Photo: Special To The NY Beacon
By Joshua Garcia
It’s almost unanimously agreed upon that the sweet science is at its best when there is a strong heavyweight division filled with multiple contenders and personalities. Hardcore Boxing fans and the casual alike are both captivated by a heavyweight title fight where two larger than life warriors step into a squared circle to battle not only each other, but the strength and will inside themselves. Two of the larger names in the Boxing world take the stage Saturday night in Las Vegas as Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder and Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz face off for the sequel of their still talked about first date in Brooklyn in 2018.
A lot has been said leading to Saturday’s main event at the MGM Grand about Luis “King Kong” Ortiz having to prove himself, and show their last fight was not a fluke. It is Deontay Wilder however, trailing only Canelo Alvarez as the World’s top ranked pound for pound boxer, who has the most to prove in the ring Saturday night. Wilder has fought exactly one round in 2019, the early vicious knockout of Dominic Breazeale, showcasing what is unarguably one of the hardest right hands in the history of the sport. Aside from that proud YouTube moment, Wilder has fought two shaky fights before that, prompting questions of which “Bronze Bomber” will show up at MGM on fight night?
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Against Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder came out with the only draw and only fight where he failed to deliver a win in his pro career. The man known for being a prolific knockout king, holding the power to end any contest instantly, was far less than his normal impressive self and even with multiple knockdowns of his opponent in the fight faced a barrage of questions about if he deserved his first ever loss. Prior to that controversial outing was the first bout against Ortiz where even Wilder himself admitted Ortiz had him unconscious on his feet for much of the 7th round after a big left from the Cuban Southpaw. Wilder would go on to win using his infamous right hand to inflict pain on Ortiz from overhands and an uppercut that forced the official in the ring to absolve the Cuban heavyweight from any further punishment.
“King Kong” Ortiz’s best chance to win this fight and become the first Cuban heavyweight champ is to take the fight into the later rounds. All of Wilder’s lackluster performances have come when the fight goes 10 rounds or more. Endurance and stamina are less crucial factors but more so indicative of the mentality of Deontay. The “Bronze Bomber” did not become a knockout king by accident, he loves to end fights in amazing fashion and early. When Wilder fails to do so early and with ease, he becomes visibly frustrated and it is something his opponents have used to their advantage. Ortiz threw more punches and landed more power shots than Wilder in the first match but needs to do more damage when picking and executing his counter punch opportunitues if the outcome of the fight is going to change even in the slightest.
Deontay Wilder has surpassed names like Rocky Marciano, George Foreman, Vitali Klitschko and Mike Tyson as the best knockout artist of any era with an outrageous 95% KO rate with 40 in his 42 pro fights. Luis Ortiz is a dangerous fight for Deontay Wilder, especially after a long lay off, but if Wilder wants to get where he wants to go which is a chance to unify the division and grab the four belts heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz now holds, he has to get by “King Kong” Ortiz Saturday night. When asked why he took this fight Deontay explained, “many people called me crazy, they say I’m crazy to go in there and fight him again. Well, maybe so, maybe that’s why my last name’s Wilder.” The New York Beacon believes Wilder is too much again for Ortiz.
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