The Speed And Power Of Vergil Ortiz Jr

Vergil Ortiz Jnr, he’s a heavy-handed destroyer with the world at his feet. 17 wins, 17 knockouts. Nobody has taken Vergil Ortiz Jr past the seventh round. Sparring the likes of Mikey Garcia, Lucas Matthysse and Jose Carlos Ramirez in the Robert Garcia Academy has already provided a taste of the top-level competition Ortiz aspires to mix with in the very near future. First Canelo, and then Ryan Garcia stole the limelight at Golden Boy Promotions. Now a fledgling Texan has emerged from the shadows. Oscar De La Hoya’s 23-year-old welterweight hope might just turn out to be the star of the stable. Ortiz’s immense confidence resides not only in his boxing ability, but also in his ferocious propensity to rip through opponents with a variety of power shots. This approach has already endeared him to ringside observers. Terence Crawford’s name has been mentioned, such is the conviction of young Ortiz. A potential matchup with another red-hot prospect at 147 pounds, Philadelphia’s Jaron Ennis, could open the r