Rios: Victor Ortiz still has two or three big paydays ahead of him
September 26th, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) may have lost his WBC welterweight title and some respect from boxing fans from his 4th round TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s), but WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios believes that Ortiz still has a fairly bright future ahead of him. Rios, who hasn’t been on the best of terms with Ortiz lately, thinks Ortiz has two or three good fights in front of him before he hangs up his gloves.
I think Rios is really overlooking the youth and talent of Ortiz. At 24, Ortiz won’t even be 30 by the time Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao retire. Ortiz already proved he can beat Berto, and I don’t have any doubts that he’ll beat him again. Other than Berto, there’s really only only Mike Jones, a limited fighter that is very beatable.
Amir Khan is supposed to move up to the welterweight division next year, but I think Khan’s chin is too weak and his frame not sturdy enough to fight the best welterweights in the division.
Ortiz would slice through a guy like Khan without any problems. The fact of the matter is Ortiz will be the guy once Mayweather ages out and is forced to retire. And Pacquiao is getting up there in age as well, and probably only has two years left in his career at best. This means that Ortiz will be one of the major players in the welterweight division for many years to come.
I can see Ortiz getting big fights/paydays against Saul Alvarez, Berto, Miguel Cotto, Khan, Marcos Maidana, Timothy Bradley, Alfredo Angulo and Sergio Martinez. And these are just the fighters who are around today. In another six years, there will be a whole crop of newer fighters moving up and making for good fights for Ortiz.
I think Ortiz has got a bright future. He obviously will learn from the Mayweather fight, and I can’t see him ever letting his guard down like that again. I also don’t see him using his head in the future either. Those two things won’t happen, and had Ortiz not been stopped while he had his guard down in the 4th, he could have made things very messy for Mayweather. I don’t think he would have won but he would have put a hurting on Mayweather and forced him to dig deep to get the win. Conditioning, size, power and youth would have been a factor for Ortiz had the fight gone past the 6th round.
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Hischam First off khan really lost to an older maidana. Also ortiz has gotten a lot better and stronger since the amatuers and anybody that ever fought knows pros and amateurs are a whole different ball game. Writer hit this article right on the button.
Brandon Rios should move up to 140 and fight Maidana. Im calling it. Barn burner.
Ortiz never landed one solid punch
I think the writer forgets that Khan already beat him in the amateurs. Now with Roach in his corner, this writer thinks Ortiz would “slice through” him?
Also, the writers is completely wrong about Khan and the welterweight division. Yes, I reckon he’ll need a few fights to adjust, but he is naturally big enough to be a welterweight: you know that from the mere fact that he is normally a consistent 150Ibs before fights and would be more if they didn’t limit him to it.
Besides, his from is actually pretty big; I don’t understand how the writer can claim the opposite: just look at his back, it’s almost bigger than Ortiz’ and that’s as a light welterwight!
Don’t forget he’s a giant for light welterweights at 5ft 10. In fact, he’s taller than both Victor and Mayweather — it’s ridiculous to claim that his “frame’s not sturdy enough.”
Ortiz loss to Mayweather is a very good learning experience for him. He will come back a better fighter next time. I think he needs a better promoter to make him real good money and polarizing star in boxing. He’s got a very bright future if managed the right way.
The problem with Ortiz, which the writer is overlooking is he’s a HEAD CASE. He’s already proved that twice. He’s inconsistent. And when you’re in professional sports that a big problem. Ortiz is talented but unstable.
Rios vs Ortiz…..this one is good. This is PPV material.
he lost because he wasnt experienced enough to fight floyd. im sure he wont make the same mistake next time he fights but it definitley wont be against floyd again.
this site never gives british figters cred Marcos Maidana destoyed ortiz will khan beat him ortiz didnt win a round an all people are saying in latter he would have come into no point coming into when ye already lost half the fight
Khan Ortiz will happen becasue its tha BIGGEST IN HOUSE fight out there!!
Rios vs Ortiz ?
Just because Kahn defeated him in the amateurs doesn’t mean he can beat him now
Kahn can’t take a punch and Ortiz is the hardest hitter Kahn will Dodge
Kahn will also be slower and hit less as he transitions to the welterweight division unless he’s on the same stuff as his sparring partner is (mp) Kahn wont last long in the 147 division too many good fighters
Step stone Ortiz will continue fighting…
Brandon Rios needs to step up his level. He needs to fight Roberto Guerrero already. Brandon Rios makes nosie when its every body else but when it comes to him fighting someone good he’s very quiet.
Brandon fight someone good already like Roberto Guerrero.
Khan was the guy who got knocked put in 50 seconds right?
Brandon Rios may be overlooking Ortiz’s youth and talent but I think your overlooking the fact that Ortiz is not that great and never will be. If he ever fought Khan, he’d get utterly dominated. They’re in completely different leagues, Khan would smash him to bits.