Nothing to do with how he fights, but just something that struck me,
Ortiz' attempts at being winsome, cute, funny a la old-skool De La Hoya in the post-fight interviews are cringe-inducing - I forget the quip he made after Harris, but I do remember that it was awful and rather like he was trying to force some kind of fan-friendly persona, but just completely lacking any kind of natural personal charm to pull it off. He really is a personality-less boxer.
Going with the 'Vicious' nickname and trying to sell him as the next Golden Boy at the same time, I dunno, it all just seems very incongruous, and even more in vain when neither identity seems to suit him.
Ortiz' attempts at being winsome, cute, funny a la old-skool De La Hoya in the post-fight interviews are cringe-inducing - I forget the quip he made after Harris, but I do remember that it was awful and rather like he was trying to force some kind of fan-friendly persona, but just completely lacking any kind of natural personal charm to pull it off. He really is a personality-less boxer.
Going with the 'Vicious' nickname and trying to sell him as the next Golden Boy at the same time, I dunno, it all just seems very incongruous, and even more in vain when neither identity seems to suit him.
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