Luis Ortiz knocked out Bryant Jennings in a solid matchup; the Ivan Drago-lookalike?Alexander Dimitrenko– is no Jennings and will be KOd more maliciously?and earlier.
Apparently Drago?err Dimitrenko — needs money badly. Even in his prime, he was not all that good and surely must realize that this one will end badly. ?Kong? is on a mission to earn money with which to pay for his daughter?s rare illness. Such motivation, combined with his considerable ability as a skilled boxer/heavy puncher makes the outcome of this fight a mugging at best.
As one respected wag said, ?Promoters always tell commissioners, when they?re trying to get questionable fights approved, Remember Buster Douglas. Tyson-Douglas has done more to promote mismatches than any other fight.?
However, unlike Dimitrenko, Buster knew how to box and possessed real skills. His issue was his refusal to train as he was always fat and couldn?t take a punch well, but faced with a very short opponent like Tyson?who wasn?t a great boxer defensively?Buster got fired up. He also was motivated by the death of his mother. Sound familiar?
Dimitrenko could never box well. His fight with Chambers was disgraceful and Kubrat Pulev battered him and knocked him out with a jab. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6852aVraYJo
Sooner or later, the likable Ortiz will get his shot. I hope its sooner because he is 36. If he doesn?t get big fights soon, he?s done. Quite simply, the other top heavyweights can wait him out. And this is fundamentally unfair.
