Comments Thread For: WBC Prez: Luis Ortiz Will Not Be Suspended, Retains His Ranking

[Jubei]

That worked out nicely, keeping Ortiz out of the ring for over a year, the man is probably close to 45 years and will be inactive for 18 months until he fights again.

[Madison Boxing]

people gonna still make out like the wilder ortiz fight couldnt have happened if wlder wanted it? THe wbc had such a strong stance on it that theyve let him back lol. He wnated to fight stiverne all along.

[Scopedog]

Yeah, this stinks. I might have given Ortiz the benefit of the doubt had this been the first time, but you expect me to buy this garbage after he already got caught and served a drugs ban already? I don't trust like that, no matter what excuse they roll out.

Obviously Suleiman wants to keep his big money fights intact so he can get those sweet sanctioning fees, and figures he can make do with Ortiz v Wilder if Wilder doesn't fight Joshua next.

Every single headline to do with drugs and the WBC has sent a clear message about their stance on cheaters: "We don't really care, we'll help sweep it under the rug and prop up any BS excuse if it means we can keep the cash flowing." I used to think the WBC belt was the most prestigious of the lot, more like the most corrupt.

[Arthur Daley]

High blood pressure medication. lol. It's amazing how many asthmatics and fighters with 'high blood pressure' there is. Who would have thought that so many elite level power athletes would have the same medicine cabinet as an 80 year man.... Ffs just bring in the mma drug rules and be done with it already. Specifically the 4.1 rule where you're basically allowed to pump 4 times the amount of testosterone into you that you would be expected to have.

We're not ******, we all know everybody is taking them anyway including Wilder.

[Damn Wicked]

Well.... crap. Why dump him from the Wilder fight then? (That Stiverne rematch is 3 minutes of my life I will never get back and interrupted some good NCAA Football.) If he can prove he has high blood pressure and was just ****** on forgetting to fill out the form correctly that asked what meds he was on, he should not have been dropped for the fight. If he can't, he should be suspended. Period.

That fight was 3 minutes of Stiverne's life that he'll never get back either. In fact, it may have taken a few years off his lifespan.

[yoz]

Great. Hopefully he'll get a shot at Wilder.

[yoz]

That fight was 3 minutes of Stiverne's life that he'll never get back either. In fact, it may have taken a few years off his lifespan.

I'm sure he doesn't mind that, given the pay day.

He didn't exert himself too much, and it probably worked out at about a million per punch.

[Slowhand]

So Wilder vs Ortiz is still possible great! Why drop him in the first place?

Because.. Ortiz hits back..?

[lfc19titles]

Lmao wilder fans are bricking it on here now

[MDPopescu]

... this "ruling" manages to turn VADA testing into a joke...