Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder-Luis Ortiz in Works for March 3 at Barclays Center

[HanzGruber]

If this fight doesn't happen shame on Wilder. But, I'll say this Ortiz is about to be 39 (probably older) and has looked flat a lot in recent fights. He gets no credit for kinda stepping up after a decade in the game and his 40th fight.

This is what's wrong with this place. You say shame on wilder if he doesn't fight Ortiz. Then say Ortiz is old and gets no credit if he beats him? Fuk off

[HarvardBlue]

For the Loma haters, Ortiz gives up 3" in height and at least 6+ years in age, let's see if the Loma haters who criticized the size/age difference between Rigo, will celebrate Deontay's win with as much vigor.

This is complete BS. How is Lomachenko win over an inactive 37 year old going up 2 divisions comparable to Wilder's win (if it happen) over a Ortiz who would be fighting at his natural weight and just fought a few weeks ago?

Also, if you have noticed, there are plenty of people celebrating Lomachenko's win over Rigondeaux.

[HanzGruber]

It this fight goes head-to-head with HBO's LHW matches, it's going to flop at Barclay's and in the ratings. To be fair, HBO's broadcast is going to take a hit as well. It would be smart for one of them to move their date. Better for the fans too.

Wilder SHOULD beat him. Ortiz is 38 going on 50. Looks like a middle-aged chain-smoking Uber driver. Looked rather slow and lethargic in recent fights. For the Loma haters, Ortiz gives up 3" in height and at least 6+ years in age, let's see if the Loma haters who criticized the size/age difference between Rigo, will celebrate Deontay's win with as much vigor.

They're in the same weight class you moron.

[chrisJS]

This is what's wrong with this place. You say shame on wilder if he doesn't fight Ortiz. Then say Ortiz is old and gets no credit if he beats him? Fuk off

Going off the same logic used the other way.

[HanzGruber]

Going off the same logic used the other way.

What? You can't have your cake and eat it too. You have no integrity

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

I'm not going to give a credit for stepping up out of the D class for the first time in his 40th fight after 10 years as a pro.

Are you a credentialed boxing writer or something? Not sure how much your credit would help his career.

[Calibaloc]

Man some of these haters are too stupid to even hide their contradictions smh the hate for WIlder is so strong that some of the idiots that were saying Wilder somehow ducked Ortiz because Ortiz failed a drug test are now saying Wilder should not get credit for the win and this is somehow a cherry pick? lol you guys are losers

[chrisJS]

What? You can't have your cake and eat it too. You have no integrity

A man who's been a pro for 10 years and 39 fights doesn't get the props people desperately want to give him for fighting a 39 year old who's not looked good in years. If he opts to fight another Stiverne ahead of him shame on him but I'm not going to make a song and dance over him fighting Ortiz.

[chrisJS]

Are you a credentialed boxing writer or something? Not sure how much your credit would help his career.

Matters as much as yours but I'm saying he can't pull the wool over peoples eyes. He's a 10 year 39 fight unproven prospect. Fighting a 39 year old (probably older) dude who's looked poor the last couple years isn't a big deal. I don't get why Wilder fans are acting like this is Bowe-Holyfield but Joshua-Klits wasn't even as good as Stiverne.

[Calibaloc]

Exactly smh