Boxing Legend Carlos Ortiz “I Fell In Love With The Philippines”
In a recent interview with El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rican boxing legend Carlos Ortiz shares his thoughts on the upcoming Pacquiao vs. Cotto fight, and recalls his time in the Philippines.
Ortiz compares Pacquiao to the late Flash Elorde (Ortiz fought Elorde in 1964, 1966 and won both fights by ko in the 14th round) and believes Pacquiao will present problems for Miguel Cotto.
“Elorde was strong and hit hard, Pacquiao is the same kind of fighter. They are same in that respect. But Pacquiao is a very aggressive southpaw. One has to really understand how to fight southpaws and Cotto is going to have a problems there,” Ortiz said. “Elorde was a good fighter as well as Pacquiao but I can’t really say who is better.”
Ortiz also recalls his time in the Philippines and how hospitable the people were to him after he defeated Flash Elorde.
“If I were to be born again as a boxer, I would move to the Philippines. In the Philippines they treated me as if I was one of them. I fell in love with the Philippines with how well they treated me. They are very good people over there. You don’t have any idea of how well I was treated,” Ortiz told El Nuevo Dia.
Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto “FirePower” will air live on HBO Pay-Per-View, November 14th.
Be sure to tune in for the finale of HBO 24/7 Pacquiao-Cotto on November 13th, the day before the mega bout. You can catch all the previous episodes on HBO ON DEMAND.
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28 Responses to Boxing Legend Carlos Ortiz “I Fell In Love With The Philippines”
silent watcher
November 9th, 2009 at 6:53 am
does elorde as fast as manny? does elorde beat future hall of famers like morales, marquez, barrera, atton and de la hoya? does elorde has 6 championship belts in different weight classes like Pacquiao? there’s ur answer!
Manny Niyut
November 9th, 2009 at 7:02 am
HEY CARLOS LISTEN TO THIS…….. I SAW BOTH FIGHTS AND YOU WERE JUST AWESOME YOURE ONE OF MY IDOLS WITH THE FLASH, DURAN, ISMAEL LAGUNA…. BUT THIS TIME IT’S MANNY PACQUIAO’S TURN TO FALL IN LOVE WITH PUERTO RICO!
danny
November 9th, 2009 at 7:12 am
yeah right…..
Manny Nilung-ag
November 9th, 2009 at 7:23 am
Lol, what’s this gay lovefest goin’ on in here?
viper
November 9th, 2009 at 8:18 am
show some respect to ortiz, man. he just shared his amazing experience in the Philippines where he fought filipino legend flash elorde. we can’t question his admiration. it just show how generally hospitable & nice people are filipinos.
EXAMINERAUTHOR
November 9th, 2009 at 8:24 am
HAI CARLOS!!!
I was still in college when you KOed our beloved Elorde. You were really great. No question about that. All the while, I honestly thought you were already dead.
Nice to hear u again. Welcome to the Philippines. Why not drop by at Boracay?
MrCotton
November 9th, 2009 at 8:40 am
cotto all the way
Vulgar22
November 9th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Ortiz believes Cotto is dead meatbag for the Pacman. bwahahahahahah
jerry pineda
November 9th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Thank you for your kind and respect with our country you are welcome anytime to visit us nice to see you soon.
KJ
November 9th, 2009 at 9:32 am
God Bless Carlos.
Good thing he and Flash had a reunion in NY when Flash was named WBC’s best jr light champ along Arguello.
Carlos is a top 5 lightweight of all time in many books. Great fighter.
I believe he still drives a cab for a living.
Kojie
November 9th, 2009 at 9:59 am
That was then. Now, there are so many moronic, pacnuthuggers who do nothing but dig a hole for the few good Filipinos left. I wish these pacnuthuggers think before they post really degrading remarks. There are some sample posts here. You get complemented and yet you give out uncalled for nasty remarks. NAKAKAHIYA
fighter sa taji iraq USN
November 9th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Hey Pacquiao, patulugin mo si cotto para naman maibsan ang mga pagod naming mga Fil-Am sa labanan dito sa Bhagdad *Iraq, Go Pacman kill’em all! Pinoy are alll fighters!! mabuhay!!
regor
November 9th, 2009 at 10:39 am
and that is the spirit of real sportsmanship knows how to appreciate the accomplishment of others unlike de lajoya who ca not accept defeat and frustration, he still now barking the moon.
bastos
November 9th, 2009 at 10:52 am
wala gid kamo huya mga depotah kamo nga pilipino , naga hatag na sang maayo nga hambalon si ortiz , kamo ya hambalan nyo pa sang mala-in , mga animal kamo , haslo kag bulay-og angay sa inyo saputihon kag ilampaso , wala huya kamo!
cadoski
November 9th, 2009 at 11:48 am
The next B-day celebration of Manny he will have an extra guest in Cotto.LOL
cadoski
November 9th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Looks like the guest list is growing every year. Oh before i forget Hatton precedes Cotto on the guest list. Hahahahahaha.
mike
November 9th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
I think Carlos Ortiz went back to the Philippines some 4 or 5 years ago to receive a special citation from the Elorde family foundation. And of course you can cahracterize that trip of Ortiz as some sort of a sentimental journey as well. Back then, I thought Carlos Ortiz was Filipino as there are hundreds of Carlos Ortizes in the Philipppines.
Noglo
November 9th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Mike
I think you are talking about HAROLD GOMES?
anonymous
November 9th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
To Noglo
Aside from Harold Gomes, Carloz Ortiz was also honored by the Elorde Family.
litoman
November 9th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Yeah you are right Noglo, It was Harold Gomes not Carlos Ortiz.
bastos hater
November 9th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
hoy bastos! are you that dumb to not be able to write in tagalog? that is suppose to be your national language, stupid!!
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Ottog Hahn Matalam
November 9th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Sr. Carlo
Ottog Hahn Matalam
November 9th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Thanks to Carlos Ortiz for sharing his experience in the Philippines in the sixties(by the way, in the 60’s, Philippines was the second richest nation in Asia at that timne.) But even though he lost to Flash Elorde, he will still feel the same warmth and hospitality of the Pilipinos. Look at Erik Morales, although he lost to Pacquiao, they treated him and his entourage like a Royal Family whenever he visits the Philippines.But make no mistake of the hospitality because it is not a sign of weakness or inferiority complex. In fact, it is scriptural to treat a guest or stranger the best respect one can offer.
honey.darling
November 10th, 2009 at 2:43 am
THANK YOU MR. CARLOS ORTIZ FOR THE GOOD COMMENTS.
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME IN THE PHILIPPINES !
Gizmo
November 11th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Well i visited the phillippines and i am half PR. But i didnt have the same type of trip. Yes the people are hospitable but that is the working people. The owners and authorities will hustle u for every penny. Even the airport charges P750 terminal fee. My fiancee is pinay and i speak some tagalog and cebuano; but i really dont feel comfortable in going back. Also there are streets with no traffic signs.
Gizmo
November 11th, 2009 at 12:41 am
Well Puerto Ricans were hospitable to Penalosa when he lost to Lopez, he got a standing ovation even though he lost.
PACMANKOSYOU
November 15th, 2009 at 5:20 am
He is classy as is Cotto! RP and PR we are brothers!