Victor Ortiz Says He Can be One of the Best in 147
Former WBC world welterweight champion Victor "Vicious" Ortiz believes that he can be one of the best in 147 pound division despite of rising new and younger champions including WBA/WBC champ Keith Thurman, IBF champ Errol Spence Jr and the latest WBO champ Jeff Horn. "I still feel like I can be one of the best in the 147-pound division. It's there for the taking. There are some gifted fighters in there and I respect them, but I believe that I have what it takes to be right up there. I'm a complete fighter," Ortiz said. "I've been written off before. People have said I should retire since my first loss. I came back from that loss and became a champion. I don't care what people have to say about me. I could go act full-time if I wanted, but I truly love this sport." "When I took a step back, I realized that boxing has always been my true passion. I can't walk away from something that I'm so gifted at and that I enj... ... See more