Schaefer: Victor Ortiz is one of the most exciting fighters in boxing

By Boxing News - 06/25/2012 - Comments

Image: Schaefer: Victor Ortiz is one of the most exciting fighters in boxing(Victor Ortiz seen here moments after landing a picture perfect rabbit punch to the back of Josesito Lopez’s head for which Ortiz received no point deduction) By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer doesn’t like the fact that his fighter former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz is taking criticism from boxing fans and writers alike for quitting at the end of the 9th round last Saturday night in Ortiz’s 9th round stoppage loss to Josesito Lopez.

Schaefer feels that Ortiz shouldn’t be criticized at all for his performance because he put on a good show before bowing out with a broken jaw.

Schaefer said to RingTV “Anyone who criticizes him should look into the mirror because they do not know what it is to be in a fight like Victor does…He’s one of the most exciting fighters in the sport.”

I have no problem with Ortiz being exciting, because he’s certainly that, at least when he’s front running. My issues is how Ortiz seems to crumble when met with stiff resistance for more than a couple of rounds. He falls apart for some reason. Look at Ortiz’s bouts with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Lamont Peterson, Marcos Maidana and now Josesito Lopez. Sure, Ortiz had his moments and made exciting for a while, but when he starts taking shots, things fall apart on him.

I don’t think Ortiz put in an exiting fight against Mayweather. That fight was one-sided from start to finish, and the only thing that Ortiz did that made it exciting was when he head-butted Mayweather in the 4th. But that’s not entertainment and neither if hitting Lopez in the back of the head with a hard rabbit punch last Saturday night. That just looked dirty to me. Yeah, sometimes Ortiz can be in exciting fights, but not all the time, and he crumbles when he starts getting hit.

I know Ortiz had a broken jaw, but he only had a mere three rounds to go, and he had a big enough lead to where he could have boxed his way to a decision if he had used his jab and feet. I don’t like the idea of Ortiz bowing out rather than going the full distance. That’s not exciting the way that Ortiz decided to quit in his corner.



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