Comments Thread For: Luis Ortiz Injured, Declines Invitation For IBF Eliminator; Hrgovic Awaits Next Ordered Opponent

[Rodtang]

Well that's good for him because Luis 'King Kong' Ortiz doesn't have to yield to any type of pressure tactics or threats from any sanctioning body.

Nope. Just do what Haymon tells him.

[Rodtang]

Could Joe Joyce take this?

Not yet as Joyce is ranked 7, and next asked will be Parker who's no 4. In any case Joyce has already knocked it back, and will do so again. Joyce is the next WBO mandatory and will await that shot.

[Stuart Chandler]

Nope. Just do what Haymon tells him.

My message is for all of the heavyweights out there,” stated Ortiz. If you want to fight for the title, you have to go through me.” Three days later he finds out his hand is injured ,sounds legit and a reasonable reason boxing scene edited that in .

[Rodtang]

no one will fight ortiz!!!

Yeah, because it was really Hrgovic that pulled out.

[tokon]

Luis "the boogeyman"Ortiz. Luis" I'm going for all the belts" Ortiz. Luis "I'm coming after everybody" Ortiz.

Hey Luis do you fancy a final eliminator to a world title? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Enough said!

Thanks.

[Rodtang]

He is, but isn't that quite a way off from coming up? I figure Hrgovic is the type of fight he might be inclined to take regardless.

Frank Warren won't allow that.

[Rodtang]

In this age i can understand the Ortiz Team.
Hrgovic is too tall, he can jab Ortiz face the whole night. But Hrgovic isn't know fighter this wouldn't mean too much money for Ortiz.

Andy Ruíz would be the ideal opponent for him, bigger money and Ortiz could use his jab more effectively because his height advantage.

But Ortiz is old and running out of time. And claims nobody will fight him. Here he doesn't even have to chase it. So this fight is perfect. But yet somehow it's not. Ortiz us not allowed to take this fight.

[Rodtang]

I really don't understand why the PBC would request eliminator status for Martin vs Ortiz, knowing there was no way they were letting the winner anywhere near Hrgovic. They've just made themselves and Ortiz look really bad. What was the point?

[jockpunk]

More money than a fight against Hrgovic. It makes the most sense.

If he loses against Ruiz, he still makes more money than if he would lose to Hrgovic. And if he beats Ruiz, he adds a way bigger name to his resume than Hrgovic is.

I agree that a Ruiz fight will pay better but how much really? I can’t see him getting more than $500k for Ruiz. And if he wins, where does that get him? The only way you are getting a shot at the heavyweight title is going to be through unification or mandatories for the next year or two. The only other heavyweight fight that might pay is wilder and no one is going to pay to see a third fight between the two.

[Rodtang]

My message is for all of the heavyweights out there,” stated Ortiz. If you want to fight for the title, you have to go through me.” Three days later he finds out his hand is injured ,sounds legit and a reasonable reason boxing scene edited that in .

Coincidentally, when Martin declined to fight Hrgovic originally, he was injured also. Yet he says he was trying to make fights with Wilder and Ruiz. Do all these PBC fighters think we're all that gullible? Lol.