Erickson Lubin says he\u2019s noticed how Vergil Ortiz Jr. tends to get \u201cemotional\u201d in his fights when he gets hit. He comes immediately, throwing \u201ccrazy\u201d shots, trying to get it back.<\/p>\n
Next month, it could catch up to Vergil Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) when he defends his WBC interim junior middleweight title against the boxer-puncher Lubin (27-2, 19 KOs) on November 8 at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The event will be shown on DAZN<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Wild Response<\/p>\n \u201cA more savage mindset. I feel like Vergil gets a little emotional when he fights. You land some punches on him, and he starts shaking his head and biting his lip,\u201d said Erickson Lubin to MillCity Boxing<\/a> about how Vergil Ortiz Jr. gets emotional after being hit.<\/p>\n Ortiz Jr., 27, isn\u2019t going to change his boxing DNA at this point in his career by staying calm, and keeping his head together after he gets nailed hard. He\u2019s always going to fight like a wild man. If it doesn\u2019t catch up to him against Erickson, it has a good chance of happening when he fights Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis.<\/p>\n \u201cHe wants to get it back. He starts throwing some crazy s*** back at you. They should make this fight for the title, and let Fundora be champion in recess,\u201d said Erickson, reacting to WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora postponing his fight against Keith Thurman due to a hand injury.<\/p>\n Vergil Jr. has always fought with emotion his entire career, and it\u2019s worked for him thus far. It\u2019s also caused him to take a lot of punishment by going straight at his opponents. We saw that in his fights against Serhii Bohachuk and Israil Madrimov. Ortiz Jr. looked like he\u2019d come out of a war zone by the end of the fight.<\/p>\n The WBC Title Question<\/p>\n It would make sense for the WBC to make their 154-lb title on the line for the Vergil vs. Lubin fight. However, the sanctioning body should have it at stake for the Fundora-Thurman clash because that\u2019s on Amazon Prime<\/a> Video PPV. It\u2019s the bigger fight. The WBC would be shooting themselves in the foot by giving Fundora the champion in recess tag.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m leaning toward Fundora. No disrespect to Keith, but a little inactivity. A little older now,\u201d said Lubin.<\/p>\n If you took a close look at Thurman\u2019s last fight, coming off another three-year layoff against Australian Brock Jarvis earlier this year on March 12, he\u2019s not the same fighter.<\/p>\n The only thing he\u2019s got left is to move and throw a rare single shot. His punch output has dropped to almost nothing, and he doesn\u2019t look capable of standing still for a firefight. That approach isn\u2019t going to work against Fundora.<\/p>\n By Sean Jones \u2014 Senior Boxing Writer, Covering the Sport Since 2016.<\/p>\n Sean Jones has been grinding in boxing media since 2008 and joined Boxing News 24 in 2011. UK-based but reporting worldwide, he digs into the fights that matter \u2014 from champions to hungry prospects.<\/p>\n Known for his no-nonsense takes and ringside presence, Sean gives fans the raw view, not the polished press release.<\/p>\n