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In spite of these odds, he is a very charismatic and engaging young man (he's only 22). It's almost impossible not to like or root for him.
His comments at the end of the fight were, if nothing else, cryptic. Ortiz gave nothing away from Maidana saying the better man won. It was his comments about "still wanting to talk when he's old" and "not wanting to fall on his shield" that were puzzling.
Boxing is a brutal and unrelenting sport. A rational person doesn't get in the ring as a professional. It literally means having the mentality to either kill or be killed in the ring.
I wonder if Ortiz really wants to be in there.
I could be wrong; he's a very young fighter and he could have been intimidated by the large crowd at the Staple Center. It was his first fight as a headliner in such a large arena.
I'll be very interested to follow the fights of both fighters. Maidana is a warrior who, in the foreseeable future, could fight some of the biggest names in the game. He's very exciting with a ton of heart. I absolutely love it when an underdog wins and has to be taken seriously.
I hope Ortiz rebounds from this loss. He has a ton of talent and needs a couple of fights to bring back his confidence.
He fought a horrible fight. He didn't box. His hands were down. He lunged in way too often.
Hopefully, he'll look at the tape of this fight and learn from his mistakes.
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