WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder defends his world title in a rematch against once-beaten Cuban slugger Luis “King Kong” Ortiz on November 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. As previously reported, the fight will headline a FOX Sports Pay-Per-View telecast.
In the co-feature, three-division champion and current WBA featherweight titlist Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz will seek a title in a fourth division when he takes on Miguel “El Michoacan” Flores for the WBA super featherweight title.
So sick of the lackluster heavyweight division. Wilder is as pathetic as they come. Unusually tall for a heavyweight, sporting toothpicks for legs, and able to get away with arm-punching his way to knockout wins over a level of opposition that is mediocre even by today’s lower standards, Wilder relies on menacing gestures, trash talk, and facial expressions, dramatic arm punching, and punching bags for opponents. He gets this in Ortiz, a mediocre fighter whom he has already blown away. Ortiz couldn’t even beat Chuck Wepner, John Ruiz, Joe Bugner, or Frans Botha. Wilder must take this fight to again, keep his market value up by knocking out someone. Pathetic times where hype substitutes for real talent and substance, ignorant loudmouth marketing and name-calling substitutes for a dignified respect for the game and fellow fighters. I won’t be watching this fight, with its predictable outcome.
Mediocre? Wilder was in the Olympics. Do you think you get to the Olympics for being Mediocre? GTFOH! Most HW boxing fans want to see devasting KO’s…and that is what Wilder is shooting for. You must be a Fury fan and want to see him slap punch his way to UDs as he does with any boxer with a name. The only people Fury KO is tomato cans. The last I looked, Wilder KO’d a HW Titleholder – Bermane Sterne. How many titleholders did fury KO? That’s right, none. He instead beat a man at the end of his career with a UD and it was the most boring fight ever. I think you need to go and watch ballet instead of boxing!
Bruh, being real, this is a fight that we don’t want or need. Say what you will Ortiz is overrated or at worst unproven(name his best win). Wilder has already STOPPED him & they have the nerve to put this on PPV! $75 for this fight is a joke.
Polarizing power is all he has. Olympian meant you were an expert understanding and fundamentals of the sport you’re competing in. Wilder as a professional does not have the composure of a decorated Olympian. Very crude and just as distasteful in his interviews.
You are exactly what is wrong with boxing.. if u dont like it dont watch it. Stay out of it if it’s that pathetic or even better post some of ur own fights u ungrateful miserable little man
So, by wanting better fights that’s a problem?? The problem is that fans settle for mediocrity. This fight shouldn’t be on PPV. Also, what has Ortiz done to earn a 2nd title shot? He’s looked awful against some taxi drivers and postmen. Here’s the reality, PBC doesn’t have any opponents for Wilder, so this is what we get & THAT’S the problem with boxing.
Well said!!
Come now!…….Lexus, if there is an upset in the Wilder fight you know you will watch the replay on the web……Stop fooling yourself……
Santa Cruz is a class fighter and a very humble individual and not if but when he defeats Flores with all due respect to his opponent i doubt he will consider himself a four weight world champion being as humble as he is. The matchmaking just seems to get worse Flores is an honest hard working pro but not even top 10 in his own country let alone the world rankings. Just hope at 31 Santa Cruz pushes for better and bigger fights but not at the super feather as Tank and Berchelt would be far to big and powerful and for him and Farmer and Rakhimov to big and skillful however a fight between him and Gary Russell jr in a Featherweight unification battle would be a dream fight
When Santa Cruz will face a fresh credible opponent? When he will have the decency to admit he has been ducking all the dangerous opponents since the beginning of his boxing career, facing only overmatched opponents, badly faded once good boxers (Kiko Martinez, Eric Morel, Alexander Muñoz, Cristian Mijares etc) or boxers that not longer are on their primes and became highly beatable like Mares and Frampton, but blatantly ignored the calls of Rigondeaux, Russell Jr, and some others notable fighters. Now he found a way to fight for a bogus Jr. Lightweight belt against a perfect nobody. What about Berchelt, Farmer, Valdez, Cancio, Russell Jr.
This guy named Miguel Flores was stopped two times in a row recently and in order to rebuild his career he has faced two journeymen with a combined record of 32 wins and 21 loses. Now, he is elevated to have the right to fight for a world title against Santa Cruz. Can we call this CORRUPTION ?
Santa cruz knows his limitations because he is unwilling to take on real threats. Avoiding Rigo like the plague and now same applies for Russell jr. and Warrington.
PPV estan locos
Took awhile to figure how out is Santa Cruz is fighting for a wba title … Davis gave up “super “ when he should had been the “regular “champion.. I’m guessing Canico is now the “super “ champion when he should had been the “super” from jump street … And Flores upgrade from “interim “ to “regular “ champion ..Smh Not a fan of the wba weak co main event for a ppv card
Weak all around card. PED cheat Dillian Whyte deserves more of a shot because he’s been WBC for 2 years now taking on all prospects and former champs. Either way none deserve a spot on PPV.
i dont know why people follow boxing now days anyway!!!! you cant watch a championship fight without having to pay $75 plus tax and admin, fees, thats bull sh@#
Another fight which definitively not qualifies as a PPV event. The Wilder – Ortiz is NOT precisely “Filet Mignon” to merit a PPV event….GEEZ!!
Another fight which definitively not qualifies as a PPV event. The Wilder – Ortiz is NOT precisely “Filet Mignon” to merit a PPV event. It is a good fight but NOT a great one. C’MON!!
The best thing that the public can do is to boycott all these expensive PPV fights. The networks, the promoters and the fighters are all very greedy and will do anything to milk the public to enrich their pocketbooks.