Good card featuring Stephen smith, McDonnell and Martin Murray. Disappointed in Scott, step down from Takam imo
Not bad, fight is already in a month and Ortiz will come back in December as well. If Scott doesn't take a dive he will get badly hurt.
I actually like this fight, as long as Scott shows up to win and doesn't fold under the first sign of pressure like he is want to do. Takam was a better opponent but stylistically he was made for Ortiz to look good against. We've seen Ortiz look very impressive against stationary targets who have been there to be hit. Scott is different he brings movement and it will be interesting to see how Ortiz does when having to cut off the ring against a defensive opponent. I expect Ortiz to win though, Scott is too fragile mentally and too small to really pose much of a threat. But he might make it interesting for a few rounds.
I don't like any big fight involving Scuba Scott, he completely disgraced himself against Chisora and Wilder. Scott falls to his back from the first big shot Ortiz lands. Step down not only from Takam but Ustinov as well, either would have been a much better opponent than this featherfisted quitter with a sparring mentality.
You're probably right in regards to Scott, I don't expect much but however long it lasts I at least hope to see how Ortiz does against a moving target. Maybe I'm hoping for too much from Scott though. But he did go down against Thompson and got up to win, so maybe he will surprise some of us. I just hope Scott won't just be there for a payday and will look for a way out as soon as it presents itself, which would be a shame he's a better fighter than that. The fact he hasn't fought in almost a year doesn't bode well though.
