Promising fight that all boxing fans have waited for years is finally going to happen. The fact that bout between high ranked heavyweight like these two are, last time occured in 2003. when Lennox Lewis beat Vitali Klitschko by TKO in sixth round, gives this bout a significant importance and a great potential for one of the best fights that are upcoming this year. The fight will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York this Saturday, March 3rd.
WBC Heavyweight World Champion, 32 years old American professional boxer Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder who holds fascinant score of 39 wins including 38 KOs is seeking for new win against 6 years older Cuban undefeated contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz who has 28 wins of which are 24 finished by knockout.
Deontay Wilder with his astonishing record is a big both fans and critics favourite, but it is also important to mention that Luis Ortiz is a real test for him as Bronze Bomber never fought against boxers of that caliber. This bout is going to show is Wilder good enough to justify his boxing appetite as he constantly calls out for fight against No.1 Anthony Joshua. Putting the possible hype on the side, Wilder has great physical qualities and definitely possess a great power in those heavy hands. He proved his frightening power in his last match when he won by first round KO in rematch against only boxer who lasted whole 12 rounds against him.
Luis Ortiz may be underdog in this fight, but you can't just simply underrate this Cuban southpaw and knockout artist whose great strength are power punches. As many heavyweight Ortiz also didn't have the best opponents through his career, his biggest win is probably against Bryant Jennings who was unbeatean before their match. "King Kong" is 8 centimeters lower than Wilder but 12 kilograms heavier which could easily mean that his main strategy would be to go hard and try to finish him early. With only 97 kg, which is Wilder lowest weight since 2008, it is believed that he would change his tactic in order to exploit Ortiz's biggest weakness, which is surely foot movement.
One thing is for sure, this is going to be a spectacular clash of boxing heavyweight titans as the highest bets are in the game. The winner of it will surely get the opportunity to unify all heavyweight belts and shine on the biggest stage against winner of the Joshua vs. Parker fight and to after all to become one of the greatest boxers ever.
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