By: Sean Crose
“FYI I don’t wait on nobody,” Tim Tszyu tweeted this week. “I create my very own future. Get the job completed this weekend @VergilOrtiz and we make a struggle for the ages.” Get the job completed certainly. Ought to Vergil Ortiz reach defeating Thomas Dulorme this Saturday evening after they meet at Fresno’s Save Mart Enviornment, he’ll discover himself in line to face the favored and notable Tszyu. What’s extra, ought to Ortiz emerge victorious on Saturday, he and Tszyu will struggle on the completely loaded undercard for the Terence Crawford – Israil Madrimov bout in August. Once more, the 20-0 Ortiz, who has by no means met an opponent he hasn’t knocked out, has rather a lot driving on this weekend’s struggle with Dulorme.
Suffice to say, Ortiz-Tszyu is a struggle price salivating over. These are two powerful, expert, and thrilling fighters who go away all of it out within the ring. Tszyu just lately misplaced his junior middleweight title to Sebastian Fundora in a bout Tszyu gave the impression to be in change of earlier than struggling a horrible lower close to his eye. As for Ortiz, the person, merely put, is harmful. A composed hunter, he’s identified to maneuver ahead intentionally whereas sustaining sturdy footwork and pressuring opponents. Lastly, the Texan is aware of find out how to shut the present in grand style.
Then once more, Ortiz has by no means confronted anybody like Tszyu earlier than. Like Ortiz, Tszyu loves to use strain. He’s additionally quick and is without doubt one of the finest within the enterprise at placing his punches collectively successfully. Moreover, Tszyu – as was evidenced within the Fundora struggle – is pure coronary heart. Understanding how unhealthy his bloody state of affairs was in opposition to Fundora, the favored Australian stored preventing to win despite the percentages. Lastly, Tszyu is seeking to get again on monitor after struggling his solely loss nearly a month in the past. He’s a fighter wanting to get again within the win column.
After all, thrilling as discuss of a Ortiz-Tszyu struggle may be, Ortiz nonetheless has to get previous Dulorme this weekend. And if Ryan Garcia’s gorgeous victory over Devin Haney final Saturday advised followers something, it’s that something appears to be attainable in boxing. Dulorme could have misplaced to the likes of Crawford and Yordenis Ugas, however defeats to massive names might be seen as studying experiences. He’s dropped three of his final 4 fights, true, however Dulorme clearly is aware of that is as a lot a time as any to rise to the event.
The Ortiz-Dulorme struggle will air Saturday evening at DAZN. The televised most important card begins at 8:00 PM Japanese time.
