You can stop questioning Victor Ortiz's heart. Touted as the next big thing by Golden Boy promotions, Ortiz hit a nasty bump last year when was stopped by Marcos Maidana. A deflated Ortiz suggested that maybe he wasn't cut out to be a fighter. It was emotion speaking. His talent did the talking tonight against Vivian Harris. Ortiz smothered Harris and landed just about everything he threw. Harris hit the deck three times in the second and then was finished by a nasty right at the 0:45 of the third round of the undercard fight on the Shane Mosley-Sergio Mora fight in Los Angeles.
Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 KOs) has now won two straight via knockout since the Maidana disaster.
"'I've learned quite a bit. I've progressed quite a bit," Ortiz told HBO announcer Larry Merchant. "I have Maidana to thank for that. I still want you buddy, wherever you're at."
Maidana has moved ahead of Ortiz in the 140-pound rankings and earned himself a fight against Amir Khan, the most glamorous name in the division. But Ortiz went a long way tonight to force a fight with the winner or winner of Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley.
"Vicious" Victor landed 25-of-54 power punches. He dropped Harris with both hands and landed some nasty power punches. That short right really showed off the unique power possessed by Ortiz.
"That was very short. My coaches, they all explained to me if I get in close and land that punch, there’s no way he’ll get up," said Ortiz. "I have to give the credit to the coaches."
Harris, a loser in three of his last four decisions, was blistered by the HBO announce team. Rightly so, Harris (29-5-1, 19 KOs) was tentative throughout only landing 9-of-49 punches in six-plus minutes.
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