Whicker: Vergil Ortiz’s fast hands put him in the express lane
LOS ANGELES — The next round for Vergil Ortiz will be his 15th.
It is scheduled for Saturday night at the Belasco Theater, against Juan Carlos Salgado, who has worn two championship belts.
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought 15 rounds apiece in their first and third meetings. The difference is Vergil Ortiz is 9-0 with nine knockouts. He never has seen a fifth round, never had his victory or defeat decided by a judge.
That’s four knockouts and five technical knockouts. There were four
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