By Matthew Paras
Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Victor Ortiz (25-2-1, 20 KOs) made his return to the ring when Antonio Diaz’s corner stopped the fight in-between the sixth and seventh round.
The fight started out with Victor Ortiz coming on his toes and he stayed on his toes. The fight in the first two rounds lacked action as Ortiz stayed on his toes jabbing and moving. Diaz presented no challenge as he was unsuccessful to land any significant punches..
Round 3 is when the fight started to pick up as Diaz came forward and landed a nice right hand. Ortiz showed some nice countering abilities and he blasted Diaz with a right hook that sent Diaz down. Diaz didn’t appear seriously hurt, but Victor jumped on him and flashes of his nickname started to appear. Diaz flurried with a storm of punches, connecting the left hand throughout. Diaz showed guts and didn’t go down again.
In the next couple of rounds, Ortiz went back to cautious Victor. He bounced on his toes and was tentative to throw punches. In round five, Ortiz landed a punch to cut Diaz over his left eye. It was pretty much over from there as the cut worsened. Ortiz landed the right hooks and more straight lefts to make the cut worse. After round six, Antonio Diaz’s corner called it.
Victor Ortiz came out looking for a redeeming win. When he wore the same trunks that he wore against Maidana, it seemed like he was sending a message. It seemed like he was saying “This is me, but I’m improved.”
In someways, Victor Ortiz failed to demonstrate that he was truly improved Yes he showed he had good boxing skills, but what happens if his opponent applied great pressure and harder shots like Marcos Maidana was? Antonio Diaz was a comeback type of opponent and that’s fine, but Victor Ortiz hardly regained all of that value he had before. He didn’t live up to his nickname, Vicious.
Who Victor Ortiz fights in the future remains to be seen.
Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Victor Ortiz (25-2-1, 20 KOs) made his return to the ring when Antonio Diaz’s corner stopped the fight in-between the sixth and seventh round.
The fight started out with Victor Ortiz coming on his toes and he stayed on his toes. The fight in the first two rounds lacked action as Ortiz stayed on his toes jabbing and moving. Diaz presented no challenge as he was unsuccessful to land any significant punches..
Round 3 is when the fight started to pick up as Diaz came forward and landed a nice right hand. Ortiz showed some nice countering abilities and he blasted Diaz with a right hook that sent Diaz down. Diaz didn’t appear seriously hurt, but Victor jumped on him and flashes of his nickname started to appear. Diaz flurried with a storm of punches, connecting the left hand throughout. Diaz showed guts and didn’t go down again.
In the next couple of rounds, Ortiz went back to cautious Victor. He bounced on his toes and was tentative to throw punches. In round five, Ortiz landed a punch to cut Diaz over his left eye. It was pretty much over from there as the cut worsened. Ortiz landed the right hooks and more straight lefts to make the cut worse. After round six, Antonio Diaz’s corner called it.
Victor Ortiz came out looking for a redeeming win. When he wore the same trunks that he wore against Maidana, it seemed like he was sending a message. It seemed like he was saying “This is me, but I’m improved.”
In someways, Victor Ortiz failed to demonstrate that he was truly improved Yes he showed he had good boxing skills, but what happens if his opponent applied great pressure and harder shots like Marcos Maidana was? Antonio Diaz was a comeback type of opponent and that’s fine, but Victor Ortiz hardly regained all of that value he had before. He didn’t live up to his nickname, Vicious.
Who Victor Ortiz fights in the future remains to be seen.
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