2 fights ago it was clear that Goldenboy's Goldenboy was Khan. He raised his profile with a super performance against Maidana.Ortiz eked out a draw with Lamont Peterson and seemed to be clinging on to his career by his fingernails. There was no question Ortiz was well below Khan in Goldenboy's pecking order.
Then Goldenboy set up a sink or swim fight for Ortiz with the Berto bout and a nothing space filler nothing fight for Khan with the Paul McCloskey bout. The Ortiz/Berto fight turned out to be a great fight with Ortiz redeeming himself and Khan's stock dropped after an unsatisfactory controversial stoppage in a nothing fight. Team Khan seemed to be heavily involved in the negotiations and upset Eddie Hearn and hashed up the TV deal. I am sure Oscar can only take so much of Team Khan's antics and with Ortiz he does not have that kind of baggage.
IMO the next fight the two fighters have will be critical in determining who is the priority fighter on Golden boy's books. Right now Amir is the main man but if his family continue to influence the fights he takes and continue low balling opponents I can see Oscar getting fed up and Ortiz if he keeps on winning he could end up as being Goldenboy's Goldenboy.
What do you think?
Then Goldenboy set up a sink or swim fight for Ortiz with the Berto bout and a nothing space filler nothing fight for Khan with the Paul McCloskey bout. The Ortiz/Berto fight turned out to be a great fight with Ortiz redeeming himself and Khan's stock dropped after an unsatisfactory controversial stoppage in a nothing fight. Team Khan seemed to be heavily involved in the negotiations and upset Eddie Hearn and hashed up the TV deal. I am sure Oscar can only take so much of Team Khan's antics and with Ortiz he does not have that kind of baggage.
IMO the next fight the two fighters have will be critical in determining who is the priority fighter on Golden boy's books. Right now Amir is the main man but if his family continue to influence the fights he takes and continue low balling opponents I can see Oscar getting fed up and Ortiz if he keeps on winning he could end up as being Goldenboy's Goldenboy.
What do you think?
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