Unbeaten super welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) made quick work of former world title challenger Thomas Dulorme on Saturday night to set up a mouth-watering August 3 showdown with former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu.
“I know you’re watching this fight, Tim Tszyu. Just know I’m ready!” said Ortiz. “I just want to fight the best…they bring me opponents and I knock them out.”
I’m gonna say I likeTszyu in this fight just because of the activity level. Ortiz has fought under two round in two years against bad opposition. Dulorme was a pretty decent fighter at one time but he’s been completely shot for a couple years now. That matchmaking was a joke. I guess we will see what happens in August, but these last two fights for Ortiz did nothing but pad his record.
That’s Ortiz
It’s just like Mike Tyson.
He was few rounds fighter
Don’t expect them to go distance often since they got the power
If you wana see 12 rounders then watch shakur Stevenson
You ain’t seen nothing yet.
Wait until 3 of August this year and you’ll see who is boss.
Go Tim Tszyu.
I think Ortiz will beat tzuyu
Ortiz by ko/tko……44%
Ortiz by decicion 56%
If Ortiz win by ko would be close to 10th round
Carlos brother, he hasn’t shown elite level skills at his own weight. How is he supposed to beat Tszyu? He’s not knocking him out and he won’t outbox him either.
If you think for to beat a champ you gotta be a champ …you fried
What??? Again, stop man. Proof read what you post. To beat a champ you have to be a champ??? Where is the logic neither is a champ. None are beltholders
I did not say that
It was Peter the gute who said tzuyu will beat Ortiz because Ortiz has not fought elite opponents and Ortiz has fought few rounds so Ortiz will be rusty
According to Peter
(Not me)
What is the logic? To beat a Champ you have to be a Champ…,Neither is a champ? Stop silly man.
I did not say that it was Peter the gute
Pete,
Aren’t knockouts elite level skills?
Carlos stop with your silly percentage calculator, it’s broke. Both of these fighters have a combined 38 kos in 44 fights. That’s 87 percent chance this ends in a ko and 13 percent its a decision….simple math, not sure where you learned math or how you come up with these numbers but it’s embarrassing. Stop doing this to yourself.
And yes I did grade school in MX.
The percentage is not based on the quantity of ko’s by each fighter.The percentage is based on the probabilities of win/get by ko In the fight
Example
Luis Ramon campas was 55-0-50 ko when fought tito Trinidad but due to trin8dad quality as a b9xer campas percentage to win by ko was very low
Very strange, Carlos. Your percentages are near 50% — meaning your predictions reflect a predictive capacity almost equal to chance. Might as well flip a coin.
N9t for the victory but for to win by ko or decicion
Great post, Carlos.
A+
Ortiz by KO or TKO.
Ortiz doesnt talk shit but this will be a great fight and i think Tszyu is taking this fight too soon after his first loss and nasty cut i think it will reopen but regardless whoever lands the first clean bomb wins this slugfest
Good fighter, but practically every fighter he has beaten is a blown up 140lb fighter. At least when you consider the fighters of note he has fought. They are doing him no favors with this level of opposition. However Tim Tszu while being a natural 154, will be right in front of him the whole time. Intriguing fight. Not sure who to favor. It seems like Ortiz is a bigger puncher, but who takes the better punch. That’s what this fight will come down to. Ortiz has a great jab, but other than that his defense is pretty average.
well Tszyu has a few blown 140lbers on his resume as well both have beaten former champions the only difference i see is Ortiz has 20 wins and 20 KOs and Tszyu has been the distance 7x and has been dropped by fighters with lesser power so we will see should be a great fight just wished other hyped fighters would take risk like these two
@Boxing Historian-You mention Tszyu has gone seven times the distance; that is true, some of them against very good-quality fighters like Brian Mendoza and Terrell Gausha. I see that there is a difference in favor of Tszyu, who knows what it is to go through 10 and 12 rounds, as well as his level of activity and competition quality that separate him from any consideration of a hype job. I meant he is for real, while a question mark is still in Vergil Ortiz about this.
Ortiz better come in ready for a serious war. Tim would go straight at him and Ortiz would have to earn respect early. Otlrtiz is a big welterweight so the 7 pounds shouldn’t make too much of a difference, but I would still gmtake a stay busy fight to accommodate to 154 before stepping to Tszyu. Good fight if it’s made.
I have to make a correction on my previous comment, my apologies to everyone. I assessed the potential fight between Ortiz and Tszyu as a fight between Ramirez and Tzsyu with Ramirez just getting a quick outting.
The Ortiz and Tszyu will be a better fight than I originally commented, but, instill have Tim winning and by stoppage late in the fight because I don’t think that Ortiz can go full throttle nor keep his power past the 6th round. He would have to pace himself and that’s when Tom’s roughness and better conditioning would spell nothing but trouble.
Have a great night and let’s kick Monday in the b@ll5.
I think Vergil will win by ko or decision
Is this T.Z. fight officially done? I am surprised Ortiz team is taking this T.Z. fight as they usually take weak opposition. i hear reports that Ortiz management is already asking for more money and that they be the main event in August . I hope Ortiz team doesn’t pull out at the last minute or flat out refuse the T.Z. fight. Most Golden boy fighters are so overprotected .
Kinda expecting Tszyu/Fundora II. If I’m Tszyu, that’s the fight I’d want. It’s likely a bigger $$$ money fight, and fans will want a second run at what was a great fight.
That was a crazy fight. I visited my parents that weekend and watched it with them and my family. My mother tripped out watching it. Lol! She had nothing but respect for Tszyu and said that any other fighter would have quit on their stool.
