Jose Ramirez and Maurice Hooker Close to Finalizing a Deal for July 27

This would be good... Hopefully the winner will fight the winner of Prograis-Taylor next year...

I'm surprised that Arum is risking his little cottage industry he has up there with Ramirez. Jose is definitely the weakest of the top 5 at JWW, and I expect Hooker to give him the business. I'm actually going with Ramirez, I'm just rooting against him.

I hope Hooker beats Ramirez tbhI'm surprised that Arum is risking his little cottage industry he has up there with Ramirez. Jose is definitely the weakest of the top 5 at JWW, and I expect Hooker to give him the business.

This isnt a case where Arum is opening his doors to other promoters and its fighters for good. It’s just a calcuated gamble on his part because he knows Hooker is taylor made for his fighter. Arum is a sly old fox like that. Ramirez-Hooker is a great fight and I like Hooker more but Ramirez has alot of advantages over him style wise. Ramirez wins with high workrate and durability.

Frenois is the mandatory for drawing with Jono? Farmer is one of the most active champions out there, but it's time for him to fight a proper top10 opponent. Tennyson, Fonseca and Jono are Top50, at best Top20 kind of guys that other boxers are fighting on their way up. Yeah, carrying on reading the thread to see KTFOKing and I's thoughts about it. I think hell leave Matchroom

Yeah, Hearn said itll be in Dallas. Farmer fighting his mandatory Frenois. Gassiev is on there also. Frenois is the mandatory for drawing with Jono? Farmer is one of the most active champions out there, but it's time for him to fight a proper top10 opponent. Tennyson, Fonseca and Jono are Top50, at best Top20 kind of guys that other boxers are fighting on their way up.

Let's go now PBC and Top Rank need to work together Kudratillo Abdukakhoro (Top Rank) is Errol Spence Jr (FOX) mandatory he will have to go to FOX Alexander Besputin (Top Rank) current WBA #1 boxer is in line for an shot at the winner of Danny Garcia/Mikey Garcia for the WBA regular , Bob say he can fight on PBC tv Crawford vs PBC champions Bivol vs Top Rank champions

am I missing something? hooker isn't any good he's already been beaten and gotten a couple of gift decisions. I thinks ramirez takes it plus he has the advantage if the fight goes to the score cards in texas. Hooker from Dallas

Ramirez isn't fast, cant punch, and has no special effects. Easy win for Hooker.am I missing something? hooker isn't any good he's already been beaten and gotten a couple of gift decisions. I thinks ramirez takes it plus he has the advantage if the fight goes to the score cards in texas.

I hope Hooker beats Ramirez tbhdon't worry hooker sucks. ramirez will work him over pretty good. plus the fight is in dallas texas advantage ramirez!

Great fight for DAZN. Now they need to get a fight in August. Maybe Bivol vs. Browne or Usyk vs. Takam? August is Haneys card, vs Abduleev likely. Bivol in September

Apparently the fight is actually done, and will get announced at some point tonight

Great fight for DAZN. Now they need to get a fight in August. Maybe Bivol vs. Browne or Usyk vs. Takam?

Ramirez isn't fast, cant punch, and has no special effects. Easy win for Hooker.

Fingers crossed it gets across the goal line. Would be big for Bob letting a champ of his fight on DAZN, could open up a lot of possibilities. Ramirez/Hooker is also a great fight that will have a ton of action. Edit: Also, this coupled with Prograis/Flanagan in the WBSS Final would mean we would be 1 fight away from another complete unification of 140!!! Bingo. This excites me because I can see the division being unified after this bout and the WBSS finals.

Yeah, the Farmer signing was obviously to entice Davis, but Davis aint coming. Think Hernandez has his eyes on the WBC so hes OK there. Russell Jr fight is again using him as a pawn, hes going to lose both fights (Davis) who offers the best deal to do so, lol. Hearn aint paying him all that cash for another 3 fight deal to fight puddings. Davis is the most lucrative, but he has to cross the street and lose security. The life of an alphabet beltholder I think Hearn would still re-sign him just to have another tilteholder but it's not going to amount to much. Will be like the first four fights of the deal....underwhelming. You also have to match Farmer with a certain style to make the fight entertaining. Berchelt would be that guy, but he's also someone who will likely beat Farmer. But if Hearn can somehow get that fight on DAZN? That would be great. I think Tank gets either GRJ or Farmer next. If we get GRJ vs LSC? Then Farmer likely goes to SHO for the Davis fight. At that point it the Farmer experiment will likely be finished unless he has a really good showing or pulls off the win. If he does that? Then complete game changer. If Farmer re-signs with DAZN, I wouldn't be surprised if he goes up to 135 as there are some options there for him.

I dont think Ramirez is all that good, he is a big fanbase though but as a fighter? Good but will get beat by the best at 140 (Taylor, Prograis and possibly Hooker) Hopefully this fight happens and we get closer to have a unified champ at 140.

Oh man, Farmer is not about to fight Hernandez anytime soon. I mean let's see when Hernandez is ready for a title shot, but losing a title to a unknown youngster? He would hate that. Quigg is okay, but again just underwhelming options. If Hearn can't get Davis or GRJ to DAZN, then it actually may make some sense for him to just let Farmer go. He's paying him some damn good pay days for mediocre fights and what exactly is the end game here? I do agree part of the reason in getting Farmer was to try to get someone like Davis on board as well. If it doesn't work out, then time to just cut ties with him. Farmer is not a big draw, isn't exactly exciting and that is a weight class that DAZN simply doesn't have the names. Hernandez very well could be one of the future stars of the division, but that's not likely a fight Farmer would want. Yeah, the Farmer signing was obviously to entice Davis, but Davis aint coming. Think Hernandez has his eyes on the WBC so hes OK there. Russell Jr fight is again using him as a pawn, hes going to lose both fights (Davis) who offers the best deal to do so, lol. Hearn aint paying him all that cash for another 3 fight deal to fight puddings. Davis is the most lucrative, but he has to cross the street and lose security. The life of an alphabet beltholder

Why would it be the same set up when Crawford's options are way more limited ? Fury & Wilder's options are limited also but not as limited as Crawford's. PBC welterweight options are unlimited. That's the difference. Crawford literally has no one to fight. His PPV did half the numbers of Wilder/Fury & less than half of Spence/Garcia and won't do a quarter of Pac/Thurman. If the Garcia/Garcia PPV rumors are true that fight will do better than Crawford's last PPV too. Public perception. Arums entered the game, we could always say "Fights not happening because of Arum", but if he finally starts making concessions itll be noted everywhere. Lomachenko's options are limited, Arums made conscessions Ramirez options are limited, Arums made conscessions He could have bedded both those guys, same with Fury. Its not going to happen soon, but at least we know Spence/Crawford is on the horizon

Very good fight stylistically! Jose will have to tighten up that Defense and improve his head movement for this one