Ortiz: I’ll fight Mayweather for free; If he’s not interested, I’m moving on
September 29th, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) has made his final statement on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. – Ortiz episode, saying that he still wants a rematch with Mayweather, but if he doesn’t give him one then Ortiz will be moving on shortly. Ortiz says he doesn’t want the rematch for the money, but rather for peace of mind.
This was really touching. Ortiz is a great orator. I believe him that he’ll fight Mayweather for free, not that Mayweather will give him a rematch unfortunately. I think Mayweather wants no part of a rematch with the hard hitting Ortiz, and likely feels that he dodged a bullet by taking Ortiz out with a cheap shot in the 4th round when Ortiz’s guard was down. This all happened before Ortiz had even had a chance to warm up and really start laying the leather on Floyd.
Ortiz needs to start planning his next fight with someone else because Mayweather won’t fight him again and he’s just wasting his time holding out with the dream that Mayweather will suddenly call him about a rematch. That’s make believe stuff. Mayweather is content with the victory and doesn’t feel any shame out the win despite a large percentage of boxing fans feeling it was a cheap victory.
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Ofcourse black people are always going to go for its own raise but honestly think about it if Mayweather is such a good fighter as he says, why take the easy way out of the fight. Why if he knew he could win why not give it a couple of more round? Is it because he was scared of loosing or because he saw a really easy chance out of the fight and took it………
WOW…..Floyd is not even the best welterweight to ever lace up the gloves, let alone the best of all time!! You people really need to get off Floyd ****!! How can you even call yourself a boxing fan with a comment like that….Off the top, Ray Leonard, Ray Robinson, both are better welterweights!!! Not enough time to name all that put Floyd to shame P4P!!
MAYWEATHER GOT ROCKED IN 4RD AND HE KNOWS THAT IF THE FIGHT WOULD OF GONE 10RDS MAYWEATHER WOULDEVE BEEN KO MAYWEATHER IS P4P COWARD THE REAL P4P IS PACMAN BECAUSE HE HAS PROVED HIMSELF AND NEVER BEEN DIRTY IN RING LIKE COWARD MAYWEATHER
Know I hear that he is in trouble again for parking his new car between two handicap parking zone, so see he don’t even respect people that are handicap!
Floyd deserves no respect at this point! He has earn it by respecting other to be respected! We all know Floyd don’t respect no one and not even his Father in front of the world to see. I like Floyd as a fighter but not as a person. 16 year old mind in a adult body! !
The bout should ultimately have been marked as invalid.
“The referee must stop the bout to speak to a commissioner in the ring and then restart the fight. They give Mayweather a knockout and there is serious error with everyone, including the Commission of Nevada!”
“A fight that was starting to turn good was spoiled for everyone.”
This may have been the dumbest article I’ve read in awhile. Ortiz clearly wasn’t ready to fight Floyd. If you couldn’t see that then you shouldn’t be writing on a boxing site.
Rematch in hbo the fans deserve to see it!!
Oscar De la Hoya couldn’t have said better himself.
Did nobocy else find it funny that Victor said he’d be waiting….. WITH OPEN ARMS? LMAO so this dude still thinking about hugging Floyd. Come on Vic O, your carreer is going to be ok. Nobody wants to see the fight. You messed up and you paid. You got took advantage of. Come on son. Dude said he was greater than Ali and SRR. Said he was the greatest boxer ever. Really vic? you? come on son. You are a nobody and you got treated that way. Got beat up kid. Move on little mac. Fight someone with similar skill, and stop challenging the great FMJ.
“WITH OPEN ARMS!” = ROTFLMAOWTFOMGWTF
@john Malko
Youre the one being irrational. Are typing comment while youre on Floyds lap? lol
Mr. Ambrose,
You have no shame of exposing your irrational hatred of Floyd. I admire your courage in printing your real name behind such a contradicting, irrational, hate-filled, and nonsensical article. Give it up; Floyd is the best boxer that ever lived! Live with it.
