Benavidez masterclass OR masterpiece vs Zurdo Ramirez what is the right way of looking at it after the dust has settled. Let’s take a look.
He really butchered the face of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez in there in a six round whopping from start to finish.
Knocking him down and knocking him out for the first time in his career.
Ramirez was woeful on the night and Benavidez proceeded to capitalize and ran him over like a truck.
A look at some facts.
- SI: “dominant win… undeniable” top-5 P4P case.
- Ring: “vicious, masterful performance”..
- Benavidez: used “speed, power, movement, punch selection and IQ” — one fan.
- Zurdo “no match for speed and accuracy” — another spectator.
- “Could not miss with anything” — another fan.
- “Rapid-fire combinations, pelting opponent’s head”. — another boxing fan.
- Another fan: “Benavidez just absolutely COOKED Zurdo”.
- Verdict: Both — masterclass in execution, masterpiece in violence.
It was the bringing together legally of violence and professional boxing as a sport in what was a one sided hammering.
A good win and one that sees him move up in the official Boxing News and Views pound for pound top 10 boxing rankings.
