Quote Originally Posted by killersheep View Post
Why do you give a pass to Ortiz but not Escalante?

Ortiz has come back more timid, Escalante has come back with more fire.

As for your list

Guillermo Rigondeaux - I believe this guys career gets killed by poor management

Erislandry Lara - I think this guy has all the skill he needs to be successful, but he needs more 'get up' fights to inspire him to perform better

Odlanier Solis - Hard to imagine the risk/reward equation will work for him to get title fights, I think he remains in obscurity while living the American dream/James Toney diet plan

Daniel Jacobs - I like Jacobs he fights often, I do think he is one that will get caught getting wild one of these days and end up out cold.

/Shawn Porter - Kind of a Ward/Dirrell situation with these two
\Fernando Gurrero - I have faith the both do well at a higher level

Matt Korobov - I think a mover will absolutely take him to school, I have some real doubts about him. I picture him being matched up like Angulo is nowadays.

Antony Peterson - I don't think he's ever going to step up, he was supposed to fight Humberto Soto, but that's off. I think he's another that will have wasted all that publicity he's had over the last 5 years.
Cool assessment Killer. I guess I give Victor a pass because he's on HBO and still very much in the limelight, whereas Escalante is building his career on the quiet, but you could be right. But Escanlante was beaten up by a guy who went on to lose 6 of his last 7, and at a low level.

I can't see Maidana being that weak, and I do think Victor is world class offensively. But he may very well fail to make the cut.

Of those names the one I like the most is Odlanier Solis. I think being in the same division as the Klitshko's with no option of moving to another weight class unlike those below will likely scupper his title ambitions however.

He's a talent though, albiet a lardy one.