How old is Luis Ortiz?

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  1. uranage

    uranage Well-Known Member Full Member

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    One of my friends uncle claims that he went to school with Ortiz and he's not 38...but he may be lying, does anyone know how old he is?
     
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  2. James Smith

    James Smith Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ortiz told Jarrell Miller he is really 41.
     
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  3. PaulButlersMum

    PaulButlersMum COME ON PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!!! banned Full Member

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    What's the obsession with Luis Ortiz' age.

    He's probably just one of them people that looks way older than his age!.
    Some people look older than their age, some people look younger than their age. It happens.
     
  4. juhave

    juhave Member Full Member

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    He is 38. First medal in Cuban amateur championship (silver) 2002 when he was 23. Professional debut 2010 when he was 30. Sounds right for me.
     
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  5. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    Fidel castro knows his true age.
     
  6. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    As far as looks go, I'm 39 and he looks significantly older than me, then
    again most of my friends do as well. I swear I read somewhere that another
    Cuban boxer said Ortiz was really like 47 but I can't remember the site
     
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  7. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He helped Moses out of the desert
     
  8. Mike1978

    Mike1978 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Im guessing he is 42 or 43. Coming to the US he needed to say he was a few years younger so he could get signed to a promoter.
     
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  9. SnatchBox

    SnatchBox Boxing Full Member

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    He was nicknamed "King Kong" at the tender age of twelve. Ortiz was enamored by the 1933 film "King Kong" after he saw the film on opening weekend.

    Back then a nickel would get ya a tub a popcorn, endless pop and a whole days worth of cinema!
     
  10. Gil Gonzalez

    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Not too old for the New York State Athletic Commission.
     
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  11. SnatchBox

    SnatchBox Boxing Full Member

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    Loose lips sinks ships lol, big mouth Miller is the last person I'd tell a secret
     
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  12. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Here he is fighting Mamedov in the world championships in 2005. He is supposed to be 25 here and is almost certainly in his mid-20's as his body has not filled out yet. Could he be a year or three older? Sure, more than that? Don't buy it.

    [url]http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Luis_Ortiz_(of_Cuba)[/url]
     
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  13. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Old enough to knock out Wilder.
     
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  14. kevinreid001

    kevinreid001 Punchdrunk101 Full Member

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    Young enough to whoop most top 10 in hw division
     
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  15. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Somehow doubt Miller is conversational in Spanish when English gives him enough trouble.
     
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