Anthony Joshua vs. Luis Ortiz

[nymph]

As boxing fans we want the best to fight the best. It's given that the best three heavyweights are Joshua, Ortiz and Wilder.

Why isn't there a demand for this fight?

[pillowfists98]

That isn't a given. I'd rank Povetkin over Ortiz.

[lolpz]

That isn't a given. I'd rank Povetkin over Ortiz.

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In what way is Povetkin better then Ortiz? Please elaborate.

[N/A]

As boxing fans we want the best to fight the best. It's given that the best three heavyweights are Joshua, Ortiz and Wilder.

Why isn't there a demand for this fight?

TBRB has Ortiz #4, so i wouldn't say it's a given he's one of the three best, although I personally have him ranked #3 and believe he would knock out Joseph Parker.

Aside from that, I'd say the lack of demand for this fight comes down to two things:

#1 - Ortiz doesn't have much of a fan base.

#2 - AJ's fans want whatever Hearn tells them to want.

[Throwingbombs]

Ortiz is 40 years old and has looked absolutely awful in his last few fights prior to Wilder.

[lolpz]

Ortiz is 40 years old and has looked absolutely awful in his last few fights prior to Wilder.

How someone looks against bums doesn't matter. You can't sit there and tell me skill wise Ortiz isn't the best at heavyweight currently, you clearly don't know what you're watching.

[lolpz]

TBRB has Ortiz #4, so i wouldn't say it's a given he's one of the three best, although I personally have him ranked #3 and believe he would knock out Joseph Parker.

Aside from that, I'd say the lack of demand for this fight comes down to two things:

#1 - Ortiz doesn't have much of a fan base.

#2 - AJ's fans want whatever Hearn tells them to want.

Completely agree, only problem I have with this situation is the fact that people aren't consistent when it comes to holding certain fighters to high standards.

Everyone wants to see the best fight the best, but at the same time give some fighters a pass. Povetkin just went life and death with *****ing David Price and has looked a shell of himself ever since he got caught with PEDs.

[N/A]

Completely agree, only problem I have with this situation is the fact that people aren't consistent when it comes to holding certain fighters to high standards.

Everyone wants to see the best fight the best, but at the same time give some fighters a pass. Povetkin just went life and death with *****ing David Price and has looked a shell of himself ever since he got caught with PEDs.

Considering AJ's level of experience, I'd say he's fought better competition than anybody else would in his position. So I can't criticize him for facing Povetkin. Are his fans believing BS excuses his promoter is making up? Yes. But that's his promoter's job.

AJ has had 20 something fights, fought several legit contenders, and unified three recognized world heavyweight titles. There's no reason for him to rush into a Wilder fight.

[R_Walken]

Ortiz is in the same boat as almost every other Cuban fighter

Highly skilled with no real fan base and brings nothing to the table except a probable loss to who ever he’s fighting

That’s why fighters that have enough cache in their name can avoid most Cubans without taking much flack

As far as the best fighting the best every fan claims that’s what they want but the reality is most just want to act like groupies and watch their favourite fighter even if it’s against a no hoper

A perfect example of this is the weekend when there was Crawford / Horn , Charlo / Trout & LSC / Mares. Someone put a thread up asking which fight people were most looking forward too and it went

Crawford/Horn
Charlo/ Hurd
LSC / Mares

And most people were looking forward to Crawford /Horn the most and LSC /Mares the least even though Crawford /Horn was sh.it , Horns claim to fame is a gift hometown decision and beating a collection of 40 year + fighters and Cruz/Mares was a legit fight among 2 top 5 in a stacked division both had momentum with big wins recently and their first fight was a FOTY candidate

[lolpz]

Ortiz is in the same boat as almost every other Cuban fighter

Highly skilled with no real fan base and brings nothing to the table except a probable loss to who ever he’s fighting

That’s why fighters that have enough cache in their name can avoid most Cubans without taking much flack

As far as the best fighting the best every fan claims that’s what they want but the reality is most just want to act like groupies and watch their favourite fighter even if it’s against a no hoper

A perfect example of this is the weekend when there was Crawford / Horn , Charlo / Trout & LSC / Mares. Someone put a thread up asking which fight people were most looking forward too and it went

Crawford/Horn
Charlo/ Hurd
LSC / Mares

And most people were looking forward to Crawford /Horn the most and LSC /Mares the least even though Crawford /Horn was sh.it , Horns claim to fame is a gift hometown decision and beating a collection of 40 year + fighters and Cruz/Mares was a legit fight among 2 top 5 in a stacked division both had momentum with big wins recently and their first fight was a FOTY candidate

Great post btw.

But considering what you said about Ortiz, why do you think Wilder isn't getting the credit for that win that he should? What does he have to do?

He tried to fight Povetkin who failed several PED tests, then tried to fight Andrzej Wawrzyk who failed a PED test (he ended up fighting Gerald Washington instead), then tried to fight Ortiz last November but he also failed a PED test. Then everybody said Wilder "ducked" Ortiz, then he came and fought him in March and K.O'd the heavyweight boogeyman Ortiz. Now they're saying he's ducking Joshua.

What does Wilder have to do?