theres also a huge lack of talent in the Cuban super heavyweights in the amateurs in the last 10 years
it could be the rest of the world is catching up olympics used to be usa/cuba/ussr with usually an an experienced cuban v a young american novice. then italy started paying there good amatuers to stay amatuer /ussr split up and the talent pool became larger. who were the 2 cubans ranked above ortiz during his amatuer days. i know he was always ranked 3 .