@Kamote, Ok, although I think it would be a counter-punching clinic displayed by Floyd on Pac, but hey atleast your opinion is a logical, well thought opinion!
@A few things to note, Also look at the other flurries from Ortiz. Floyd would just come off of the ropes shaking his head like(no no mofo, that wasn’t nothing)and continue to walk FORWARD bombing Ortiz with his arsenal of lead rights etc.
BillyD says:
September 29, 2011 at 2:54 pm
What the heck, let them fight but this time I’m saving my PPV money and just wait a week for the replay on HBO. Fool me once, shame on me, Fool me twice….. well you know the rest.
FOOL ME ONCE,( SHAME ON ME?? )SHAME ON YOU….
YA TUBE!!!!!
@ cdb
Floyd has been intimidated by pacquiao, floyd gets goosebumps hearing mannys name, even when he said “ah manny pacquiao yes ur next”, look at his face, its like hes seen a ghost. ;DDDDD
If Ortiz is willing to fight for free, Golden Boy can use his cut($) to televise this on regular HBO and not HBO PPV!
The May/Ortiz fight was broadcast for free in the Philippines!
It’s time Floyd gives back to us Americans! Televise May/Otiz II for FREE!
What the heck, let them fight but this time I’m saving my PPV money and just wait a week for the replay on HBO. Fool me once, shame on me, Fool me twice….. well you know the rest.
Numbers don’t lie, by the time the fight ended, Mayweather landed 74 punches, Ortiz landed 26 how the h*ll is that close
@ BG, watch Ortiz’ last flurry on the ropes before the headbutt, watch it in slow motion, Ortiz managed to land one punch in that entire flurry, and it wasn’t even solid or flush, it was a glancing blow, that’s why he got frustrated and did the headbutt…
HAHAHA…. NOT FOR MONEY BUT FOR THE INTEGRITY, DIGNITY AND HONOUR OF OUR SPORT???? THIS IS FROM A MAN THAT WAS DELIBERATELY HEAD BUTTING FLOYD THROUGHOUT THE FIGHT THEN GOT FRUSTRATED AND LAUNCHED A BATTERING RAM HEAD BUTT INTO FLOYD’S FACE!!!!!
WHAT A TOTAL JOKER
dodgy loss or not, the kid does not possess the mental capacity nor sheer skill to share the ring with may
If Ortiz wants to fight for free he’s barking up the wrong tree, Floyd is a prize fighter, Ortiz an Oscar are both out of there minds one cross dressing an getting high, an the other one needs couch time still crying about mommy who been gone an didn’t look back Floyd got real life normal problems like what color should tahe new Rose Royce be on 24/7
Ithink Mayweather wants no part of a rematch with the hard hitting Ortiz, and likely feels that he dodged a bullet by taking Ortiz out with a cheap shot in the 4th round when Ortiz’s guard was down. This all happened before Ortiz had even had a chance to warm up and really start laying the leather on Floyd.
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What a joke. He was just warming up. Do you think Mayweather was all of a sudden going to turn cold. If Ortiz was going go from cold to warm, than Mayweather would have gone from warm to hot. The outcome would have been the same.
Im not sure if “waiting with open arms” is such a good idea since that got u knocked out last time. But floyd too scared to fight.
Ortiz head butts…got knocked out and now wants a rematch… hahaha.
Mayweather is afraid.
@Kken
Pacquiao gets hit a lot because of his offensive style of fighting. Engaging in a fight makes a good fight, IMO. I am not disputing Floyds brilliant defensive style but I just find it boring… just me.
And I think if ever they fight, I don’t think Floyd would be able to withstand Pacquiao flurries of punches coming from different angles. Pacquiao’s defense is his offense.
@Kamote, you always talk about this WARRIOR stuff. What is your opinion on what a warrior is? Getting one’s brain bashed in, going toe-to-toe with no defense? Do you see all those lumps, bumps and bruises on Pac’s face after his fights.? I’m talking about Pac’s face only here. That’s punishment to the brain my friend. Yeah I know what you’re gonna say….but look at Pac’s opponents…..yeah but look at Pac too!
