Harris confident
Published:Saturday | August 28, 2010 | 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES (CMC):
Vivian Harris contends that he will be the only boxer with the moniker 'Vicious' standing, following his non-title fight over 10 rounds with Victor Ortiz on September 18 at the Staples Centre.
The former world super middle-weight champion from Guyana has accused Ortiz of lacking courage, after the Mexican appeared to quit in a fight against Marcos Maidana last year.
Harris has openly questioned Ortiz's will to fight, although his opponent has strung together three straight wins since the loss to Maidana.
"I am very determined and nobody is going to stop me, especially no Victor Ortiz," said Harris in a media conference call on Wednesday. "He has a lot of talent, but you have to believe in yourself and I don't think he does."
Harris added: "I'm a fighter. I know about digging deep in there. Sometimes in the ring, you're gonna die; you gotta dig deep. I don't think he has that kind of mentality."