By Felix Jesus Mendoza
The former Argentine world champion, Marcos “Chino” Maidanashared his perspective on the current state of the boxing industry during his recent visit to Las Vegas. Within the framework of the Cinco de Mayo weekend festivitiesthe Santa Fe He highlighted the importance of the best exponents of each category facing each other to maintain public interest.
For him Chinese Maidana, sport is going through a moment of ups and downs where not all confrontations meet the quality standards that the audience deserves.
During an interview with the specialized media Left hitthe former boxer pointed out that there are cards that lack competitiveness or precise sporting sense in the contemporary panorama.
The value of direct confrontations
In his statements, the Chinese Maidana celebrated the conduct of the combat between David Benavídez and Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramírezusing it as an example of what the sport needs. Unlike other recent events, the Argentine considers that this clash between high-level figures does add value to the discipline and dignifies the boxing profession.
“It’s a very good fight and for boxing to have good guys fight against good guys, it’s very good for boxing because there are fights that aren’t worth it, but this one is. I think they’re going to fight well and the best guy is going to win.”. With this, the Argentine underlined his disapproval of the filler fights that currently abound.
The technical analysis between Zurdo and Benavídez
By deepening the combat, the Chinese Maidana analyzed the physical variables that will come into play in the ring, especially the weight difference. Although he recognizes that the “Zurdo” Ramírez has a natural physical advantage due to his experience at cruiserweight, his deepest inclination is towards the technical abilities of the “Mexican Monster”.
“I lean towards Benavídez because of the speed, I think speed has a lot to do with it. And he hits too,” explained the Chinese Maidana to the aforementioned source. For the former welterweight champion, the Mexican-American’s quick hands and power could neutralize the physical strength that the Sinaloan boxer presents in this crossroads of champions.
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