Johnny Ortiz

The Executioner Looks To Chop Winky Up

This Saturday night, July 21, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, HBO PPV, along with Golden Boy Promotions, will telecast a terrific fight between two of boxing’s very best, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins and Ronald “Winky” Wright. I h...

Barrera-Marquez: To Crown a Mexican King

Following on the heels of another historic matchup of Mexican idols, the fight between champions, Israel Vasquez and Rafael Marquez, (Rafael is the brother of challenger, Juan Manuel Marquez), both Marco Antonio (63 W, 4 L, W/ 42 KO’s), and Juan Manu...

Two Big Boxing Cards, One Big Night

Four great fights, three for world championships. Of the two bouts that will be telecast on HBO, WBA Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto should handle Oktay Urkal without putting himself in any danger of losing his title. Urkal’s record of 38 wins,...

James Toney-Sam Peter 2: The Weight is Over

January 6 was once regarded as the day of the “Epiphany,” the Christian feast commemorating the revelation of Jesus to humanity, specifically the visit of the Magi. What better day than this for James and Samuel, two revered biblical names, to do ba...

A Look at De La Hoya vs. Mayweather, Jr.

The fight between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Carlos Baldomir went just the way any knowledgeable fight expert would have expected, Carlos, try as he might, was just to slow and just did not have enough ring savy to be able to cut the ring off on his e...

Pacquiao-Morales: A Score To Settle!

On November 18th at the Thomas Mack Center in Las Vegas, a rubber match will be fought between two of the most exciting boxers in boxing today. Erik "El Terrible" Morales and Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will engage in what is being called, "The Grand Fin...

James Toney Puts it All On The Line

On September 2nd, James "Lights Out" Toney will engage in a WBC elimination bout against one of boxing’s most feared fighters, Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter. The fight will be telecast on Showtime Championship Boxing. WBC President Jose Sulai...

El Feroz Wants More Sugar

This Saturday night, July 15, 2006, at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, "The Ferocious One," Fernando Vargas, will attempt to even the score when he faces an old friend and adversary, "Sugar Shane" Mosley. The last time they met on February 25, 2006...

Winky and The Champ

This Saturday night, June 17th, Ronald "Winky" Wright, the former Jr. Middleweight World Champion will be fighting his third fight at the middleweight level when he attempts to win the WBC/WBA/WBO Middleweight title from current champion, Jermain Tay...

Oscar Puts Punctuation Mark on Mayorga

Writing this article, I will from time to time revert to some of the comments I made in my last article concerning the fight this past Saturday night between Oscar De La Hoya and Ricardo Mayorga. In writing it, I tried to emphasize just how slim the...

"The Golden Boy" Faces "El Matador" AKA: "The Malevolent One"

On May 6, 2006, Oscar De La Hoya will enter the “Danger Zone” to challenge Ricardo Mayorga for his WBC Jr. Middleweight title at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. This is a fight that has ignited the fire within the fight fan, a fight that pits the...

Klitschko Takes Aim at "Rapid Fire" Chris Byrd

On April 22, 2006, Waldimir Klitschko and IBF Heavyweight Champion Chris Byrd will renew an old rivalry when they meet face to face at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. On October 14, 2000, Wlad and Chris fought to a twelve round decision that was...

Pretty Boy Floyd To Bring Back "The Funky Judah"

After Zab Judah created “The Funky Judah” dance after going down nearly three times from a big right hand from then jr. welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu, he is set to add a few more impromptu dance steps when he steps into the ring with everyone’s...

Ferocious and Sugar - They Don't Mix!

When fury and sweetness meet, the outcome can only result in a classic confrontation. Fernando "El Feroz" Vargas and "Sugar" Shane Mosley, two longtime good friends, will put their friendship on hold when they step into the ring at the Mandalay Bay R...

The Rematch at The KO Corral

This Saturday at the Thomas Mack Arena in Las Vegas, two tough little warriors, Erik “El Terrible” Morales and Manny “Pac Man” Paquiao will go at it one more time in a fight appropriately labeled, “The Battle”. Their previous encounter was a great f...