Is Luis Ortiz genuinely 36??

Ortiz fought in the 1972 Olympics as a lightweight.

 

No one really wanted to sign Martinez because he was considered old.

 

No, that was his son Luis Ortiz Jr.

Ortiz turned pro back in the late 1940s. He was Kid Gavilan's sparring partner. He was out of the ring 50 years because he was hiding from the mob after refusing to throw a fight.

 

he's got one of those cuban/domincan baseball passports. He probably doesn't even know his real age. Same with rigo.

 

no ****ing way

 

I stand corrected. I now remember the tales of his sparring wars with Kid Norfolk.

 

i would guess his age to be correct
cuba has a good healthcare system and record keeping for him to have faked it

 

Truth is...he is Sonny Liston, in a gorilla mask.

 

Which is kinda unnecessarily redundant.. :huh

 

Not sure it mattes, dude is a beast and can fight.

 

I believe he mentioned in an interview being born in the late 50's.

 

This.

 

He apparently was one of the guys that could have sent missiles into the States during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and has been lying low since then.

UNTIL NOW!

Duh duh duuh dun.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l21/josip25/Cuba army/cuba-military-5.jpg

Back right , third row.

 

:nut

 

Greg Olden is more like it