Luis ortiz: The first great cuban heavyweight ???

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  1. Gamboa Express

    Gamboa Express Jeremiah 33:3 Full Member

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    There was a PuertoRican OLympic boxer named Luis Ortiz who fought Pernell Whitaker for the Gold medal at the 84 Olympics, lost by KO against Whitaker in round 2. It says that Luis Ortiz' Silver medal to this day is Puerto Rico's highest accomplishments in OLympic Boxing...

    He tried pro boxing but failed...:good
     
    Gamboa Express, Aug 25, 2010
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  2. Ricky369

    Ricky369 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He has the body. hopefully he will not balloon up to 350lbs out of Cuba.
     
    Ricky369, Aug 25, 2010
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  3. Finesse74

    Finesse74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We have a good olympic tradition, but PR fighters are taught from day 1 the "real" way to fight. We are shown to punch through not punch just to get points.
     
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  4. Gamboa Express

    Gamboa Express Jeremiah 33:3 Full Member

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    Mano, the Cubans punch to get points but also KO people. Cuban amateurs also have a very high KO percentage, Rigondeaux used to KO boxers with 1 punch, just like he is doing now in the pros. Also, the great Cuban amateurs " always " have a high KO ratio and examples include: Stevenson, Savon, Ariel Hernandez, Sierra, Lemus, Rigondeaux, Gamboa, Herrera, Espinosa, Horta etc and countless of others...:good
     
    Gamboa Express, Aug 25, 2010
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  5. Gamboa Express

    Gamboa Express Jeremiah 33:3 Full Member

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    I really doubt that, since he started at the pros he has fought at no more than 237 pounds and actually went down to 233lbs in his last 2 fights, the perfect weight for a 6'4 HV...

    Solis should learn from Ortiz...:patsch
     
    Gamboa Express, Aug 25, 2010
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  6. Karlo

    Karlo Member Full Member

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    His debut

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtyrswqtTTY[/ame]



    Sparring with Oliver McCall

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM-4LCkkeRk[/ame]



    An amateur-fight with Roman Romanchuk (from 05)

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niiZSlA8LXA[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfjx0ej89p8&feature=related[/ame]
     
    Karlo, Aug 26, 2010
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  7. Gamboa Express

    Gamboa Express Jeremiah 33:3 Full Member

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    Thanks for the vids, I had seen the amateur ones but not his sparring. Man, was he going slow with McCall? He looked slow, but maybe it was because he is just sparring and wanted to practice...:good
     
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  8. Gamboa Express

    Gamboa Express Jeremiah 33:3 Full Member

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    Sorry, I missed the first link...Yeah, now he looks completely different in the fight. He is fast and powerful, but there is only less than 1 minute of the fight so it's hard to actually see how good he is...But he certainly looks tall, technical, powerful and experienced to make it far.
     
    Gamboa Express, Aug 26, 2010
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  9. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wait.. Gamboa Express, weren't you the guy who was pumping Solis as the next big thing at HW? You jinxed it mate :)
     
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  10. ki_ote

    ki_ote Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Stevenson was the first great Cuban HW.
     
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  11. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Too little, too late. I see a quick turn in the direction of Jose Luis Gonzalez
     
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  12. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    I think he's got enough to whip Wlad and Fury and Wilder. Does that make him great?

    I don't hold any of those guys in very high regard, so probably not. At least in my book.
     
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