That's according to Keith Thurman, who looks set to face Ortiz later this year, months on from losing to Fundora.

"[Ortiz] is young, strong, dangerous, I think when it comes to punching power he's more dangerous than Sebastian,” Thurman told FightHype.

“Sebastian is a volume puncher; it's a more rough-tough fight, he never knocked me down so l believe Vergil has more that can put you down but Vergil isn’t 6-foot-6."

Ortiz (24-0, 22 KOs) will seemingly get a chance to prove Thurman right in December. As previously reported by The Ring and later confirmed by Oscar De La Hoya, Ortiz’s promoter, Thurman is likely next for the Texan on the undercard of David Benavidez vs. Michal Cieslak.

Former welterweight champion Thurman, 37, is coming off the first stoppage defeat of his career against Fundora in March.

Ortiz, The Ring’s No. 2-ranked junior middleweight, is ready to start a new path at 160 pounds. The 28-year-old from Grand Prairie is hoping to get his career back on track after missing out on a fight with Jaron "Boots" Ennis earlier this year due to legal issues with Golden Boy.

Talks broke down and Ennis, The Ring's No. 1 154-pounder, went on to become WBA and WBO 154-pound champion by stopping Xander Zayas in the seventh round of their June clash.

Ortiz amicably settled his legal dispute with De La Hoya and now his return is being planned, but with none of the champions available, the hard-hitting star has set his sights on middleweight.

Veteran Thurman, who has never fought at 160 pounds before, looks to be the first test.

"We were flirting with this fight multiple times during my career,” Thurman said. “Many years ago, I got a phone call and said 'yes.' The team said 'we like Thurman but not right now.' I heard his name last year and was about to agree.

"They had Vergil on the table, I was ready to go. Then, before sending out the contract, they put Fundora on the table. Interim or full champion, I said give me the title fight so I bypassed [Ortiz] by proxy and took the title match. Sebastian injured himself, the fight got postponed to earlier this year. [Team Ortiz] doesn't want to defend the 154-pound title, they wanna move him up to 160, I just want another good fight and to stay busy, I'm trying to give the fans what they want and be more active in my career, fight some of the best names out there in the world of boxing."