@HD, Floyd did exactly what he said he was going to do and that was to stand in front of him, walk towards him and BOX. And that’s what happened, Ortiz was the dancer in that fight!!
Berto accused Ortiz for taking PED
Jean Pascal accuse Hopkins for taking PED
Typical sore losers right? but atleast they fought…. LOL
Floyd accused Manny for taking PEDS, again typical sore loser
to think they havent foght yet, floyd already lost the battle LMAO
ORTIZ??????? WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU WANT TO CATCH ANOTHER BEAT DOWN??? AND FOR FREE???? ARE YOU INSANE????
Give it up Ortiz. First of all, I don’t believe that you will fight for free. If you believed in yourself that much, you wouldn’t have resorted to headbutting in the last fight. You got your payday. Save your money. Invest smartly and you will have a comfortable life. There are other fights out there for you. Why don’t you fight Pacquiao? He likes taking on Floyd’s leftovers.lol
Fight me like a true warrior, PED or w/o PED. Demand RBT if youre G A Y
time for ortiz to move on. Take on maidana or berto at welt devision and build ur self back up.
TAKE THE TEST MANNY
@Kyle are u insane too?? He’s ot use to a hit and run style fighting?? He did most the running… Take of ur Ortiz fan goggles or ur Floyd hate shirt for a sec and watch that fight again…Ortiz did not belong in the ring with Floyd
Is this writer insane or on golden boys payroll??? Possibly both…. It’s writers like this that’s helping the down fall of boxing
if ortiz do a headbutt because of mismatched why he will do that while,,
1. after or everytime he landed his punches
2. floyd is retreating and take for cover
3. the fight is at early stage, getting to know is over and fourth round is just heating up.
4. ortiz is not knockdown yet.
5. the world can see it, normally headbutt is done hurriedly so that the referee will not see it.
i would like to think, ortiz do it because he is not accustome to a hit and run way of fighting.
Fight ended too early to judge it! We all know how great Floyd is but you have to wonder!
@ Bg idk what fight you was watching but when someone miss a punch or throws so much and never connect how can they win?
ooooooo i get it the fact that they are trying gives them points……SADDDDD!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH “Hard hitting Ortiz” “Dodged a bullet”…
SO dumb!
@Starky
Anyone can knockout someone when they are not looking! Oscar was the only boxer to come close which many ringsiders had the fight an even draw! Yes we all know Floyd got the decision! Seems like you get off by insulting people you must be related to Mayweather! Keep it clean!
mayweather shouldn’t feel shame but ortiz should headbutting he should be ashamed and i dont give a damn that he was deducted points cause that wasnt the 1st headbutt he got away with 2 – 3 others and would had switched too using his legs or elbows if the fight continued
if they fight again Ortiz will get a k.o sooooo much power he has im telling u he will k.o or tko mayweather easy with a biiiigggggg headbutt cheatin a$z
I watched that fight a few times. While aggressive at times, Ortiz was simply not effective. That’s why he turned to headbutting, he was frustrated. He couldn’t hit Floyd and he was getting repeatedly getting tagged with lead rights. To Ortiz I say move on, there’s no need for a rematch.
You are very right. Mayweather does not feel any shame in his victory over Ortiz. The reason: He is SHAMELESS to the bones.
No rematch PLEASE!
Hey everyone: pacman should fight bob arum next. Lol. Forreal tho.
rematch ortiz ko mayweather entirely too much power
I think Mayweather wins that fight if he goes beyond 4.
But I also think Ortiz touches him like he’s never been touched before. Go watch that fight again – I have never seen Mayweather reach so much or get off balance through 4 rounds as he did against Ortiz.
Real fight fans noticed this. Mayweather could easily won on points and even got a KO past 8 the way fight was going. But, Ortiz had a chance to change it in 5-8. At the least, he was gonna touch Mayweather in 5-8 and make it a brutal decision win.
