Los Angeles (AFP)

A rematch to put things right: the American Deontay Wilder, winner of Luis Ortiz after a great fight where he was close to the correctional in March 2018, gives a chance to the Cuban Saturday in Las Vegas for the WBC heavyweight title.

Failing to see him one day may face the other boxer allegedly dominant in the queen category, the British Anthony Joshua, who will try on December 7 to recover his belts WBA, IBF and WBO lost to the surprise in June against the American Andy Ruiz, we can not blame Wilder for giving in to the ease in the choice of his fights to come.

For if he manages to beat again Ortiz, who made him live the hell during the 7th round of their first clash, the 34-year-old boxer, undefeated in 42 fights, will then meet the British Tyson Fury, the only one who has so far resisted in a ring in December 2018, with a draw also won hard.

For Wilder, in this case as in the other, it is a matter of demonstrating once and for all his superiority over these two adversaries, which few followers imagined to see them being so close to creating sensation.

"Ortiz is one of the best boxers in the world, and no one has dared to give him the opportunity to show it again after winning, and most of the time when you beat a boxer, especially after putting him down, the other guys are ready to fight him, they see the weaknesses, but the fact is that none of them wanted to fight him at that time, nor now, "said Wilder this week to justify this revenge .

Referring to the famous 7th round, during which he almost gave in to the rain of Ortiz, Wilder felt that this event "allowed me to see what I really did and the world to see what kind of champion I am".

- A strong head -

"I remember being stunned, but I knew how to handle this situation, the good protocol usually consists of putting an end to it ... But I am a strong head, I do things that many boxers do not do" he added.

More than knowing how to cash in, what the American probably does better than the others is to knock out his opponents with his devastating right. All have paid the price, very little like Tyson Fury have recovered.

"I never want to leave the ring without achieving it, that's the rule I impose on myself in boxing," said Wilder, determined to finish fast in the ring of the MGM Grand.

For Luis Ortiz, 40, to finish also before the limit - scenario inherent in heavyweight battles - also seems to be the preferred option, if he wants to become the first Cuban world heavyweight champion.

"Wilder is the best heavyweight of this decade and until someone beats him, he will remain so.I have a different strategy in mind which, in my opinion, will make the difference in this revenge. end to this fight before the final bell, but if you have to keep the distance, I'm ready to go to the end, "said" King Kong ", who trained in Las Vegas, far from his own to be fully focused on this fight.

Asked that this fight may be his last chance to become world champion, Ortiz dismissed this hypothesis: "No, because I will win this fight and I will not need another opportunity, since I will be champion".

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