By Jeff Zimmerman
Fightnews.com® caught up with former heavyweight champ Charles Martin before his big showdown with Luis “King Kong” Oritz on Saturday, Jan 1 to kick off the New Year on FOX PBC PPV. Martin shared how he got started in boxing, eventually winning the title before losing to Anthony Joshua in his first defense. Martin discussed where he is now as a fighter working with Manny Robles and the hunger and discipline needed to become champ again in this exclusive interview.
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I hope Martin wins. Ortiz is like 45 years old, or is it almost 42? Ortiz beats most heavyweights before 2019 though. Martin just sticks him with straight rights and looks for occasional left hooks, maybe he can pull it out.
The questions around the age of Luis Ortiz remind me of Sonny Liston. The issue of Liston’s age is covered on his wiki page. Ortiz’ birth date of March 29, 1979 might be a little more reliable I suppose.
Cool guy but he’ll will end up getting Knock Out.
Make or break.