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An interesting pick from GYGB..
Excerpt from Everybody Wins
by Coltrane of Guard Your Grill Boxing
...Most boxing fans feel Ortiz was a product of the company that promotes him and never really proved himself. They also felt (dare I say it) a "quitter". I beg to differ but that's just my opinion. Ortiz coming out party (if you will) was against hard hitting Marcos Maidana and the fight ended with Ortiz getting off the canvas in a post fight interview pondering quitting the sport after just 1 loss. I personally felt he was speaking out of emotion so I didn't really put any stock into it . Boxing fans are very nostalgic and they have seen guys like Ricardo Lopez, Margarito, Chico, Morales, etc. fight damn near blind...they have little patience for a fighter willing to quit after 1 loss.
That being said, Ortiz can clean his slate in a few weeks when he squares off against Berto. Ortiz has left his residence of the hottest division in boxing (Jr. welterweight) and is now headed north to the 147 limits. I always saw Berto as a big Jr. Welterweight so I don't think size is a big deal here. I think you will have two extremely focused young men in the land of the "Huskies" looking to make a statement! I also believe both men will continue to go on and have pretty decent careers (win lose or draw). Just because a fighter taste defeat don't mean his career is over. Go back in time and look at every great fighter that ever laced up and peep their wins and lost columns. Good for them and good for us because all win in the end.
The pick: Berto hand picked opposition may come back to haunt him in
this contest. Ortiz has tasted defeat and humility and he's coming
off a very competitive fight against Lamont Peterson. It's simple for
me, my chips is on the more "battle tested" fighter and that's Ortiz
as of right now. No x's and o's, sometimes it comes down to just
that... [Read Full Article]
Excerpt from Everybody Wins
by Coltrane of Guard Your Grill Boxing
...Most boxing fans feel Ortiz was a product of the company that promotes him and never really proved himself. They also felt (dare I say it) a "quitter". I beg to differ but that's just my opinion. Ortiz coming out party (if you will) was against hard hitting Marcos Maidana and the fight ended with Ortiz getting off the canvas in a post fight interview pondering quitting the sport after just 1 loss. I personally felt he was speaking out of emotion so I didn't really put any stock into it . Boxing fans are very nostalgic and they have seen guys like Ricardo Lopez, Margarito, Chico, Morales, etc. fight damn near blind...they have little patience for a fighter willing to quit after 1 loss.
That being said, Ortiz can clean his slate in a few weeks when he squares off against Berto. Ortiz has left his residence of the hottest division in boxing (Jr. welterweight) and is now headed north to the 147 limits. I always saw Berto as a big Jr. Welterweight so I don't think size is a big deal here. I think you will have two extremely focused young men in the land of the "Huskies" looking to make a statement! I also believe both men will continue to go on and have pretty decent careers (win lose or draw). Just because a fighter taste defeat don't mean his career is over. Go back in time and look at every great fighter that ever laced up and peep their wins and lost columns. Good for them and good for us because all win in the end.
The pick: Berto hand picked opposition may come back to haunt him in
this contest. Ortiz has tasted defeat and humility and he's coming
off a very competitive fight against Lamont Peterson. It's simple for
me, my chips is on the more "battle tested" fighter and that's Ortiz
as of right now. No x's and o's, sometimes it comes down to just
that... [Read Full Article]
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