Comments Thread For: Luis Ortiz: I'll Stop Joshua in 8, Klitschko Let Him Off The Hook!

[Motorcity Cobra]

There's no way this fight happens. Watch this interview from Hearn. If you read between the lines he is essentially saying he's going to "remind" the governing bodies that they have a star holding the belts and not enforce mandatories, or give them flexibility to avoid them.

So basically Joshua isn't going to be like Wlad who fought everybody

[mlac]

Hearn sets his sights on Tony bellew / Beetlejuice Whyte rematch over the course of the next year

[deathofaclown]

So basically Joshua isn't going to be like Wlad who fought everybody

I guess it depends how you take that interview.

Hearn is basically saying Joshua is bigger than the belts and the governing bodies need them more than they need the belts.

I suppose you could take that as either they won't be dictated to and take mandatories they don't want, whether it because it's high risk-low reward or because it's bad opponent. Or you could take it that they're only looking for big fights and will happily be stripped if it means taking a bigger fight.

Whichever way you take it, it seems they won't be fighting any risky low reward fights forced upon them if they don't want to and probably feel they have the influence to get out of those fights by "reminding" the governing bodies that their champ is a star. Hearn just basically said that there.

[Bronx2245]

he has a fractured hand idiot.... He is joshuas mandatory.... Why would he not wait to get the biggest paycheck of his life???? That just shows your ******ed brain level......

It's not a fractured hand:

April 19, 2017:

Last week, the fight was canceled after Ortiz suffered a fracture to his finger and his doctor advised him to stay away from training for at least four weeks.

The Cuban puncher, who is the mandatory challenger under the WBA, will wait for the outcome of next Saturday's showdown between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley. The two of them will battle for the vacant WBA title - and the first defense will have to be made against Ortiz.

http://www.boxingscene.com/luis-orti...-there--115752

I read that Joshua has been granted a voluntary defense, so that means Ortiz would be waiting for at least 1 year to face AJ! At age 38, "waiting around" is a ****** strategy!

[JASON SHAW]

who has a fractured hand?

luis ortiz has a fractured hand in a cast.... He even posted a picture of it dude

[DblLFThooK]

This is the heavy weight bout I would love see. Ortiz has the goods. I think it would be a very fun fight to watch!

[Fabes88]

AJ might end up losing at least one of his belts tied down to a Klitschko rematch just like Fury smh. Some will say karma since he won his ibf that way.

He didn't win the belt that way. The person he won it from did. By that logic you can say The same thing about fury

[Caught Square]

He didn't win the belt that way. The person he won it from did. By that logic you can say The same thing about fury

Right but Joshua fighting Martin for the ibf wouldn't have happened if not for the mandatory and rematch clause mess that was created from the Fury-Klitschko situation.

I don't think it is karma by the way i'm just saying there would probably be a few people who wouldn't have much sympathy for Joshua being stripped of one of his belts, especially the ibf.

[Fabes88]

Right but Joshua fighting Martin for the ibf wouldn't have happened if not for the mandatory and rematch clause mess that was created from the Fury-Klitschko situation.

I don't think it is karma by the way i'm just saying there would probably be a few people who wouldn't have much sympathy for Joshua being stripped of one of his belts, especially the ibf.

I think that situation has worked itself out karma wise already. Glazkovs promotor Duva Called for an immediate purse bid the day after fury won the belt knowing his team couldn't negotiate due to having a rematch clause. The fight happens and then he gets injured 2 rounds in= karma

[Queen_Leia]

Stay in line, AJ has at least 3 better options: Klitschko again, Wilder, Fury.

This right here ^^^^^^ should end this thread.