{"id":565868,"date":"2026-05-04T15:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/565868\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:38:10","slug":"mike-tyson-sums-up-david-benavidezs-ko-performance-against-zurdo-ramirez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/565868\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson sums up David Benavidez’s KO performance against ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Tyson<\/a> has given his immediate reaction to David Benavidez\u2019s punishing beatdown of Gilberto Ramirez, which culminated in a stunning sixth-round finish at Las Vegas\u2019 T-Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n

The pair squared off for Ramirez\u2019s WBO and WBA cruiserweight belts, with Benavidez jumping up from 175lbs in pursuit of three-division world championship glory.<\/p>\n

And he did so with remarkable dominance, despite his unfamiliarity with the division and weighing in at 3lbs below the 200lb limit.<\/p>\n

Determined to prevent Ramirez from hearing the final bell, as many had predicted, \u2018The Monster\u2019 shifted the complexion of their fight with a fourth-round knockdown.<\/p>\n

This was the first time Ramirez had been floored in his career, to which he responded by picking himself off the canvas and continuing his forward-motion attacks.<\/p>\n

While his tenacity was commendable, it ultimately led to him suffering a swelling on his right eye, which swiftly inspired Benavidez to go through the gears and force an emphatic sixth-round stoppage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In doing so, the 29-year-old has cemented himself as one of the most elite fighters in this sport, while affording himself several options between cruiser and light-heavyweight.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Fight Hub TV<\/a>, heavyweight legend Tyson expressed his appreciation for Benavidez\u2019s performance after watching at ringside.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreat fight. He fought great tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another familiar face in attendance was former undisputed super-middleweight king Canelo Alvarez, who Benavidez called out shortly after getting his hand raised against Ramirez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The reigning WBC light-heavyweight champion has long accused his Mexican rival of \u2018running scared\u2019, but is evidently unwilling to quit banging the drum for their potential encounter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson has given his immediate reaction to David Benavidez\u2019s punishing beatdown of Gilberto Ramirez, which culminated in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-565868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}