The Real Big Fight This Weekend Gilberto Ramirez v Chris Billam-Smith

"Hear, hear!"

 

TBF to CBS, he was the underdog against Riakporhe and Okolie but he managed to drag them into his sort of fight and come out with the win. I think (and hope) he can do the same against Ramirez.

 

Big fan of CBS so really hope he can get the job done here but I'm not too confident he will. Think Zurdo will have too much for him and will be smart enough to not get dragged into a war type fight which suits CBS.

I actually thought this was in the US for some reason so delighted that it's in Saudi and I can watch it at a reasonable time.

 

Smith bores me to tears so I wouldn't mind seeing someone put an end to him. Opetaia would obliterate him but he clearly isn't keen on that match.

 

Zurdo can fight, though. Those guys are just mauler types.

 

Ramirez just looks overweight to me. Has he gone from super middleweight to cruiserweight in a few years just because he's lazy?

Hope CBS wins. Seems a good guy.

 

He's looked good but I think people are going a bit overboard on Opetaia. He's beat an old Briedis and 3 very overmatched Brits.

 

I don’t rate Ramirez, he looked like crap twice at 168 against Jessie Hart who is very limited.

Problem for CBS is that he will essentially be boxing a big lump of a heavyweight who, as you say will just maul him to a decision or late stoppage loss.

 

Agree with both points here Ash.

 

I think Opetaia would beat Smith by KO. I agree that those two knockout wins a year or so ago had people going overboard but I think he is by far the best in the division. I think he'd be a good addition to heavyweight. He'd beat quite a few of these overrated contenders.

 

War chris
Come on the lad from Bournemouth

 

CBS reminds me of Ricky Burns in terms of career trajectory, both losing early on in their careers to fighters who were considered to have far more potential, only to go on and achieve more than those they lost to later on.

In Smith's case, he reversed his early defeat and won the title from someone who considered him a sparring partner, and Burn's went on to be a three-weight champion.

Rooting for Smith this weekend, but think this may be a bridge too far, and it puts to shame the spectacle that is being aired on Netflix.

 

CBS is a KO waiting to happen. Takes far too many shots. The chin will crack soon enough.