Browsing Tag Luis Ortiz
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Can Wilder Win?
While the whole world, and of course that includes the sports world, is “on pause” due to the deadly pandemic we are all struggling with, the fact remains ...
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Fury vs Wilder II: The Breakdown
It seems strange to know so much about two fighters – their strengths and weaknesses and how their styles mesh –and yet the outcome of a match between ...
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Wilder vs Fury II: The Fight City Picks
Their first battle in December of 2018 was an entertaining and surprisingly dramatic tilt with an unforgettable final round, but the draw verdict at the end left many ...
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2019 Knockout Of The Year
Knockout of the Year Nominations: Nonito Donaire KO6 Stephon Young Ryan Rozicki KO2 Khetag Pliev Oscar Escandon KO1 Jhack Tepora Teofimo Lopez TKO2 Richard Commey Deontay Wilder KO7 ...
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Overfed Turkey Or Sleek Bird Of Prey?
What a difference two years can make. Back in 2017, the WBC belt-holder Deontay Wilder had just fought Gerald Washington, the latest in his long line of scrubs, ...
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“The Bronze Bomber” Will Need To Be Better Come February
Wilder vs Ortiz II is done and dusted and now I for one cannot wait for February. Because, barring something unforeseen, that’s when we’ll witness probably the best ...
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2018: The Nominations
In many ways, 2018 picked up where 2017 left off with its share of excellent match-ups, unification fights, and a heaping helping of action-packed, crowd-pleasing battles. But perhaps ...
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Fury Only Played The Fool
(Before I get to the matter at hand, something infinitely more important need be said: A shout-out to the wife and family of Adonis Stevenson. As in no ...
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Five Reasons Why “The Gypsy King” Will Win
Almost three years to the day since he defeated Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA, WBO, IBF and lineal heavyweight titles, Tyson Fury steps through the ropes tonight to ...
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Wilder vs Fury: The Fight City Picks
When talk first surfaced several months ago of Tyson Fury abandoning his own comeback schedule to instead challenge WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, very few took the idea ...
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Fury vs Wilder: Money Changes Everything
Some like to say that money would never change them, that if they won the lottery or became a huge overnight success, they would still be the same, ...
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Atlantic City Comeback, Part II
Atlantic City is no longer America’s Playground, and hasn’t been for a long time. It’s a city of casinos along the famous boardwalk, many of which are run ...
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The Best Is Yet To Come (Part 2)
We continue our in-depth look at some of the possible, if not probable, high-stakes matches which may happen before the end of 2018, a year which is already ...
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 179
Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Take a look at Manny’s Patreon page! This week: Congratulations to Groupe Yvon Michel for another great ...
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Joshua vs Parker: One Step Closer
In one week, in Cardiff, Wales, a major battle goes down between two of the three belt-holders in the heavyweight division, a fight that brings us one big ...
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Let’s Stop Pretending
Sports is about passion. It’s what fills the stands and sells the tickets. I’m from West Virginia, and the University Mountaineers football and basketball games can reduce people ...
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Wilder, Bivol & Kovalev Win Big
Once again Showtime and HBO go to war with major fight cards on the same night and the bottom line is fight fans got some great action, so ...
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Wilder vs Ortiz: Not A Moment Too Soon
Saturday night will see two of the top four heavyweights in the world, Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz, do battle for the WBC’s green and gold belt. No ...
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 165
Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Ladies and gentleman, please check out Manny’s Patreon page! Congratulations to Claressa Shields and Jeremy Stephens! Conor McGregor’s coach spotted ...
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The Wilder vs Ortiz Debacle
Last month boxing fans were treated to the welcome news that WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, aka “The Bronze Bomber,” would defend his title against one of the ...
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 150
Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Recapping last week’s Montreal Casino card! Manny a little bit nervous about Shakeel Phinn’s fight and his Wolverine opponent! Dangerous ...
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 145
Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Manny is happy “the circus is over” and we can concentrate on other things! Congrats to Yordenis Ugas, Miguel Cotto ...
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Wilder vs Miller: The Time Is Now!
Try as I might, I just can’t keep a straight face when I read “world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.” Believe me, it’s been tough to give him the ...
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 126
Once again, time for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Congrats to Custio Clayton! 2017 is going to be a big year for one of Montreal’s top prospects! Congratulations ...
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The Weekend That Was
Once again we offer a run-down of much of this past weekend’s boxing action with help from our good friends at FightFan.com. First up, an absolute waste of ...
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 103
Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts from Manny Montreal! Tough time for Schiller Hyppolite in Germany! Movement in the heavyweight division is cause for excitement! A look at this ...
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 86
Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week he’s talkin’ Guillermo Rigondeaux getting a warm welcome on the other side of the ocean! The UK’s Michael ...
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Is Luis Ortiz For Real?
As crazy as it may sound, Luis Ortiz reminds me of former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe. No, the two men don’t exactly have similar rings styles, but they look ...
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 67
Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! Boxing, MMA, thoughts and news from Manny Montreal! Congrats to Lamont Roach Jr, Luis “King Kong” Ortiz, Nordine Taleb, Miesha Tate and Nate Diaz! This ...
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Destined For Domination?
Win or lose tonight, Luis “King Kong” Ortiz is a major reason why the heavyweight division has, after a long, dreary period of general pointlessness, finally become exciting ...
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