I favor Bivol but I wouldn't be shocked if Zurdo pulled it off. Bivol dominated Canelo but he did struggle with Richards, Pascal and Chilemba. Canelo's style was just easy for Bivol due to the size difference and low activity where Canelo really relies on landing big shots that are energy consuming. Zurdo will be up in Bivol's grill the whole time, Bivol will definitely have to stand and duke it out with Zurdo at times to get that respect. 70-30 Bivol for me, no way would I bet big money on Bivol though at -400. this is more like a -250 fight in favor of Bivol for me.
I'm not sure about this one - seems about 50-50 to me. Bivol has the better boxing skills, but Ramirez is the bigger man, taller with a longer reach, and the stronger puncher.
I picked Bivol and think he wins on skills but Zurdo has size and power, and you never know. Props to both fighters for conducting themselves as professionals. No pre fight hype and manufactured conflict, none of the “this is personal” or prison yard trash talk (he disrespected me!) with these two. This is how a professional acts. Trash talking, fighting at the weigh in and threatening the other guy before the fight is for punks like Tank Davis. These two are true professionals and this is a fight I look forward to seeing. Hope the best man wins and the fans get a great fight.