José Ramírez punch puts Tim Anderson on the ground better fight than Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul
Who won the fight battle? Or You should ask, which fight was better? José Ramírez vs Tim Anderson or Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul. Let’s find out.
Most MLB fights involve a lot of pushing and shoving. The altercation between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians that broke out on Saturday began with a boxing battle.
When White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson attempted to stop Guardians star José from sliding into second base between his legs in the sixth inning, a strange brawl ensued. Ramirez was deemed safe, but an argument ensued, leading to Ramirez and Anderson pushing past second base umpire Malachi Moore to engage in physical contact.
Jose Ramirez knocked down Tim Anderson with a vicious right hand pic.twitter.com/ifNmueoknk
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 6, 2023
Ramirez appeared to deliver the fatal blow as Anderson went backward after both players exchanged blows. As the two players were separated, both teams promptly emptied out their bullpens and dugouts.
The best way to view the entire action is with Tom Hamilton, the Guardians announcer, who yelled “Down goes Anderson! Down goes Anderson!” following the winning blow.
Tom Hamilton's call of the Jose Ramirez-Tim Anderson fight on Cleveland radio is the stuff of legend.
"DOWN GOES ANDERSON! DOWN GOES ANDERSON!" pic.twitter.com/ZXSUW4eE0V
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 6, 2023
Jose
struck Anderson with the strongest punch MLB has seen since Rougned Odour obliterated José Bautista in 2016 as seen from another perspective of the fight:
In a contentious play on Friday, Ramirez hit Guardians rookie Brayan Rocchio’s hand hard enough to knock it off second base. Ramirez said through an interpreter that he told Anderson earlier in the game that he was tagging batters too hard.
THIS IS MADNESS pic.twitter.com/afey03iuvC
— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) August 6, 2023
“As soon as the play happened, he tapped me again really hard, more than needed. And then his reaction was like ‘I want to fight’ and if he wanted to fight I had to defend myself,” Ramírez said. “I felt I was able to land one.”
Whatever the reason or result, both players can anticipate multi-game penalties from MLB in the near future.
Another Fight on Saturday Night, Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz
At the American Airlines Centre in Dallas on Saturday night, Jake Paul defeated Nate Diaz by a unanimous vote.
I told y’all I was going to walk the dog. pic.twitter.com/zgVfRT6U4a
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) August 6, 2023
The MMA star Diaz, who was making his pro boxing debut, was the clear favorite of the crowd, which was expected to be sold out. However, the crowd’s enthusiasm had little bearing on the outcome of the 10-round contest between Paul, 26, and Diaz, 38, who were competing.
The scores from the judges were 97-92, 98-91, and 98-91.
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$5,000 to one person who likes, reposts and comments “ Order #PaulDiaz ” . pic.twitter.com/P4NNHoi31i
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) August 5, 2023
Paul, who knocked Diaz out in the fifth round, claimed he was positive he had won the bout based on the scorecards of the judges and believed Diaz had only won one round. “Although he’s a warrior, you know? I had him hurt in the first round, he kept on coming and no one’s taken that much damage,” Paul said.