Comments Thread For: Vergil Ortiz Eyes History: I Want To Be a Four Division Champion

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Vergil Ortiz Jr. passed the toughest test of his young career with flying colors Saturday, dazzling his hometown crowd with a spectacular six-round destruction of veteran Antonio Orozco. The 21-year-old fighter continued an impressive KO streak - 14 career fights, 14 by knockouts - and survived short spurts of assault from a determined opponent who was a decade older than him.
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[NachoMan]

Ten more fights?? That's too slow. His team should push to have him challenge for a title by late 2020. He's still a bit raw, but he will be a far more polished fighter and a real threat to the top WW's in one year's time. Canelo went after Floyd at 22 and even in losing, that was the best thing he could do for his career. I think Ortiz beats guys like Porter, Thurman, Garcia, Pac (if he's still fighting) in a year. He might well lose to Spence or Crawford, but he will push those guys hard if they bring anything but their A-games. Is that too much exuberance?

[Eff Pandas]

If he wants to win 4 belts he needs to go down to 140. That'll be a great place for him to gain experience vs other skilled young cats. Maybe even find a rivalry that moves into 147 eventually.

[Bronx2245]

I'm very impressed with this kid, inside and outside the ring! He's been getting a lot of shine, but I think BScene is overlooking someone who is just as, if not more, talented than Ortiz:

Jaron Ennis: The future welterweight king?

It’s been nearly a year since the young talented Philadelphia prospect Jaron Ennis (22-0, 20KOs) was last seen in action, and that’s a shame. A future star like him shouldn’t be left on the shelf for so long, and his abilities need to be showcased more often. He has the potential of becoming the best welterweight and a pound-for-pound caliber fighter. Ennis’ last twelve victories were via stoppage, and it’s looking like he will extend the streak on August 23rd when he faces Franklin Mamani in a junior-middleweight match on Main Street in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. His bout is on the non-televised undercard of ShoBox The New Generation, which is headlined by Vladimir Shinskin vs. Deandre Ware. Ennis is must-see TV, and it’s unfortunate that his skills won’t be showcased in front of a greater television audience. He is the most impressive fighter on the card, and his innate talents may be recognized as more distinguished later down the road.

Ennis is focused and possesses a great worth ethic, and will only continue to improve. He is 22 years old, and his ring generalship is already advanced. He enjoys taunting his lesser opposition and fires punches from crazy angles. He is unpredictable, yet effective. He doesn’t box in a textbook manner, but that is what makes him entertaining. Ennis is a showman, and even mocks some opponents by looking away and using his peripheral vision to dodge the incoming blow. He loves playing around in the ring, but the results so far speak for themself.

His footwork and head movement are honestly reminiscent of the late great Pernell Whitaker. He simply baffles other fighters, as they can’t hit him or elude his fast and powerful punches that can’t be anticipated. Ennis punches to the body effectively and mixes up his punches well. Usually, a fighter of his age with incredible speed and natural ability just wins fights on athleticism alone; but Ennis is already ahead of the curve, displaying veteran tendencies. Whenever there looks to be an opportunity to pounce on Ennis, he parries the punch and counters immediately. He does it so quickly that it looks like the screen is fast-forwarding. Ennis is just that impressive.

He is trained by his father, Derek Ennis, in an old-school Philadelphia gym. Ennis’ two brothers were accomplished amateur fighters, and it’s clear that the family pedigree carried over to Jaron. Ennis doesn’t use any fancy training equipment. He chops wood and does rope and tire workouts for strength and conditioning. While so many young fighters train in altitude chambers and exercise with “scientific precision,” Ennis goes by a more classic workout regimen. He doesn’t use state-of-the-art equipment and what he has been doing thus far seems to be working. Once he is more active and receives the necessary opportunities, it will become more evident that he is going to be a major force at welterweight. Ennis will keep getting better, and higher quality opposition will bring the best out of him. He has what it takes to eventually be the king of the welterweight division.

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[Dasmius Shinobi]

He is the real deal.

Vergil Ortiz is very mature for someone of his age. he always impress me in his fights and when he is outside the ring. We are going to expect great things of him in the future. I also like when he make his own assessment, a very rare trait for a boxer as young in him.

[Califire209]

Vergil has a great boxing mind mature Beyond his years, he needs to be mixed up with different fighting styles not just Mexican style he needs to fight some slick black Fighters. At this point I think Ortiz would destroy Andre Berto that's a good fight

[Boxing Hero]

Vergil is the next big thing in boxing after Canelo Alvarez.