“I’m so ready for Berto,?said Ortiz, who already has opened his training camp in Ventura, Calif. “Actually, I don’t want to sound ****y, but Berto’s whole career just came to an end. From what I hear, he’s underestimating me because I’m a junior welterweight. I don’t know if he recalls being next to me, but I’m a lot bigger than he is.
“All I know is that I’m going to take the belt. In my eyes, Berto is overrated. He hasn’t been tested against a fighter such as myself.?br />
Ortiz said he has no concerns about moving up a weight class.
“No concerns whatsoever in speed, power or anything else,?he said.
Ortiz said he made the decision to move up to take advantage of an opportunity to fight for a title, which had eluded him at junior welterweight even though he’s ranked No. 1 by the WBO (Timothy Bradley’s belt) and in the Top 10 in the remaining three major sanctioning bodies.
Berto is THE RING’s No. 3-rated welterweight. Ortiz is the No. 9 junior welterweight.
“No one wanted to give me a shot,?he said. “I remember when I lost (to Marcos Maidana), everyone wanted to fight Victor Ortiz. Now that I won a few fights, they’re saying ‘Victor who??I don’t appreciate that.
“I got my big fight, though. And I’m very ready.?
“All I know is that I’m going to take the belt. In my eyes, Berto is overrated. He hasn’t been tested against a fighter such as myself.?br />
Ortiz said he has no concerns about moving up a weight class.
“No concerns whatsoever in speed, power or anything else,?he said.
Ortiz said he made the decision to move up to take advantage of an opportunity to fight for a title, which had eluded him at junior welterweight even though he’s ranked No. 1 by the WBO (Timothy Bradley’s belt) and in the Top 10 in the remaining three major sanctioning bodies.
Berto is THE RING’s No. 3-rated welterweight. Ortiz is the No. 9 junior welterweight.
“No one wanted to give me a shot,?he said. “I remember when I lost (to Marcos Maidana), everyone wanted to fight Victor Ortiz. Now that I won a few fights, they’re saying ‘Victor who??I don’t appreciate that.
“I got my big fight, though. And I’m very ready.?
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