Coach Jeff Mayweather recommends that Vergil Ortiz Jr. not take the struggle with Terence Crawford subsequent.
Ortiz’s Current Battle
Jeff was at ringside final Saturday for Vergil’s struggle in opposition to WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk on the Michelob Extremely Enviornment in Las Vegas. He felt that Vergil (22-0, 21 KOs) misplaced that struggle however was bailed out by the judges with a twelve-round majority choice.
Jeff states that WBA 154-lb champion Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is “Significantly better” than Vergil Ortiz Jr., and it wouldn’t finish nicely for the 26-year-old Texas native. As a substitute of combating Crawford once more, a greater choice could be to rematch Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) to clear up the controversy from their struggle. That’s what Jeff needs.
Vergil took a beating from the heavy puncher Bohachuk and he may not be the identical after the struggle. It’s one sort of struggle that takes so much out of a fighter. It will be higher for Vergil to keep away from Crawford and deal with a rematch with Bohachuk.
“I see Crawford is a greater fighter. I don’t know if Crawford felt his [Israil Madrimov] energy or if he had heard about his energy. However Crawford didn’t struggle thew manner he usually fights,” stated Jeff Mayweather on his website, speaking about Terence Crawford not performing like his typical self in his final struggle on August third in opposition to WBA Junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov.
As Jeff factors out, he feels that Bohachuk is a greater fighter than Vergil. If that’s his perception, then he should really feel that Crawford is, too.
“I feel that struggle won’t ever occur once more. That sort for Crawford” stated Jeff about Crawford’s conflict in opposition to Israil Madrimov.” I feel what I noticed tonight from each of those guys [Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Serhii Bohachuk] are nice for each other to make an awesome struggle. I feel Crawford is on a completely totally different degree [than Vergil Jr.].”
A Rematch with Bohachuk is the Higher Possibility
Ortiz vs. Bohachuk is a superb manner for them to extend their reputation and achieve expertise. But when Vergil needs Crawford, that struggle will possible occur subsequent.
“I simply suppose Crawford is significantly better than him. Not a bit bit. Significantly better than each of these guys [Vergil and Bohachuk] I seen tonight. Get a rematch [with Bohachuk]. I feel so,” stated Jeff when requested what Vergil Jr. ought to do subsequent. “A rematch will assist him [Vergil] too [because it will enable him to erase doubt about his ‘win’ last Saturday],” stated Jeff.
