Was there any demand for this fight at all?
And if you think this fight is evenly matched
then Wilder is in big trouble on Saturday.
Question is why did Ortiz even had his huge moment in the Wilder fight which almost derailed Deontay's already lacklustre resume?
Ortiz wrecks him.
I don't think Ortiz looked as impressive last time out, but he's still a class above anybody but Joshua, Wilder, Fury, and maybe Povetkin.
The division is very top heavy.
I would expect Ortiz to be a strong favourite. Joshua best Brezeale early in his career and was reported to be ill in the build up - even then AJ didn’t look threatened at all. Wilder probably knocks him out within four rounds and then Brezeale disappears well down the pecking order.
Ortiz would do damage early, snipering the slower Breazeale with countershots.
If Breazeale weathers the storm, he could wear down old Ortiz in late rounds.
Ortiz would do damage early, snipering the slower Breazeale with countershots.
If Breazeale weathers the storm, he could wear down old Ortiz in late rounds.
It is difficult to make such predictions in boxing. Different styles give different results. Ali KO'd Foreman but struggled against Frazier, while Foreman easily KOd Frazier.
By '74, Frazier KOd Ali, who KOd Foreman, who KOd Frazier.
Wow, based on the replies here Wilder is basically fighting a rubbish.
We have to wonder why Breazeale became a mandatory at all.
He won't even stand a chance against Ortiz, who has beaten nobody.
This is the exciting division Wilder is talking about.
It's full of rubbish.
You can't work these triangles in boxing.
Ortiz the better boxer against Breazeale the bigger man. Could be 50/50.
Wilder the bigger man against Ortiz the better boxer. Might be 60/40 in Wilder's favour.
Wilder the faster fighter against Breazeale the slightly better fundamentals?
We still haven't seen Wilder do well against a proper super heavyweight. The one time he tried it, he got kept at range and outboxed and couldn't get the KO... but Breazeale's no Fury in terms of avoiding being hit - but he can bang better than Fury.
Luis Ortiz is the more athletic, scientific and fundamentally sound of the two. Dominic Breazeale is just your typical club fighter who eats a lot of punches and could hit. That's it. Other than that, there is no comparison non whatsoever between these two.