Comments Thread For: Vergil Ortiz's promoter not interested right now in title fight with Bakhram Murtazaliev

[LarryMerchant'sBottle]

I'd like to hear from either Virgil, his pops or Robert Garcia, all I've heard from Robert is that Virgil will fight anyone....

[Marine Veteran Jorge]

I met Virgil on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at the Grand Opening of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Riverside. I went to shake his hand and he said be careful because my hands hurt. He autographed my hat and I took a picture with him and he was very nice to all his fans. I hope he heals fast so we can see him in action.

[Grandma Lover]

So this guy who has never won a world title ever is turning down a title shot because he’s risking burn out?? Weren’t they just the ones calling Boots a duck for wanting to unify at 147 yet now him turning down a title shot is best for long term business? Ok

Probably learned from what he did to Francisco vargas. I don't blame Oscar or ortiz. Should at least go for a much easier champion in fundora who's secondary belt being held by ortiz anyway

[famicommander]

Badou Jack once fought Anthony Dirrell, George Groves, Lucian Bute, James DeGale, Nathan Cleverly, Adonis Stevenson, Marcus Browne, and Jean Pascal consecutively.

Naoya Inoue fought Jamie McDonnell, Juan Carlos Payano, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Nonito Donaire, and Jason Moloney consecutively. Then he had to take some lesser fights in the COVID bubble, but then came back with Nonito Donaire, Paul Butler, Stephen Fulton, Marlon Tapales, Luis Nery, and TJ Doheny.

Floyd Mayweather fought Arturo Gatti, Sharmba Mitchell, Zab Judah, Carlos Baldomir, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, (fake retirement/unretirement), Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley, Victor Ortiz, Miguel Cotto, Robert Guerrero, Canelo Alvarez, Marcos Maidana twice, Manny Pacquiao, and then Andre Berto consecutively. At a previous point in his career he fought Diego Corrales, Carlos Hernandez, Jesus Chavez, and Jose Luis Castillo twice consecutively.

Pacquiao finished his career on a consecutive run of Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Brandon Rios, Tim Bradley, Chris Algieri, Floyd Mayweather, Tim Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Jeff Horn, Lucas Matthysse, Adrien Broner, Keith Thurman, and Yordenis Ugas.

My point? Shut up and take the big fights when they come your way.

[Grandma Lover]

Badou Jack once fought Anthony Dirrell, George Groves, Lucian Bute, James DeGale, Nathan Cleverly, Adonis Stevenson, Marcus Browne, and Jean Pascal consecutively.

Naoya Inoue fought Jamie McDonnell, Juan Carlos Payano, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Nonito Donaire, and Jason Moloney consecutively. Then he had to take some lesser fights in the COVID bubble, but then came back with Nonito Donaire, Paul Butler, Stephen Fulton, Marlon Tapales, Luis Nery, and TJ Doheny.

Floyd Mayweather fought Arturo Gatti, Sharmba Mitchell, Zab Judah, Carlos Baldomir, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, (fake retirement/unretirement), Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley, Victor Ortiz, Miguel Cotto, Robert Guerrero, Canelo Alvarez, Marcos Maidana twice, Manny Pacquiao, and then Andre Berto consecutively. At a previous point in his career he fought Diego Corrales, Carlos Hernandez, Jesus Chavez, and Jose Luis Castillo twice consecutively.

Pacquiao finished his career on a consecutive run of Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Brandon Rios, Tim Bradley, Chris Algieri, Floyd Mayweather, Tim Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Jeff Horn, Lucas Matthysse, Adrien Broner, Keith Thurman, and Yordenis Ugas.

My point? Shut up and take the big fights when they come your way.

How many of those can you say were wars much less forty candidates? How favored were those guys to win? Were they even back to back FOTY candidates?

Lmfao @ listing froid against little marquez in which he missed weight

Stfu clown

[DClefthook]

I met Virgil on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at the Grand Opening of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Riverside. I went to shake his hand and he said be careful because my hands hurt. He autographed my hat and I took a picture with him and he was very nice to all his fans. I hope he heals fast so we can see him in action.

I think Oscar is finally realizing that Turki is using Virgil as cannon fodder to get the east Euros some belts. Fighting those guys doesn't help him for his future American fights when he comes back home against Boots, Crawford and Jermell. He's going to waste his career over in Saudi when he should be fighting in Texas / Vegas while being groomed into a PPV star. I think Turki and his new best friend Dana White are going to steal him from Oscar so he can go fight in the new boxing league called WHITE-TURKEY or whatever it's called

[James Hunt]

Vergil should go after Fundora, who's mando he is.
Don't allow crooks to run away with those PBC belts.
WBC was very quick to order Bivol to fight a PBC buy, they're not so fast the other way arround.

[Liondw]

Murtazaliev might be too much for Ortiz.

[factsarenice]

Nothing wrong with that. Even with his illness, Ortiz has been more active than Dud Crawford. Dud wouldn’t dare take on those three in that short time span. So why rush Ortiz?

That dam Crawford is fighting the unified 168lb champ while black....how dare he.

[factsarenice]

Murtazaliev might be too much for Ortiz.

Murtazaliev beat Jack Culkay and beat Tim Tszyu, a guy coming off the worst loss of his career and that makes Murtaliev a world beater?