Carlos Ortiz vs Rodolfo Gonzalez at LW circa late, or even early 60's?

Against a fading Ortiz Rodolfo might have a chance, but if we put them in their relative primes, I can only see the fight ending with Ortiz the winner given his good chin.

Around the time Cruz beat Ortiz, Rodolfo might have as well though he had by that time fought no real decent challenge and Ortiz might still have won on experience alone if not other facets as well.

 

I actually see Gonzalez as the more skillful and harder hitting boxerpuncher of the two.

It's tough to know for sure however, with no footage avaiable of him in his prime and his lack of ability to secure fights with top competition, at least relative to who Ortiz was fighting.

Ortiz is the safe pick due to his experience edge against consistently quality fighters.Technically there isn't much in it.

 

Looking at this by virtue of the exact question. "Early 60s and late 60s", this is the way I see a fight like this unfolding. Around '62 Ortiz was in his prime. He was about 26, had already gone through a trilogy with Loi at 140 and had just beaten Brown to win at 135. Gonzalez on the other hand, was 16. He undoubetdly had a big punch, plenty of heart and doubtful that he had developed any real skill by this time. Ortiz. By mid '65 Ortiz was 29 and still going strong, whereas Gonzalez was still only 19 and only beginning a comeback after a long illness. Again, Ortiz. By the late 60s, 68-69, Ortiz was 32-33 and fading fast. Gonzalez was 23-24 and had become a monster on the coast having developed his skills and still wielding a big punch. Gonzalez. Now, if we were to match them in their primes, which would be '62 Ortiz against '72 Gonzalez, that would be one helluva scrap.

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