Corrie Sanders (2003) vs Luis Ortiz (2018)

Both these guys were hard hitting southpaws who gave some of the respective champions of their eras (the Klitschkos and Wilder) absolute hell and their fights would in many ways would be defining moments for all three of these significant champions. With very tricky styles, both these men proved highly destructive throughout their careers accumulating a combined 59 stoppages.

Who would win a hypothetical head to head? Sanders from the Klitschko fights or Luis Ortiz from the first Wilder fight?

 

I think it would be highly competitive and Ortiz would have a real chance. I don’t think he has the durability to withstand Sanders power, or the mobility to avoid it. Same goes for Sanders though. It’s a real toss up for me but I lean towards 2003 Sanders based on this absolute destruction of Wlad and the war he gave Vitali.

 

He could have been even more of a powerhouse, I always thought he never quite reached his potential.

 

I agree, I would give Ortiz a solid chance in this one especially given his power.

 

Sanders’s inconsistency was his biggest weakness and I think against a guy like Ortiz it could cost him. I still think on their respective days Sanders would win. It’s a tough one to call.

 

I think Ortiz was a legit contender from 2015-2019 and he showed this in the Jennings and first Wilder fights. He had excellent power and all round very well rounded fundamentals. While I tend to lean towards Sanders in this one, given what Rahman did to him I would simply not write off Ortiz in a hypothetical match up.