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BS.com has been informed that undefeated heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs) of Cuba has signed on with powerful adviser Al Haymon.

"The Real King Kong" Ortiz, who turns 38 today, is managed by Jay Jiminez and promoted by Dade Promotions.

Last year, Ortiz saw action three times and under two promotional banners.

Ruthless-RKO wrote:BS.com has been informed that undefeated heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs) of Cuba has signed on with powerful adviser Al Haymon.

"The Real King Kong" Ortiz, who turns 38 today, is managed by Jay Jiminez and promoted by Dade Promotions.

Last year, Ortiz saw action three times and under two promotional banners.

Didn't he move from GoldenBoy to MatchRoom year ago? Hearns had enough of him?

Oh dear, isn't he #2 for a shot at Wilder too? Never happening now

bigman1968 wrote:

Ruthless-RKO wrote:BS.com has been informed that undefeated heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs) of Cuba has signed on with powerful adviser Al Haymon.

"The Real King Kong" Ortiz, who turns 38 today, is managed by Jay Jiminez and promoted by Dade Promotions.

Last year, Ortiz saw action three times and under two promotional banners.

Didn't he move from GoldenBoy to MatchRoom year ago? Hearns had enough of him?

appen


Hearn gave him 1 fight against the most scared fighter I've ever seen, an absolutely petrified Malik scott, who didn't engage for 8 rounds and bored Ortiz to death. Should have put him in with Joshua. But that was never gonna happen was it.

bigman1968 wrote:

Ruthless-RKO wrote:BS.com has been informed that undefeated heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs) of Cuba has signed on with powerful adviser Al Haymon.

"The Real King Kong" Ortiz, who turns 38 today, is managed by Jay Jiminez and promoted by Dade Promotions.

Last year, Ortiz saw action three times and under two promotional banners.

Didn't he move from GoldenBoy to MatchRoom year ago? Hearns had enough of him?

James DeGale is with Hearn and Haymon. Haymon isn't a promoter. This deal simply give Ortiz more options.

In the know 85 wrote:

bigman1968 wrote:

Ruthless-RKO wrote:BS.com has been informed that undefeated heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs) of Cuba has signed on with powerful adviser Al Haymon.

"The Real King Kong" Ortiz, who turns 38 today, is managed by Jay Jiminez and promoted by Dade Promotions.

Last year, Ortiz saw action three times and under two promotional banners.

Didn't he move from GoldenBoy to MatchRoom year ago? Hearns had enough of him?

appen


Hearn gave him 1 fight against the most scared fighter I've ever seen, an absolutely petrified Malik scott, who didn't engage for 8 rounds and bored Ortiz to death. Should have put him in with Joshua. But that was never gonna happen was it.

Hearn signed him on a fight by fight basis.. he is also promoted by Dade Promotions.

Eddie Hearn was approach by Luis Ortiz to promote him. King Kong is still listed as a Matchroom fighter.

The precise terms of Ortiz’s promotional deal with Eddie Hearn has never been disclosed. King Kong has already done two fights with Matchroom and five days ago King Kong’s team confirmed with Hearn that they wanted to do more fights with the British promoter.

In addition to Luis Ortiz, Eddie Hearn promotes two other Al Haymon-advised fighters, Lee Selby and James DeGale. He’s involved in the decision-making process, but he has less control over these guys than he does with his other fighters.

Eddie Hearn talks regularly with Al Haymon, he is involved and he promotes these guys whenever they compete in the UK. However, the likes of Selby and DeGale have previously enjoyed bigger fight purses competing on American soil, which is simply a business decision.

Simply put: Ortiz will be promoted by Eddie Hearn if he competes in the UK, but if he chooses to fight on American soil, he’ll likely be promoted by one of Al Haymon’s affiliated promoters.

bigman1968 wrote:

Ruthless-RKO wrote:BS.com has been informed that undefeated heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs) of Cuba has signed on with powerful adviser Al Haymon.

"The Real King Kong" Ortiz, who turns 38 today, is managed by Jay Jiminez and promoted by Dade Promotions.

Last year, Ortiz saw action three times and under two promotional banners.

Didn't he move from GoldenBoy to MatchRoom year ago? Hearns had enough of him?

It was on a fight by fight basis.

Enlightened-One wrote:Eddie Hearn was approach by Luis Ortiz to promote him. King Kong is still listed as a Matchroom fighter.

The precise terms of Ortiz’s promotional deal with Eddie Hearn has never been disclosed. King Kong has already done two fights with Matchroom and five days ago King Kong’s team confirmed with Hearn that they wanted to do more fights with the British promoter.

In addition to Luis Ortiz, Eddie Hearn promotes two other Al Haymon-advised fighters, Lee Selby and James DeGale. He’s involved in the decision-making process, but he has less control over these guys than he does with his other fighters.

Eddie Hearn talks regularly with Al Haymon, he is involved and he promotes these guys whenever they compete in the UK. However, the likes of Selby and DeGale have previously enjoyed bigger fight purses competing on American soil, which is simply a business decision.

Simply put: Ortiz will be promoted by Eddie Hearn if he competes in the UK, but if he chooses to fight on American soil, he’ll likely be promoted by one of Al Haymon’s affiliated promoters.

