# Zurdo Ramirez: Benavidez’s Weaknesses, Their Sparring War & Mexico vs Mexico on May 2

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Published: 2026-04-21T22:23:56+00:00
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Hall of Famers Andre Ward and Roy Jones Jr. welcome Mexico’s first-ever cruiserweight world champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez ahead of his Cinco de Mayo showdown with David Benavidez at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, May 2 (live on PBC Prime Video PPV). Zurdo opens up about the pay-per-view-level sparring sessions he shared with Benavidez, admits Benavidez has “weaknesses” he’s been studying in the gym, and breaks down how he plans to fight a volume puncher without matching him punch-for-punch. This is a Mexico vs Mexico fight for Cinco de Mayo — the holiday Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez held hostage for a decade. Roy Jones Jr. delivers an untold story about why he refused to spar the #1 ranked Reggie Johnson in 1991 — the “I’m not teaching you anything” rule that shaped his entire career — and Andre Ward pulls back the curtain on his Super Six standoff with Andre Dirrell and why he had to “love him from a distance.” Plus: Andre’s honest assessment of Benavidez’s move up to cruiserweight, the riddle Zurdo has to solve that nobody else has, and why Benavidez gets the 60/40 edge heading into fight week. 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Welcoming Zurdo Ramirez — Mexico’s First Cruiserweight Champion 1:06 - Zurdo on Fighting for Cinco de Mayo (After Mayweather & Canelo) 1:49 - How the Benavidez Fight Got Made 2:11 - The PPV Sparring Sessions with Benavidez 3:33 - Benavidez’s Strengths: Pressure, Volume & Power 3:59 - Zurdo Admits Benavidez Has Weaknesses (But Won’t Say What) 5:27 - Training at 34 — Is Zurdo Still in His Prime? 6:07 - The Julian Chula Relationship & Game Plan 9:46 - Zurdo’s Message to Benavidez & the Boxing World 10:10 -…

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