Comments Thread For: Fury Tabs Deontay Wilder as Division Leader - But "Very Beatable"

[Laligalaliga]

Looks like another domestic British rivalry, why am I not surprised? both frauds ducked Deontay, both know they need to come see the champ but wont.

Jigglypuff can get it on the strength, no need for a mando ; but we know he rather outbox this mark, easywork.

Wilder is no draw, that's why he couldn't unify a single belt for over 2yrs as a champion.

[sotgoda]

It's pretty obvious, really. Till Fury shows that he is back to what he was, Wilder will be the best in the division with a good lead. When or if he is back only a fight will say who is best

Agreed. That's the main fight for supremacy. Fury is the better boxer but both are awkward enough to give each other problems. I am not sure Fury can avoid Wilder for 12 rounds.

[Bronx2245]

The difference is one was a serial champion while the other is a no body.

Ortiz was a noboby, only to the casuals!

March 7, 2016
Paul Johnson Bad Left Hook

So how good is Ortiz?

Ortiz has real power, a nasty streak and fantastic accuracy and timing in his counter-punching. He sets up his shots well with the jab, and his straight left is brutally effective. On top of this, he has started to incorporate more variety in his work, wearing his opponents down with body work and pelting them with uppercuts and right hooks.

If the best heavyweights in the world right now are Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Wladimir Klitschko, and Alexander Povetkin, then I think Luis Ortiz slots in nicely just behind them. I think he's top-5 right now, with plenty of potential to go higher.

Guys like Joseph Parker and Anthony Joshua might be the future of the division, but right now they are far too green for this well-schooled Cuban, and I'd see both walking onto a perfectly-timed bomb and getting knocked out. I fancy the same to happen to someone like David Haye.

For me, the real test of Ortiz's abilities are the guys that I've ranked above him. I think he stands a good chance of putting Wilder on his back. Wilder would have a punchers chance, but I think Ortiz is just too clever and well-schooled for him.

I think his toughest outs would be against Klitschko and Fury. Klitschko, depending on what he has left, could be a very tough fight for Ortiz, as his risk-averse strategy would make it hard for Ortiz to create openings for his offense. At this stage, I think the most likely to beat Ortiz is Fury, as he could match Ortiz on his feet, whilst peppering Ortiz and dissuading him from wading in. I think Fury would be a tough fight for Ortiz.

https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/3/7/11174146/how-good-is-luis-ortiz

November 9, 2016
Dan Rafael ESPN

Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury commands tremendous attention from boxing fans, but these days for all the wrong reasons -- the drug, alcohol and mental health issues that caused him to vacate his alphabet titles last month.

Former champion Wladimir Klitschko also receives enormous attention, which is no surprise given that he was world champion for nearly 10 years before losing his belts in a big upset to Fury last November.

Titleholders Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua also have plenty of the spotlight, and for good reason: They are both charismatic knockout artists with big fan bases who also talk a good game.

And then there is the 6-foot-4, 240-pound powerhouse Luis "King Kong" Ortiz, perhaps the best of all the big men but a guy who receives a fraction of the limelight of the others. He certainly appears to be the most feared fighter in the division because none of the other top big men dare mention his name.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/luis-ortiz-heavyweight-champion-world/story?id=43426630