Lane was a great fighter. Such a pity that he received that cut. He may well have taken Ortiz that night...
It looked finely balanced to say the least. Ortiz was landing punches too and didn't look that troubled by what he was getting. He was a durable bas. Sounds like he won the third fight clean, too, although I understand Lane was at war with the scales for that fight...shame.
A few decades before his prime but you can still see all the ingredients of the recipe he would become. Oo, mad turn of phrase, there. McGrain, you can use that in your next article. I won't mind, honest.
His kayo ratio in the eighties showed that he had developed his stopping power well after this but I still give Ortiz some credit for this victory. It's just not as valuable as some people would make out.
