That would be a vicious battle I would go with Ortiz but I wouldn't be surprised if Murtazaliev somehow outlasted Ortiz. Make it happen.
If Ortiz fight smart and decides to box he can definitely win a decision. If he has too much of an ego and starts a war he will get knocked out by the bigger man
It would be a good fight. Watched some of this dudes other highlights to see how good he is and it looks like he gets touched pretty easily. He’s definitely a threat and not a fight anyone would probably want to take, but I favor Vergil 70/30.
I would favour vergil. Nonetheless, I'm sorry to say that vergil cannot be trusted anymore after all that he has been going through. Would you be surprised if his health problems came back and made him receive a hell of a beating in the ring? I wouldn't be surprised at all. It's a pity, but it's like that. His health cannot be trusted, and hence his boxing can't be trusted either.
If Ortiz was getting countered and landed cleanly on by bohachuk, then bahkrat will put on a boxing clinic. I love Ortiz and have followed him ever since he was an unknown, but without his size advantages he’s gonna have a tough time at 154.
Ortiz is more fluid and the more naturally gifted fighter. Yes, Ortiz was dropped twice by Bohachuk, a certifiably heavy handed fighter, but he wasn't in any danger of being stopped. So I think his whiskers, while not granite, are more than serviceable. We don't know much about Murtazaliev's chin, other than I believe Culcay (not a big hitter) buzzed him. That unknown makes me lean Ortiz.
On 2nd thought just watched Bahrain vs culcay and he don’t look so good. He got drawn out into a slugfest with a much smalller man that is nowhere near as talented as Vergil, And he wasn’t looking too good before the stoppage. If he slugs it out with Ortiz then I see Ortiz beating him
