Deontay Wilder will do well to find a way past Luis Ortiz undamaged

02 March 2018 07:05
Cuban with educated power hopes to entice WBC champion into a web he cannot escape in Brooklyn battle of the unbeatenBy accident or design there is only one exit from Camagüey, the ramshackle city in central Cuba where Luis Ortiz was born nearly 39 years ago. Myth has it the confusing web of alleyways leading nowhere in particular was designed to trap raiding pirates, luring them on to hopelessness and destruction.True or not, the story is an apt metaphor for Ortiz’s career. A heavyweight southpaw with educated power, he is the ultimate boxing nightmare and is as hard to avoid as he is to find. Of the 28 opponents who have tried to corner him only four have finished the assignment standing up, none with a victorious hand raised. Related: Deontay Wilder: 'I want to fight Anthony Joshua, but Eddie Hearn doesn't want to risk his gravy train' Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian