I haven't done this in a while. Here goes nothing.
They both have the power to knock each other out, but Ortiz is the better boxer, from a technical standpoint. Ortiz also has a 1 inch reach advantage over Wilder. I think Wilder will flash his jab, and be countered trying to set up his right hand. Again, Ortiz has the reach advantage, so he'll probably use his jab to keep Wilder at his comfortable distance. I also think that Ortiz will exploit Wilder's glaring flaws, which Teddy Atlas hilariously pointed out once. We've seen that Wilder's chin is a little sus, as he did get stopped as an amateur, and stunned by Eric Molina. However, Ortiz did get stunned by Malik Scott. Wilder is the younger fighter, so should the fight go into the later rounds, he should be the less fatigued of the two. Ortiz is supposedly 38 (he defected from Cuba, so who knows how old he actually is?), so he's probably gonna be looking to finish the fight within the first 6 rounds. If it goes beyond that, he'll most likely get knocked out in the late rounds. If Ortiz's age doesn't screw him over, and the fight goes to the cards, I think Ortiz's boxing skills get him a UD. 55-45 Ortiz.
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