Hooker vs. Ramirez

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

Ramirez vs. Hooker
Jose Carlos Ramirez, DEC
Terrific to unify 2 of the major Lightweight belts. Also you've got Top Rank (Ramirez) vs DAZN (Hooker), Mexican style vs Slick Boxer. This is a proper "Who the **** knows?" fight!

Gassiev vs. Dawejko
Joey Dawejko, TKO, R5
Joey Dawejko is the Heavyweight "rumoured" to have KO'd Joshua in sparring for the Ruiz fight. Gassiev making his Heavyweight debut after Usyk toyed with him. I'm taking the Heavyweight puncher!

Ramirez vs. Hooker
Maurice Hooker, DEC
Here's your 50/50 title unification fight. Flip that ************* coin buddddy. Literally, the odds are sooo tight on this one and for good reason. Usually odds for boxing is ridonkulous. favorites are usually sitting at -5,000. sometimes -10,000. Hooker opened up as a -160 favorite. Now Ramirez is sitting at a -140 favorite. extremely tight by boxing standards.

Farmer vs. Frenois
Tevin Farmer, DEC
Frenois for sure, absolutely has one of the more impressive records for an active fighter at 46-1-1. But the quality isn't quite there. Sure, he went to a draw last time out vs. Jono Carroll, where as Farmer beat Carroll. If I'm not mistaken, that's when he won the IBF title tooo...

Gassiev vs. Dawejko
Murat Gassiev, TKO, R8
Murat Gassiev is out... Replaced by Rodney Hernandez (13-7-2; 4ko)... It'll actually be a rematch nearly 2 years in the making. Dawejko and Hernández I believe fought to a draw then. Dawejko will have a 5" disadvantage in both height & reach vs. Hernández tho...

Farmer Carroll was a split decision I'm sure? Carroll shouting for the rematch anyway but Farmer wants s unification with Tank Davis if he wins which he should. For s guy with 46 wins I've never heard of him!?
I don't know anything about Dawejko either apart from he was the guy who supposedly KO'd Joshua in sparring b4 Ruiz fight!  Disappointed Gassiev isn't fighting as he's a beast!
I really like the main event as its a 50/50 unification which we know you never get in boxing! I like Ramirez with the Mexican pressure style tho Hooker is slick. Great fight!

@brad  Remember the last main event you said this about Brant Murata? This fight is super close on the betting but on here most are picking Hooker like he's big favourite? 

I honestly don't think Hooker is a HUGE favorite... I reallyyyy think it's 50/50. Straight down the line. You have arguably your #2 & 3, atleast your #3 & 4
at 140lbs... I think it's also NOT a coincidence that Gervonta Davis has a fight on the same night. It's all but setting up an even bigger unification fight at 140lb. Ahhh Maaaan... Boxing is fun again.

Yeah I know he's not a huge favourite, actually I think the betting odds have swung in Ramirez favour +150 or some ****! Im not quite up to speed with US odds, as we do it different over here like +200 is 2/1 over here, so ot confuses me sometimes!

But my point about favourites was on this site the pick percentage is something like 80% for Hooker, which I think is crazy and it's anothrt reason I'm backing Ramirez as not a lot of people on here seem to be picking him. So when Ramirez wins a I'll jump ahead of everyone on the leaderboard! Thats the plan anyway! It backfired with the Whyte Rivas fight!