Comments Thread For: Victor Ortiz vs Lamont Peterson Set For December 11

[Gorilla Dogs]

at best he's an overrated hypejob. Victor will dispose of him easily in less than five rounds.

lol kk thanks man. appreciate it

[FloydTBE]

This will be a good scrap, peterson is a decent boxer who can punch.

[theflyest]

50/50 fight. Peterson is Nice. Much better than his brother. His only loss is to Bradley. I think he's better than Alexander.

[MXboxingfan]

props to ortiz,hes willing to fight anyone.

As I remember, he was not willing fight Marcos Maidana the rest of the bout.

[Evil Abed]

Excellent match-up.

Peterson is a good test.

Hes a much better fighter than his brother.

[Maidana vs Rios]

That's a pretty good fight, might this be the end of the cold war? How long has it been since a Golden Boy fighter fought a Top Rank fighter?

Whoa. That's an AMAZING card.

Isn't Peterson Top Rank? Surprised they got Peterson on such short notice on a GBP card.

Either way, I'm happy about it.

I don't think Peterson is a Top Rank fighter. His contract expired and was not renewed.

yup, found this:

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Oxnard’s Victor Ortiz will have the opportunity to gain another world title shot when he meets Lamont Peterson on Dec. 11 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, a junior-welterweight bout that was announced by Ortiz’s promoter on Monday.

The 23-year-old Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 knockouts) was destined for a title shot last year before suffering a surprising technical-knockout loss to Marcos Maidana in a Staples Center main event. Ortiz has since rallied with four victories, including a third-round knockout of veteran Vivian Harris on Sept. 18 at Staples Center.

“He got his confidence back from the scene of the crime, and we believe he’ll show in December that he’s ready now to fight anyone at 140 pounds,” promoter Richard Schaefer said of boxing’s most talented division.

Ortiz-Peterson will precede the main event pitting Maidana (29-1, 27 KOs) against WBA champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KOs) on HBO. Schaefer said Ortiz will get a shot at either the Maidana-Khan winner or the winner between champions Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander, who meet in January.

"Victor's fully back, armed and dangerous," Schaefer said.

Peterson (28-1, 14 KOs) has only lost to Bradley. Peterson was a member of promoter Bob Arum's Top Rank stable, but Golden Boy Promotions' Schaefer cautioned the bout does not represent a laying down of swords between the rival promoters. Peterson no longer fights for Top Rank, and is currently being represented by his manager/father figure Barry Hunter.

"Lamont's back is against the wall, so Victor will be facing a dangerous opponent, but we believe Victor will win the fight and show he's ready for anyone in this weight class," Schaefer said.

--Lance Pugmire

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/spor...oter-says.html

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Good fight.

I like Victor's style better (the vicious version, not the cautious one), but I might root for Lamont just to see that Swiss **** Schaefer eat his words.

[ShoulderRoll]

Good fight, Peterson won't be an easy opponent.

[Blue Demon]

War Ortiz!

[ikim322]

at best he's an overrated hypejob. Victor will dispose of him easily in less than five rounds.

It took Bradley more than a couple rounds to adjust to him. I don't think it's going to be such a ridiculously easy night for Ortiz (who I actually am fairly high on...barring the Maidana fight obviously). I'd be really impressed if it was.

[Bastian Loc]

This is fine matchmaking. I think Peterson could pull the upset, if you even wanna call it that.

50/50 fight imo.