True. You'd think he's beaten hordes of quality fighters of all styles at light welter, the way people get so defensive. Ortiz is a southpaw, always troubles Hatton without fail. He can punch really hard, and his timing is exquisite and we've seen Hatton hurt more often recently. This is no blow out at all.
Yea no kidding.. It's a complete mystery to me.. WEll most of the folks who hype him are the Brits anyway which is understandable.. I for one have never ever been impressed by Hatton..
I'd like to see Ortiz vs Urango. That would give me a much better barometer as to how Hatton-Ortiz would go.
You say it's too early to tell yet you say the people picking Hatton are talking out of their asses. If Hatton was fighting Ortiz on May 2 instead of Pac, who would you pick? It's not like the thread starter said who wins down the line or anything like that, I'm pretty sure it's safe to assume he's talking if they fought next, not after we've seen more of Ortiz.
You can't have followed Hattons career too much because his face is nothing there. He actually looks good for him. Just because his face always looks a mess doesn't mean hes close to being hurt or KO'd thats the difference your missing here. Anyway we'll just have to agree to disagree on who wins this matchup. Ortiz has beaten no one yet people think he's going to win the best in the division if they fought next. Well a couple of years we'll see but right now its not up for debate in my mind.
i can see it too, but not quite yet...give Ortiz another year and he'll cut up and stop Hatton late...but he needs another test or 2 from a top 10 before Hatton or Pac...
Yes i have and no disrepect but almost all of his fights were in his home town against nobodys or unknown fighters the only ones that come to my mind right now and that were well KNOWN and good fighters was Ben Tackie,Vince Phillips and Kostya Tszyu who was Hatton's biggest win there in his home town great victory btw then he came to the US and fought Collazo which i thought he lost and was almost knocked out in the 12 then he took on Juan Urango which he won but didn't looked that impressive also he took out my boy Castillo who was old way shot and done by that time and then he got knocked out by Mayweather came back and was ALMOST out against an old faded way past his prime and weight class in Juan Lazcano i wont even mention the Paulie ''feather fist'' fight. I never said that he will get knocked out because of the way his face looks all beating up in ALMOST all of his fights but it could become a big issue to the fact it can affected him in some of his fights. Well said my man:good
I voted Ortiz by KO ... he has Real one punch power and great skill.... I don't think Hatton's chin can stand up to his power.
:yep have you seen him blow out arnaoutis in two rounds? the same guy who was competitive against kendall holt and ricardo torres? you're kidding me right?:huh
in two months time, the perception would change...hatton would never be the same after the pacquiao fight
Aaaargh, this fight would be better than porn, but Ortiz is still largely untested. Hell of a likeable kid, though, I'd be rooting for him! Right now, hate to say it, but I'd give Ricky a pretty wide edge...