Gilberto Ramirez vs. Jessie Hart

Ramirez is 38 - 0 with 25 KO’s.  He’s 27 years old and in the prime of his career.  Ramirez is a southpaw one rough dude, as he started his pro career as an 18 year old with three fights in the first month.  He has big power in each hand and does excellent work to the body.  His uppercut might be his most effective punch.  His jab is an afterthought and very inaccurate as he typically only lands 10% of them but he lands 38% of his power punches which is phenomenal. He has a granite chin with good head movement on defense. He applies effective pressure as he constantly works his way inside but can be hit on the way in.  He gives up his 6’2” height by leaning over and is susceptible to uppercuts.  He tends to be very patient which can cause him to lose rounds to active fighters.

Jessie Hart is 25-1 with 21 KO’s.  He is true to his “hard work” nickname in that he tries to out work his opponent at all times. Hart has good foot movement & balance and flicks out stinging jab. Hart has a good defense including head & foot movement to avoid punches. He has big power in his right hand and prefers to counter punch with his opponents. He fights effectively on the inside which includes a great uppercut. He tends to finish strong in fights and has excellent recuperative powers after getting hit hard. He does have this weird habit of locking out his front leg before he punches (normally you flex your knee when punching) and only throws one punch at a time.  

Prediction:

These two fought in 2017 and Ramirez won a close decision.  It was a really interesting fight in that Ramirez was clearly the harder puncher as Hart was down hard in the second and also in trouble again in the fifth.  In many of the rounds, Ramirez was way too patient and outworked by Hart.  Good thing Ramirez has cement in his chin as be was repeatedly hit with crushing upper cuts to no ill effect. I think the second fight is much the same as the first.  Hart outworks Ramirez but Gilberto’s power and ring savy does just enough to take the close decision.  I‘m taking Ramirez to win at -360. I think the odds will come in closer to fight time so wait and you can get better odds on Ramirez. If you want a good hedge to this bet, take Hart to win by decision (odds not posted yet, but I’m guessing at +600.)

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