Joshua vs. Ortiz.

[VG_Addict]

Ortiz called Joshua out last night. Who wins?

I think Ortiz can give Joshua trouble. He's big and a southpaw.

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Ortiz called Joshua out last night. Who wins?

I think Ortiz can give Joshua trouble. He's big and a southpaw.

Could go either way, but if given even odds, I'd put my money on Joshua.

[leeroy84]

Nah, Ortiz is far too slow and is ridiculously susceptible to straight right hands, would be easy night for AJ...

AJ KO within 5

I'd be disappointed if Ortiz gets a shot at AJ without some serious improvement, can you imagine what AJ would do to Hammer??

[The3]

AJ , Ortiz got a punching chance tho

[REDEEMER]

Did anyone see how many counter right hands Ortiz was hit with ? Joshua probably fell off his chair watching them land knowing he would have won anyway but now probably doesn't even want the fight. If AJ went 10 with Hammer and was bloodied up losing the last rounds this forum would be telling him to retire and there's a bout 20 years that separates the two .Ha

[DaNeutral.]

I think like Povetkin he would be a risk while he is standing but id expect Joshua find Ortiz with straight rights very early and think it would end quicker.

[champion4ever]

One thing is for certain; Ortiz didn't look like his normal self. Sure he was in there with an opponent who was very durable with a good chin and also only there to survive, collect a paycheck and go the distance.

he didn't come to compete or was trying to win the fight. He was out of shape, fighting with his back up against the ropes and only landing the occasional counter right hands.

However at the same time, I did notice some very slight signs of slippage and decline in Ortiz overall skill; Not nothing major but it was very subtle.

Perhaps it was due to not training properly because after all, Hammer was the 115th rank Heavyweight in the world and he probably took him lightly in training camp order to fight down to his level of competition.

Or it could be perhaps, that he is showing for the first time the signs of aging. The first to go on an aging fighter is his conditioning. For one, I noticed that he looked a bit more lethargic and less energetic than usual.

It looked like Christian was ready to go at anytime. However, Ortiz lacked the stamina in order to get him out of there.

Secondly, he showed signs of declining reflexes. Hammer was shooting those counter right hands over and over again and Ortiz couldn't seem to avoid or find an answer for them.

However, lastly I noticed that he was becoming more and more gun shy as the fight progressed. He became more and more reluctant in letting his hands go for fear of being countered.

I thought he coasted for half the fight due to not wanting to get hit by sticking the jab and moving.

Perhaps, he can correct these errors once he steps up his level of competition again or this may be an ominous sign of things to come.

[champion4ever]

Did anyone see how many counter right hands Ortiz was hit with ? Joshua probably fell off his chair watching them land knowing he would have won anyway but now probably doesn't even want the fight. If AJ went 10 with Hammer and was bloodied up losing the last rounds this forum would be telling him to retire and there's a bout 20 years that separates the two .Ha

Trust me, just like Deontay Wilder; Luis Ortiz would be much more prepared to challenge the number 1 ranked heavyweight in the world as opposed to the 115th ranked one.

I believe part of his uneven performance was due to him not training hard and getting fit and prepared for this fight. In addition, Christian didn't come to fight anyway but just to merely survive. He was ready to give up but Ortiz was so spent he hardly had any energy left.

[uppercut510]

At this point i got aj but it wont be easy, this is a fight any boxing fan should want to see but for some reason its a touchy subject

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I think AJ wins on points or maybe late stoppage. Ortiz definitely would cause AJ problems though. Good fight, I’d much rather see it than this Miller sh**fest