Luis Ortiz replaces Ron Lyle vs George Foreman 1976

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Who wins and how

  1. Ortiz KO

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  2. Ortiz TKO

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  3. Ortiz UD

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  4. Ortiz SD

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  5. Foreman KO

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  6. Foreman TKO

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  7. Foreman UD

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  8. Foreman SD

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  9. Draw

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    How does a fight go between Ortiz if he fought in place of Ron Lyle vs George Foreman?

    George Foreman
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    Luis Ortiz
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Jan 23, 2018
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  2. Max Thunder

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    Ortiz by KO. He was still a brisky 43-year old back then.
     
    Max Thunder, Jan 23, 2018
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Lyle was 34 unless that was a typo.
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Jan 23, 2018
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  4. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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  5. Gil Gonzalez

    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Ortiz is a bum and would have made a better replacement for one of the five guys Foreman fought in a single night in 1975.

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    Gil Gonzalez, Jan 23, 2018
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    So I take it you pick Foreman to KO Ortiz?
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Jan 23, 2018
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  7. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Ortiz by KO. Foreman was a massive heavyweight at 6-3 220 in the 70's. guys in the lighter weight classes would have done OK today, but not heavyweight sluggers.
     
    slender4, Jan 23, 2018
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  8. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Foreman struggles to land anything clean. If Ortiz gasses, which he very well may, then Foreman could really test his heart.
     
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  9. Gil Gonzalez

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    That’s the way I voted.
     
    Gil Gonzalez, Jan 23, 2018
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  10. Brighton bomber

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    Who has Ortiz beat to make anyone think he could handle Foreman, even a shell shocked Foreman from the Lyle fight?

    Even Jennings was able to land a lot on Ortiz. Ortiz doesn't have the foot work to get out of the way of Foreman. Maybe he does what Lyle did and can catch Foreman coming in and drop him, but as that fight proved keeping him down is harder than putting him down and if you can't get out of the way or absorb a shot like Ali then you're probably gonna get hurt.
     
    Brighton bomber, Jan 23, 2018
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  11. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Still, it'd be a hell of a slugfest IMO
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Jan 24, 2018
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  12. Sugar 88

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    Didn't Ortiz nearly have to fill in for Ron Lyle that fight?
     
    Sugar 88, Jan 24, 2018
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  13. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    I don't get it
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Jan 24, 2018
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  14. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He is referring to Ortiz' age. Ortiz was probably born in the 1940s.
     
    UniversalPart, Jan 24, 2018
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  15. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Joe Louis was champion when Ortiz was born.
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Jan 24, 2018
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