is Russian, in this type of event I think that the fights can take place, because if it is a lot of money, the one that moves, I do not think they will say No.
Things are heating up because the boxer says the following:
Zurdo Ramirez: No one can help Dmitry Bivol in the ring against me“I am very ready for this,” he said at a media day on Wednsday. “The entire world will see Zurdo Ramirez and all the potential I have.
“At the end of the day, it’s just going to be me, him, and the referee inside of the ring. No one can help him once he is in the ring with me.”
Source:
https://www.badlefthook.com/2022/9/22/23367977/zurdo-ramirez-no-one-can-help-dmitry-bivol-in-ring-against-me-dazn-boxing-news-2022Things are getting hot, and this is very good, because it makes the bets interesting, this can change all the bets that you want to make, maybe Zurdo doesn't eat the Russian, this is what I like about boxing, that there are no fears of any kind.