Vergil Ortiz Jr. reveals fan hatred ahead of Lubin title clash

Vergil Ortiz Jr. confessed today that he “stopped caring” about what posters on social media have said to him because of their negative comments he reads. One of them posted today that they hope he dies in his fight against Erickson Lubin this Saturday, November 8th.

Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) defends his WBC interim junior middleweight title against #4 Lubin (27-2, 19 KOs) in a 12-round headline on Amazon Prime Video PPV at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

Toxic messages before fight week

“The b***ch. You get KO. I hope you end up in the hospital,” sent one of the posters to Vergil Ortiz Jr. said on social media.

Vergil Jr. has fallen on the wrong side of some fans, who accuse him of ducking Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. They feel he lost his nerve after seeing how good Ennis looked in his debut at 154 against Uisma Lima on October 11, 2025.

This is why at the end of the day I will always do what is best for me! I stopped caring about what you said and what you thought of me a long time ago. The only thing that really kills the love of the sport for me is the fans. Not all the fans, but the fans nonetheless. pic.twitter.com/htrkSO0Tck

— Vergil Ortiz Jr. (@VergilOrtiz) November 2, 2025

‘Boots’ knocked Lima out in a flash and destroyed him in the first round of a statement win. Since that fight, many fans believe that Vergil Jr. It was a pretty scary win by Ennis.

Truth layer: The sport eats its own

It’s the type of win that would make any fighter have second thoughts about fighting him, because losing in that kind of way would derail the cash flow they’ve been enjoying. Bouncing back from a first-round knockout loss to Ennis would be difficult, if not impossible.

It’s like the famous old Spindletop oil well in Beaumont, Texas, is going to dry up for a fighter if they get blasted by ‘Boots’ in the first round. One second the money is pouring into the bucket full, and the next second it’s a dry duster.

Being destroyed by Ennis would ruin Vergil Jr’s brand. A person can understand why it wouldn’t be a good idea to fight with Ennis. Fans don’t like it when a fighter chooses to play it safe. They lash out with hateful messages.

Vergil Jr. has numerous excellent opportunities to earn millions in winning battles. He doesn’t need Ennis. So it’s understandable why he and Golden Boy might want to look at these fighters in the opposite direction:

• Sebastian Fundora
• Xander Zayas
• Bakhram Murtazaliev
• Abass Baraou
• Keith Thurman