Joey Spencer Explains Why He ‘Asked’ For Jesus Ramos Fight: ‘Itβs A Perfect Fight To See Whoβs Ready To Go To The Next Level’
Joey Spencer wanted to fight Jesus Ramos.
Spencer and Ramos are set to fight in the co-feature fight on the undercard of Caleb Plant vs. David Benavidez pay-per-view on March 25. With Spencer being 22 and Ramos being 21, many were surprised the two were matched up with one another but Spencer says he asked for the fight.
βI actually asked for this fight particularly,β Spencer said at a press conference (via BoxingScene). βAnd I wanna say the same thing to Jesus about just the fact that people donβt β you donβt see these fights in boxing often for a reason. Thereβs a specific reason for that. And a lotta times people hide behind promoters and say, βYou know what? Itβs not what my promoter wants,β and this and that. But, you know, this fight is proof that if two guys wanna get in, at any stage in their career, even if it doesnβt necessarily follow the specific script that boxing usually follows, you can make a fight thatβs outside of the box, that people donβt usually see.β
Currently, Spencer is unrankedΒ by the IBF, WBA, WBC, or WBO while Ramos is ranked seventh among its 154-pound contenders by the WBC, whereas the WBO has placed him 10th in its ratings. With that, Spencer says he knows this fight is big for his career as he believes the winner will prove themselves as a legit contender.
βI love this fight,β Spencer said. βThis is the fight that I wanted because heβs high in the rankings and heβs had great performances. And people really admire his boxing and what heβs done so far. Weβre both young and I think itβs a hot fight for the division. β¦ Itβs a perfect fight to see whoβs ready to go to the next level. And thatβs the type of fight that I want, so yeah, props to Jesus and weβre gonna make a great fight. I think weβre gonna steal the show. I mean, Caleb and Benavidez is gonna be a great fight, but I think that this fight is gonna be right up there, you know, as one of the showstoppers on March 25th.β
Joey Spencer (16-0) is coming off a decision win over Kevin Salgado Zambrano back in September in a battle of undefeated fighters. He also holds notable wins over Ravshan Hudaynazarov.
Jesus Ramos (19-0) picked up a decision win over Luke Santamaria back in May and before that, TKO’d Vladimir Hernandez.
Who do you think will win, Joey Spencer or Jesus Ramos?