Comments Thread For: Video: Luis Ortiz Putting in Hard Work For Tony Thompson

[dan_cov]

Except his age....

The other HW's can avoid him long enough for him to get old. His window is the next couple years. He needs to get a fight with either, Fury, Wilder and Joshua within that time period.

Don't say that
It shouldn't be that way and I hope not but man I wouldn't blame them. This guys legitimately scary.

[SN!PER]

Ortiz will probably still be dangerous even at 40. Power and skills are his biggest weapons, and those don't fade as quickly, as evidenced by George Foreman and Bernard Hopkins.

One of the title holders will have to fight him soon when he's a mandatory.

[CubanGuyNYC]

I'm the same excited as hell to see this big brute back in the ring but I must say I am a fair bit worried for old Tony here he's still useful but has really slowed and lost his reflexes over the past few years.

I seen him vs Scott and thought he was fighting under water.

Haha Funny, I've always said Tony is so slow he looks like he's fighting underwater. This fight should end Thompson's career. I just hope he isn't seriously hurt. Also hoping Ortiz fights a top heavyweight next. This is just batting practice, really.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Ortiz will probably still be dangerous even at 40. Power and skills are his biggest weapons, and those don't fade as quickly, as evidenced by George Foreman and Bernard Hopkins.

One of the title holders will have to fight him soon when he's a mandatory.

Totally agree on power and skill. Speed an reflexes are the first to go.

[Fury4daWIN]

You look at some of these heavyweights, their physiques don't look impressive, but some of them put in hard work. Ortiz is a case in point. The video is edited for maximum impact, but Luis is nonetheless in good fighting shape. This isn't a bodybuilding contest. It's all about functionality, and Ortiz appears to have it.

I hate this fan obsession with modern boxers needing to have bodybuilder physiques to be in "good shape". None of the ATGs of the past with the exception of Holyfield were particularly muscular. So long as you can go twelve hard rounds and don't have rolls of flab hanging over your shorts then you're in good shape to me.

[Fury4daWIN]

I'm the same excited as hell to see this big brute back in the ring but I must say I am a fair bit worried for old Tony here he's still useful but has really slowed and lost his reflexes over the past few years.

I seen him vs Scott and thought he was fighting under water.

I'm usually willing to give Triple T a chance versus anyone, but I can't see any way he doesn't get badly beaten here. Tony's been fighting underwater since 2011. Now he's fighting in some sort of viscous medium akin to fibrous gelatine. Ortiz can more or less tee off on him at will. I hope they have a competent ref, ready to step in at the first sign that Thompson is going to get seriously hurt.

[PhillyBox11]

He looks slow