By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Promoter Angelo DiCarlo says WBO #2 light welterweight Liam Paro (17-0, 11 KOs) will upset newly unified WBC/WBO 140lb champion Jose Ramirez (25-0, 17 KOs) who stopped Maurice Hooker in six rounds at Arlington, Texas over the weekend to retain his WBC belt and capture Hooker’s WBO crown.
”Ramirez is a pressure fighter with a big engine but he has trouble with slick southpaws like Liam,” DiCarlo told Grantlee Kieza of the Courier Mail. “Hooker is a very tall lanky fighter with a real spoiling style but Ramirez is there in front of his opponent the whole time. We’re very confident when the world title opportunity comes that Liam will be ready to cause a big upset and become Queensland’s newest world champion.”
I just hope that Paro does not get seriously hurt, as he gets KTFO, as he deservingly receives his 1st professional loss.
Let him earn his chance first, southpaw is a combination for an ugly fight.
To me the most reliable boxing ranking site is boxrec.com…. by a large margin. Ramirez is ranked #1 and Paro #75. There is a huge gap in the level of competition they both faced. Paro needs to step up the level of competition and actually beat a couple decent guys to be considered challenger for Ramirez. I’m not saying he can’t get to that point and maybe even beat Ramirez, but he’s miles away from “deserving” in my view.