Carlos Ortiz Senior Profile
April 18, 2019
Q: How long have you lived in Bishop?
A: “I have lived in Bishop for 9-10 years now.”
Q: What are your plans after high school?
A: “I recently starting to regain my love for movie making. When I was a kid I always loved to make movies with my friends but the feelings for it faded off till recently. So I’m going to Cerro Coso for 2 years and then go to a film school to become a director.”
Q: What is the college you wish to attend if u go?
A: “My favorite boxer has to be Chuck Wepner. Not many people know him and I find that to be a shame. People only the big name boxers and that just shows they don’t really know the sport. Wepner fought Muhammad Ali in 1975 and knocked him down at the 9th round. In Ali full career he was only knocked down 4 times. Chuck Wepner lost the fight but went the distance and also leaving a legacy of knocking down Ali.”
Q: Who is your favorite boxer?
A: “My favorite boxer has to be Chuck Wepner.”
Q: What got you into boxing?
A: “What got me into boxing was Chuck Wepner. If he was able to do knock down one of the greatest of all time I’m able to do it too. ”
Q: How long have you been boxing?
A: “I have been boxing for about 3 years now”
Q: Do you want to be a pro boxer?
A: “I want to be a professional boxer but I can not. When I was boxing my arm kept dislocating. It got to the point where I needed surgery for my arm. Now I’m worried that my arm with getting dislocated again, and since I have screws in my arm now, it will leave some serious damage to my arm.”
Q: What would it take for you to punch Beadle?
A: “If he makes one more Mexican joke than I’ll kindly do it.”