Ortiz's deal with Matchroom was/is on a fight by fight basis.

IT wrote:

Enlightened-One wrote:Eddie Hearn was approach by Luis Ortiz to promote him. King Kong is still listed as a Matchroom fighter.

The precise terms of Ortiz’s promotional deal with Eddie Hearn has never been disclosed. King Kong has already done two fights with Matchroom and five days ago King Kong’s team confirmed with Hearn that they wanted to do more fights with the British promoter.

In addition to Luis Ortiz, Eddie Hearn promotes two other Al Haymon-advised fighters, Lee Selby and James DeGale. He’s involved in the decision-making process, but he has less control over these guys than he does with his other fighters.

Eddie Hearn talks regularly with Al Haymon, he is involved and he promotes these guys whenever they compete in the UK. However, the likes of Selby and DeGale have previously enjoyed bigger fight purses competing on American soil, which is simply a business decision.

Simply put: Ortiz will be promoted by Eddie Hearn if he competes in the UK, but if he chooses to fight on American soil, he’ll likely be promoted by one of Al Haymon’s affiliated promoters.

Ortiz's deal with Matchroom was/is on a fight by fight basis.

Maybe you're right, I don't know. All I can do is quote the words uttered by Eddie Hearn when he was interviewed by iFL TV, Fight-Hype and Behind the Gloves. So for all I know, he could be lying.

For the record, I've just read Jay Jimenez claiming that Ortiz doesn't have a formal promotional agreement with Hearn.

Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz has just been added to the Andre Berto vs. Shawn Porter undercard, possibly against Derric Rossy.

He didn't get Joshua from Hearn, and no way in hell he is getting Wilder from Haymon.

He's perpetually irrelevant.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:He's perpetually irrelevant.

He(his management) didn't used his impressive win vs Jennings (btw, what happened to Jennings since???) to get million dollar fight, and the hype was lost at non-impressive/embarrassing fights with Scott/Allen.

I predict he'll fight more 3-5 small money fights to collect pension fund...

Ruthless-RKO wrote:

In the know 85 wrote:

bigman1968 wrote:
Didn't he move from GoldenBoy to MatchRoom year ago? Hearns had enough of him?

appen


Hearn gave him 1 fight against the most scared fighter I've ever seen, an absolutely petrified Malik scott, who didn't engage for 8 rounds and bored Ortiz to death. Should have put him in with Joshua. But that was never gonna happen was it.

Hearn signed him on a fight by fight basis.. he is also promoted by Dade Promotions.

I think Hearn signed him to ensure he wouldn't face Joshua

I think he fights Wilder before the end of the year.

I doubt ortiz would take on the likes of wilder.

I think Ortiz would box wilders ears off

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:I doubt ortiz would take on the likes of wilder.

At first glance, that seems counter intuitive to me. Given their recent track records, it seems less likely that team Wilder would want a fight with a guy like Ortiz. If I may ask, what leads you to believe that Ortiz would steer clear of a Wilder fight? Seems like a fight he should want since he seems to have a great big pile of nothing going on in his career.

jas80s wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:I doubt ortiz would take on the likes of wilder.

At first glance, that seems counter intuitive to me. Given their recent track records, it seems less likely that team Wilder would want a fight with a guy like Ortiz. If I may ask, what leads you to believe that Ortiz would steer clear of a Wilder fight? Seems like a fight he should want since he seems to have a great big pile of nothing going on in his career.

The steaming pile of nothing suits him.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

jas80s wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:I doubt ortiz would take on the likes of wilder.

At first glance, that seems counter intuitive to me. Given their recent track records, it seems less likely that team Wilder would want a fight with a guy like Ortiz. If I may ask, what leads you to believe that Ortiz would steer clear of a Wilder fight? Seems like a fight he should want since he seems to have a great big pile of nothing going on in his career.

The steaming pile of nothing suits him.

Makes no sense to me, but as was pointed out to me by a fight manager years ago, "these guys do get hit in the head for a living"

jas80s wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

jas80s wrote:
At first glance, that seems counter intuitive to me. Given their recent track records, it seems less likely that team Wilder would want a fight with a guy like Ortiz. If I may ask, what leads you to believe that Ortiz would steer clear of a Wilder fight? Seems like a fight he should want since he seems to have a great big pile of nothing going on in his career.

The steaming pile of nothing suits him.

Makes no sense to me, but as was pointed out to me by a fight manager years ago, "these guys do get hit in the head for a living"

In all honesty I just tire of the trumping of Ortiz when he does less than nothing. I'm sure they'd fight each other if they were both given manicures and pedicures for life.

Ortiz, in his current guise, really isn't that good. I don't doubt that he was an incredibly talented fighter that would've beaten most of the top HWs , but not anymore.

Ortiz motivated might be a different animal, they didn't get enough out of him.
Send him out here.

Fighting another stay busy opponent in Brooklyn at end of the month. No good going through motions fighting guys like Dave Allen and Derric Rossy (??). Another wasted Cuban HW talent I fear.

Not yet it ain't.
Why did he not make it in the UK ?