I think Leonard would be well aware of Ortiz's inherent softness and opt for the quick strike SERIOUSLY, brah
Ray fought better guys than Ortiz before he won the title, so I see that version of him in 1978 getting rid of Victor in about three rounds.
Pete was a very tall, tough and talented welterweight that just came along at the wrong time in a brutal era and suffered some horrific knockouts at the hands of Pipino Cuevas and his amateur nemesis, Sugar Ray Leonard. He was the Number One contender for awhile and he earned that the hard way going through real tough and talented guys like Randy Shields and Gene Wells, and was the National AAU Champion, beating Carlos Palomino in the finals. Leonard later said that he would not have unloaded on Pete that hard as he and Ranzany were friends but Pete just kept coming back at him hard and he had to close the show. Ranzany would have taken Ortiz apart in a good action fight.
lissen bich ortiz not a bum he hungri young lian crap nevar got tired fast bigest weltarwayte i ever seen
The functional weight advantage sure as shit didn't help him vs Floyd. Ortiz could come in a 165, and Ray at 148, and Ortiz still gets iced early.
