Comments Thread For: Roach Gives Luis Ortiz No Shot To Beat Anthony Joshua

[Noelanthony]

Those are good points yea... but you are forgetting there are fighters worse than Ortiz available why would they take the highest risk option when they have been given a free pass? If Joshua fights a can not many will aim their anger at him they will aim it at big baby

Same reason GGG fought Vanes when Canelo got busted (although closer to the fight date)

There are many fighters worse than Ortiz but they have to save a show. I don’t think the paying American public will accept Dave Allen. Ortiz is the perfect candidate. He has enough skills to make it to the 3rd round at least.. Normal fans see him as a pet monkey not a Gorilla ( King Kong) like he claims.

[Noelanthony]

It's only Wilder's spastic fanboys who see Ortiz as anything but a mild threat to AJ.

Wilder made Ortiz look better than he actually is. That's the truth and AJ would probably deal with him quite easily. AJ is just a totally different physical presence in the ring than Wilder, is more accurate and has more force behind his shots, although they may nott be as snappy.

All bad signs from a guy who barely moves his head when he fights.

I agree....

[Redgloveman]

I just hope that Ortiz is willing to try and prove Roach wrong; though it's worrying that he is yet to say anything after Hearn has said that he is their number 1 option. Warning flag that he simply does not want it.

I keep looking for a comment from Ortiz...

Still nothing as yet.

Come on King Kong, we wanna see this fight!

[landotter]

I just hope that Ortiz is willing to try and prove Roach wrong; though it's worrying that he is yet to say anything after Hearn has said that he is their number 1 option. Warning flag that he simply does not want it.

A lot of this is waiting on the "B" sample to be tested for Miller's camp. In the slim, non-realistic, fantasy-land chance it tests negative, then Miller can still get his shot at Joshua. I understand the 24th (according to ESPN) is when those results will be known, then a true offer can be made to a replacement.

[Throwingbombs]

Roach know his stuff and is an elite trainer, do we believe him about how this fight goes or do we believe Wilder nuthuggers who have hyped Ortiz up to be a complete beast with the only evidence of this to be that he fought Wilder and lost.

[Jax teller]

I keep looking for a comment from Ortiz...

Still nothing as yet.

Come on King Kong, we wanna see this fight!

No news is good news maybe?

[landotter]

Is it strange to a fan of both? Is that allowed? I see Joshua as the best out there right now. I get the criticisms of his head movement and being stiff defensively, but I truly see the best package out there right now at HW. He has power, he is technically sound, he has a pretty decent resume by todays standard, and he is a smiling, good humored guy. But I really do like to cheer for Ortiz. A great father, a likeable guy, and he is an across the board good boxer. If you were scoring all the things that make a decent fighter on a scale of 1-10, Ortiz may set at a 7 on every one. No spectacular weakness, no terrible strength. Just a freaking good, well balanced fighter.

I would love a Joshua/Ortiz fight way more than that tub of goo, unproven Miller.

[James Hunt]

Where is that "boogeyman" Ortiz?! Usually, that clown is very loud, or at least his manager. Seems Haymon shut his mouth too. #FreePBC******

[landotter]

There are many fighters worse than Ortiz but they have to save a show. I don’t think the paying American public will accept Dave Allen. Ortiz is the perfect candidate. He has enough skills to make it to the 3rd round at least.. Normal fans see him as a pet monkey not a Gorilla ( King Kong) like he claims.

[Noelanthony]

I keep looking for a comment from Ortiz...

Still nothing as yet.

Come on King Kong, we wanna see this fight!

As soon as Hearn announces Joshua’s stand in Ortiz will come out and say he was ready but no call or his internet was down . He didn’t know and he would fight him for £500,000. Wilder fans will buy it and be happy again saying Ortiz is the 2nd best heavyweight. Fury was 2nd but he signed with ESPN so they have pushed him back down to 5th ,one behind Adam kownacki