Actually,I expect a very competitive fight for some rounds........until Maidana connects with one of his murderous punches and takes Ortiz out of action. Nah! May the better man win! I will root for the Argie,but will take my hat off to Ortiz if he beats Maidana convincingly.:thumbsup I 'm still not sold on Ortiz,jmp!:bart
hey odo, i actually watched that piece of crap fight twice, first when it happened, and 2nd recently when everyone was saying what a great fight it was and i just wanted to make sure i didn't miss anything i think holt and bradley had a better 140 lb fight for example but it was better than peterson-blain and **** like that i will give u that
I didnt watch Blain vs Peterson and Holt vs Bradley so that I cant comment on these aforementioned fights,but Maidana vs Kotelnik was a very entertaining fight.I truly enjoyed watching Maidana challenge Kotelnik.I had seen two previous fights of Maidana where he looked like a bad copy of Kostya Tszyu.Murderous firepower,but extremely one-dimensional fighter. He absolutely suprised me when he fought Kotelnik:versatile,fast,good stamina,and at times trying to outbox his opponent instead of trying to knock him out with every punch.He was much better than I had thought before.
I'm with Victor, but I've been having this nagging suspicion that he's a bit more basic than some of us believe at this point. We shall see, over time.
Im really looking forward to Ortiz - Maidana. Maidana looked good against Kotelnik, who i think is a worthy champion. Imo Kotelnik is underrated if anything. His fight vs. Maidana was on a high level and very entertaining. And it wasnt a loss who can end carees, it was more of a learning experience for Maidana. If he comes back improved and with more experience, he can definetely win this one. With his punching power, off course he can. Will be a fun fight to watch, im sure. Cant wait to see this one ! Great match up.
Looking at some of the random clips of Maidana on youtube he looked pretty ASS in some. I've seen some of him in action otherwise, and I'm not as hopeful as others, in terms of the quality of this matchup. If Ortiz disposes of this chap in short order I'll not be shocked. Hoping for more, obviously.
I'm picking ortiz, but I do think this will be tough hard fought victory..... Ortiz on points.....I wouldnt be suprised if maidana had ortiz in trouble at some points