victor ortiz wins, but is he back?

[Nameless]

Personally, it's hard to say, for me at the moment it could be something like 50-50. I would like him to fight a medium opponent to tune up, get a bit more experience, see how he does against him and then launch him up again. I think he could be a force to be reckon with but things should be moved slowly just not to break something great in the making as it looks fragile at the moment.

[ono]

Problem is, he's shown all future opponents that he has a big weakness in his mental make-up. Agaianst Maidana he couldn't respond to adversity. Maidana asked some questions and Ortiz didn't have any answers really. Maybe he can be effective against guys who aren't as physically challenging or tough.

[killersheep]

I have to admit after seeing his fight with Diaz I still have my doubts about him. Did he look fast? Yeah. Did he look strong? Kinda. Did he look mentally recovered? Kinda.

Diaz was way past his best and still caught Ortiz with some good shots. I think that someone with either more power or speed will be able to get Ortiz back to that Maidana place.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

his promoter bragged that he's the next big thing before the maidana fight then bam

he wasn't ready for that fight, but even there he showed he has the tools to live up to what he's being billed to be, just isn't quite there yet and needs some work

He was ready for the fight. No doubt about that. Looked at the success he was having. Problem was he had no idea how to deal with adversity.

I'm not sure how much mental toughness can be taught tbh. I know having the right people round you can help but surely they can only work with what is there already. I know we're talking on a different scale but lots of people said it about Tyson, he boxed as a bully once someone (Hollyfield) had the skills to stand up to that it all crumbled....of course not everyone was aware of the extent of Tysons mental state but Hollyfield has always seemed to have the mental toughness to get him through.

[Kirkland Laing]

The next time he's in a war he'll crumble again.

[skel1983]

When was he actully here?

[Violent Demise]

The next time he's in a war he'll crumble again.

That wouldn't be a surprise. He'll land his shots. His opponent would land his. Ortiz will go down. He might get up the first time. And he might even return the favor. But once his opponent gets up again. Ortiz would pretty much be done

[Kel]

Lost all my respect for Victor after the Maidana fight with the way he acted after the fight and the way he acted in the post fight conference.

[BoxingGorilla]

The corner of Diaz did right by stopping.

I'm not sure if I'd of gone through ropes with two judges named Gizmo & Leerch watching my every move.

[Majesty]

i think that the last thing that should be on Ortiz' mind right now is a rematch with Maidana, they need to put the guy in with quality opponents but not world class guys, build up his confidence again and use fighters with different attributes to hone his own skills in different areas, then move up to world class guys like Maidana, Urango, Khan, Bradley, etc.

that wont be a bad idea

IMO this kid is still something special, and i'd hate to see his career wrecked cause people were in too much of a rush to make money off of him

The names Fernando Vargas and Panchito Bojado come to mind.


Thats why I think that loss is the best thing to happen to him. If Vargas had rightfully lost to Wright then he may have went on to become one of the all time greats. So I think that Ortiz losing that way will help his career. Early losses don't hurt careers they can make careers. So now they should bring Ortiz along slowly against good fighters on a few more cards. What I like is he is boxing more.

[Violent Demise]

that wont be a bad idea

IMO this kid is still something special, and i'd hate to see his career wrecked cause people were in too much of a rush to make money off of him

The names Fernando Vargas and Panchito Bojado come to mind.


Thats why I think that loss is the best thing to happen to him. If Vargas had rightfully lost to Wright then he may have went on to become one of the all time greats. So I think that Ortiz losing that way will help his career. Early losses don't hurt careers they can make careers. So now they should bring Ortiz along slowly against good fighters on a few more cards. What I like is he is boxing more.

Vargas deserved the win. Wright only has himself to blame for allowing himself to be out worked in the championship rounds.

[zbolt]

the mental aspect in ortiz game will be still under question.

[ElTerribleMorales]

that wont be a bad idea

IMO this kid is still something special, and i'd hate to see his career wrecked cause people were in too much of a rush to make money off of him

The names Fernando Vargas and Panchito Bojado come to mind.


Thats why I think that loss is the best thing to happen to him. If Vargas had rightfully lost to Wright then he may have went on to become one of the all time greats. So I think that Ortiz losing that way will help his career. Early losses don't hurt careers they can make careers. So now they should bring Ortiz along slowly against good fighters on a few more cards. What I like is he is boxing more.

agreed, i thought his defense was a bit sharper, and he was a lot more patient, if he continues to steadily improve and move up in quality slowly he can be a great fighter

[ICB]

IMO this kid is still something special, and i'd hate to see his career wrecked cause people were in too much of a rush to make money off of him

The names Fernando Vargas and Panchito Bojado come to mind.


Thats why I think that loss is the best thing to happen to him. If Vargas had rightfully lost to Wright then he may have went on to become one of the all time greats. So I think that Ortiz losing that way will help his career. Early losses don't hurt careers they can make careers. So now they should bring Ortiz along slowly against good fighters on a few more cards. What I like is he is boxing more.

Vargas deserved the win. Wright only has himself to blame for allowing himself to be out worked in the championship rounds.

I had the fight a draw but it always escapes me, when people say that fight was a robbery. Fernando Vargas fought his heart out in the championship rounds, clearly winning those rounds to earn the win. Which i had no problem with it was a very close fight.

He was also effective to the body against Winky Wright, infact i don't think Fernando Vargas gets enough credit for that fight. Who else really troubled Winky Wright at Jr Middleweight ?

Harry Simon but again he was a very talented fighter, and he had to keep throwing and throwing punches just to make it close, and i thought Winky Wright stole that fight.

And the only other name is Julio Cesar Vasquez, when Winky Wright was seriously inexperienced. And even with that amount of knockdowns which some of them were balance issues. It still wasn't that one sided either.

[ono]

The names Fernando Vargas and Panchito Bojado come to mind.


Thats why I think that loss is the best thing to happen to him. If Vargas had rightfully lost to Wright then he may have went on to become one of the all time greats. So I think that Ortiz losing that way will help his career. Early losses don't hurt careers they can make careers. So now they should bring Ortiz along slowly against good fighters on a few more cards. What I like is he is boxing more.

Vargas deserved the win. Wright only has himself to blame for allowing himself to be out worked in the championship rounds.

I had the fight a draw but it always escapes me, when people say that fight was a robbery. Fernando Vargas fought his heart out in the championship rounds, clearly winning those rounds to earn the win. Which i had no problem with it was a very close fight.

He was also effective to the body against Winky Wright, infact i don't think Fernando Vargas gets enough credit for that fight. Who else really troubled Winky Wright at Jr Middleweight ?

Harry Simon but again he was a very talented fighter, and he had to keep throwing and throwing punches just to make it close, and i thought Winky Wright stole that fight.

And the only other name is Julio Cesar Vasquez, when Winky Wright was seriously inexperienced. And even with that amount of knockdowns which some of them were balance issues. It still wasn't that one sided either.

I think people over-use the term robbery. Maidana - Kotelnik and Hatton - Collazo are two that stand out that i keep hearing called robberies when in fact they were close fights. As for Vargas and Winky, i agree, close fight.