Its T.T. not T.Z
Ortiz was taking weak opposition because he was sick. He already fixed his health now he’s facing the best fighters of the world.
Why no Ennis?
Because Tim tzuyu has more reputation than ennis
Boots has not even been a champion yet
Boots is the interim Champ and Tzyu never beat a Champ for the belt. He got elevated after Crawford got stripped.. stop! At least do some research…
Tzuyu became a champ when he beat Mendoza
Tim tzuyu has more name than ennis
But ennis csn be next ….dont worry
No one is really saying it out loud, but Ennis is quietly becoming a boogie man. I think it would be a great fight and it would not go the distance regardless of who wins.
Boots is a champion, he just didn’t win it in the ring, like Tszyu. Too much inactivity and moving up in weight for Ortiz, gotta slightly favor Tszyu. Ortiz has not fought a good welter or junior middleweight yet, and he’s going after a former champ (an overrated one albeit)…something seems fishy.
For now, I only ask for Tzsyu and Ortiz to properly weigh-in at 154 pounds and not above it. If both fighters properly make 154, I will then make a late decision before the opening bell.
If he were healthy enough to previously fight Stanionis at 147, Ortiz would have gain valuable experience and gained valuable rounds. Ortiz looks like a middleweight so let’s see if he can properly make 154 or else he really needs to hit 160.
I believe the Ortiz camp should first fight Madrimov and wait for the winner of a Fundora/Tzsyu rematch scrap. However, money is a great sweet talker for Tzsyu/Ortiz. So be it.
You do realise that Fundora won’t fight before December at the earliest. For Tszyu, August 3 gives him 4 months prep for a Fundora re-match.
He’s not going to sit waiting, twiddling his thumbs!
Vergil Dec…………….34%
Vergil ko/tko………..31%
Tim dec ……………..15%
Tim ko/tko………..13%
Draw…………………..7%
This is a big risk for these 2 young lions and no high reward (title)
yea its called “old school” earn your way to the top not talk your way there i really applaud both of these fighters for letting their balls hang on this one!!!!!!
I give kuddos to both of them for taking a high risk, no reward (title shot)
For me it should be competitive fights with high rewards, this is real pain and hurt, and a brutal sport. A fighter cannot sustain this type of fighting style through his career a la Israel Vasquez.
Israel Vasquez fighting Marquez, he lost a eye and the other eye is almost blind, now, he works in a gym in Huntington Park to make ends meet.
I saw a video of Franklyn the Surgeon in a coach in a nursing home with Pugilist Dementia.
Wilfred Benitez…
El Rockero Alcazar died during a fight with Montiel, it was a nightmare for his family to get the insurance due to .. never mind
Where are all the fans? to help fallen warriors? the fans moved on to a new warrior….
I’m surprised no one on this site has mentioned last week’s passing of undefeated heavyweight, Ardi Ndembo, at some Team Combat League bout in Miami. Well here’s the scoop according to a top Vegas trainer: Ardi should have never been fighting; he had allegedly been knocked out twice in the gym while sparring, so obviously something was wrong. Ardi then gets into the ring in Miami and gets knocked out cold within seconds! I actually knew Ardi; he was a nice guy. RIP
Oh no, I am so sorry to hear this.
Condolences to his friends, and loved ones.
Based on what you narrated, his passing was preventable. I will leave it like that, I don’t want to be seemed as disrespectful and insensitive.
RIP
Nordic, I am fully aware of what took place in TCL. I am also aware that more people die passing gas on the toilet than die in the ring. More people die picking their nose than die in a boxing ring. It is a very rare situation. Boxing is a great sport. Tragedies take place.
Fans want good fights and realize that the titles of today are pretty meaningless.
I am not defending the corrupt boxing organization.
In a competitive fight between 2 elite fighters, what do they gain if no wolrd title is involved?
Beating a worldclass opponent is the best reward. A bogus title against a weak opponent means NOTHING.
I disagree with your post…
Many fighters their ultimate goal is to win a world title, many loose their lives trying to achieve this goal; this gives the world title an immensurable value in my point of view
Boxing organizations are corrupt, of the recognized 4, two of them appear to be leading the way in corruptions and shady businesses.
A boxer success is measure by capturing a world title.
Please tell me in the recent era, which boxer was so successful without a world title?
This is your view and I accept it.
Why call out a guy thats fresh off a loss? He has Boots to mention if he wants a good callout. We wanna see Ortiz show up to a few of his scheduled bouts to know he’s reliable before giving him a big fight.
Ortiz – Tszyu should be a cracker. I’m just a bit worried about Vergil’s lack of rounds.
The problem is Tszyu is not capable of slowing down and relying on the jab. Ortiz will not need to worry about stamina – who ever lands more clean & harder shots will get the KO. Probably Tzsyu’s corner will have to stop the fight – they both have a lot of heart. Will be a great fight!
With Vergil Ortiz’s past health concerns now is a good time as any to test himself and capitalize on the opportunity. I can’t wait for this one. Props to Tim Tszyu for coming to the states and wanting all of the smoke. The winner of this should take on Fundora or Crawford (should he win). 154 is starting to get hot again.
Don’t believe him?
Just ask Stanionis how ready he is.
I like Vergil, but he should just keep quiet about being ready for a living opponent.
Frederick Lawson and Thomas Dulorme were beyond damaged goods.
You just don’t recognize a T1000 when you see one.
Rookies.
Like the mods.
Ortiz by KO or TKO.
Ortiz is going to FK Tim up. KO or TKO.