Usyk vs Ortiz, September 2016, who wins and how ?

CST80 · Feb 15, 2016

zop said: ↑

I really respect your knowledge, but I think you've neglected deciding factor here : Usyk's chin. Could he take strong punches (and Ortiz can hurt everyone) ? I will repeat : for me it's 50/50
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I said Ortiz could catch him, that's not totally out of the question, we don't know how good his whiskers truly are, but I think he can take a shot.

Reg · Feb 15, 2016

CST80 said: ↑

Usyk being a southpaw as well could prove a stylistic challenge for Ortiz he hasn't seen that often, add to that Ortiz hands are somewhat slow, I could see Usyk giving him a ton of lateral movement, repeatedly parrying or ducking his straight left while nailing him with one of his own, most likely of the overhand variety, Ortiz could always get lucky and catch him with a huge shot and put him down. But personally I think Usyk would set such a frenetic pace, throw punches from so many different angles, easily adjust to any adjustment Ortiz makes that he would either stop him late or easily UD him. Usyk oddly does far better against taller opponents than he does against opponents who are smaller or of equal size.
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I can't see Usyk holding that pace for 12 rounds without getting sloppy. I've seen Usyk get lazy in a couple 4 rounders as it is. Not to mention that Ortiz moves forward quickly and has good finishing instincts. If Usyk were to get hurt once then it's hard to imagine Ortiz not finishing it. Though if it makes it to 12 then Usyk does have him on the cards.

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