Agreed. Dimitrenko in his prime would lose by KO. Now pretty much a foregone conclusion. He was jabbed out by Pulev.
Ortiz should win this pretty easily. Only way Dimitrenko can win is if Ortiz fails the post fight drug test.
None of the champions want to fight Kong! And the challengers in line want no part of him either. Dimitrenko has skills and size, he just lacks the toughness needed for top 20 opponents.
as mendoza says / wilder/fury/martin / they are not going to voluntary fight ortiz/ he needs to fight as often as he can to keep his name in the headlines and in the public awareness. i have said before if i was a promoter i would not let my fighter fight ortiz unless he was a mandatory/ little reward high risk.
the wimpy version of Drago with be a human punching bag with eye***** for Kong to brutalize... Kong said Demitrenko is similar in size and style to his mandatory WBA opponent Ustinov... Ustinov will be Kong's next victim!! :dead
But a talentless, chinny 6'7" fighter who has been bullied by the likes of Eddie Chambers? What possible practice can he get?
aiming really high and getting steady connects. Being able to close the distance against someone with much longer reach. I agree that Dmitrienko is terrible but there is a shortage of quality tall guys out there.
As you like. It is going to be 90 seconds of practice against a guy who has a **** jab and consequently doesn't even fight tall, but your reasoning has sense in theory.