Regarding the persistent rumor that the age of heavyweight contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz is closer to 50 than 40, what evidence is there?
1. We know Ortiz’ birthdate is officially listed as March 29, 1979.
2. We know he has three young children.
3. We know he was fighting on the Cuban national team from 2002-2008 (at age 33-39???).
The available evidence would seem to point to Ortiz being 40. However, if Ortiz is indeed 50, he would break George Foreman’s record as the oldest fighter ever to win a world boxing championship by FIVE years if he defeats WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in three weeks.
This is pretty interesting. That’d be pretty cool. Because if he is almost 50 he’s a marvel!
Older fighter and still has more balls than Fury to get back in the ring with Wilder. Ortiz a true skilled warrior. Props to Wilder for taking a dangerous fight nobody else wanted.
I really believe that Ortiz will win the remach
Yeah the fight even the paying public don’t want … Wilder is fighting bums again and agai to pad the record for a potential franchise champion future
If Ortiz is 50, I hope he gets credit for breaking the record.
Last time he had Wilder he gassed out, maybe this time he is on better shape. Should be a good fight.
i find this quite funny if he is actually 40. Because these rumours are really just flying around because he looks old as fuck. Kind of a kick in the bollocks for Ortiz 🙂
Haha nice one mate. Yeah these rumours about his advanced age aren’t helping him on a night out.
Rumour has it he’s been getting into nightclubs since he was 9….hahaha
Anything can be typed up on the internet to say what a person’s demographics are. However, a real record of a birth certificate, passport, and/or other legal ID could solidify what Ortiz’s true demographics are. If you recall the stink about Obama’s real birth place, the birth certificate from Hawaii seemed to tame the media’s attention placed on the subject.
Are you living on a different planet or what? Half the migrants to the US have fake ids when they enter the country and their whole identity is based on these. My buddy has a different name and a date of birth on his passport making him 4 years younger. Different names, different dates of birth, different countries of origin etc. This is pretty obvious to anyone who had anything to do with so-called refugees.
Charles, any legit legal document can be verified. Fake IDs being verified gives ICE their overtime doing some crackdown in raids. Besides, don’t think anyone with fake IDs are going to stand around to get busted once they are verified to be fake. If they are overlooked, shame on law enforcement! The law is the law.
I don’t know if I was clear enough – I’m not talking that their US driving license is fake, what I’m trying to say is the original ID from the country they come from is fake. And talking about ICE – they’re being slandered in the media, their budget is limited…. but this is different subject I don’t want to dive into. Either you know it or you don’t.
That just means it’s not actually your buddy’s passport though…is the photo different by any chance…..just joking.
Yup! I do too, i have a birth certificate from Puerto rico that says im 5 yrs older. And a birth certificate from the us saying I’m 5 yrs older.
If He’s 50 then he is an amazing inspiration to us Generation X’s…
Exactly what I was thinking
He’s 40
Ortiz is an enigma.
Its very likely that he is around 50, not 40.
Amir Mansour claims that Ortiz is around 50. Tyson Fury says the same, and so does Rick Glaser (boxing promoter who has known Ortiz for a long time).
Ortiz said (on record) that he watched the Rumble in the Jungle live with his dad. That fight was in 1974.
I don’t know what his real age is but its probably closer to 50 than 40. He certainly looks a LOT older than 40.
I AM 40! THERE IS NO WAY THIS FUCKING GUY IS 40! HE IS AT LEAST!!!! 45-46!!!!
Haha…Couldn’t agree more pal, 45 at the very least. Isn’t this the sort of thing that must be disclosed when applying for a license though?…I was born in 1980 and if he truly is 40 I feel fucking great…haha
If the rumble in the jungle was 45 years ago? Not to hard to figure
I always thought he looked like an old goat but how do Mansour and Fury know his true age? As far as the Rumble in the Jungle comment, I am 49 and I always hear people in their 20’s talk about watching a young Mike Tyson. I always have to remind them they werent even born yet! Ortiz is like the Domincan baseball players-nobody really knows their real age!
hes over a 100years so Tyson fury says I belived him , they are hes great grand children
Wasn’t Joe Louis 132 yrs old or something when he finally retired??….Well that’s what the barber said on Coming To America.
His age is the least of his problems. It looks like he’s trying to smoke a cigarette in his left ear.
Most Cubans smoke cigars and apparently even cigarettes through their left ear.
What about to alter the birth certificate in order to be allowed to participate in Olympic boxing?
Here part of the rules: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) have raised the age limit for men and women at the Olympic Games from 34 to 40-years-old. The move came following ratification of the new AIBA Open Boxing (AOB) Competition Rules, which came into effect last month.Apr 8, 2013.
That’s a good thought!
Don’t matter what age he is he’s still getting k’od!
I don’t care if he 40 or 80, blind cripple and crazy, dude a beast in the ring, moves like Ali with about 75% of Wilder’s power, he’d already been champ if these so called heavyweights would fight him. #duckseason
Based on evidence from Promoter Rick Glaser, he’s about 51 or 52.