These 2 should fight as undercard of Pacquiao/Martinez
silvercat how’ve you been pal ?
@ starky, yes floyd landed those 2 shots seem strong because while ortiz face was uncovered. and i think ortiz is not unconscious but he withdraw or quit because it is not worthy to fight a boring fight, in my opinion. roberto duran has done that because sugar ray do not engage, so what is new? but roberto duran remains one of the greatest fighter of all time.
then fight for free and donate any proceeds to the war orphans fund. great idea.
Listen up ortiz, you’ve been deemed ripe enough for our future president manny pacquiao. Stop chasing floyd, and wait till you get the call from manny, you should know the routine by now!
Hey mIke, where’s David Haye at these days ?
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@mike im 9-0 heavyweight I know more tham u…n I have the same thought as this writer….jr felt sum of ortiz power n took advantage of the openning n got em…..if he didnt second guess himself he wouldnt of done that….A REAL FIGHTER KNOWS THAT….NOT A FAN…
how long have you guys been watching boxing since when dose he landed a combo mean he was gonna win. floyd has been rocked more then once or twice in his carear why didnt those guys win?
@ BG
Your talking utter sh1t aswell, mayweather never beat Oscar it was a split decision? Lmao
Two judges out of three had Mayweather ahead on scorecards therefore Floyd wins the match hence the 42-0 you idiot!
You can’t judge this fight based on only 3 scored rounds. Imagine if the Pacquiao vs Marquez part 1 would have ended after only 4 rounds?? Sure everyone would have said Pacquiao would have won. Marquez went down 3 times in the first round. But faught all the way back to a draw. Never know.
@Simon if Floyd’s punch is weak how come he dropped victor with two easy shots and he never got back up?? Have a word with yourselff
the headbutt was done in my honest opinion because he was excited because he landed combination, or he was desperate because his opponent do not engage fully well.
if victor did not turn himself into wat bush was trying to find in iraq(w.o.m.d)he would have peace of mind second there really shouid of been a dq after the head butt nothing about that says clean fighter he should be happy that his only penalty was a two piece.
I would like all these people calling the fight a mismatch to come out later after the fight and say I was wrong I know nothing about boxing. They haven’t a clue.
@ bg, you are right. in the 4th round, floyd missed his lead right and he get combination from ortiz, in which no one ever do that to floyd. the fourth round is one of the right formula to defeat floyd. ortiz come forward while covered and let floyd throw his combination, never mind his combination because the punch of floyd is weak, then while floyd is tired ortiz throw combination. if this is repeated. i know floyd is in trouble because ortiz is young and stronger and can take floyd punch and can rise from a knockdon. very sad the fight ended that way.
Sticking the elbow out is illegal and dangerous.
its better to watch UFC than watching a fixed boxing fights
It’s unfortunate that the fight ended in cheap fashion. but, it was very clear to me that ortiz had no answer for floyd’s lead rights. This fight was headed in the direction of a clear cut easy decision win for floyd and if floyd would’ve opened up occasionally with flurries and combinations ortiz would’ve gotten knocked out in the later rounds therefore a rematch isn’t in order. i watched the fight for the second time and in floyd’s defense ortiz was head butting on numerous occasions. as far as the elbow is concerned mayweather does not throw the elbow at his opponent he holds it high when he’s defending himself and he drops it when he’s rolling his shoulders. At no point did i see mayweather deliberately throw elbows at victor but victor led with his head every single round. victor should move on and look at other options cause right now he has a few really good one’s. khan will not fight victor cause he’s too dangerous but, pacman will and that would be a very interesting fight because i’m pretty sure pacman will try his best not only to make the ppl happy but, to out do mayweather’s previous performance with ortiz. If that fight doesn’t present itself then there’s a Berto rematch. The fight with floyd has opened a window of opportunity for victor and now he has to take advantage of it before it closes on him.
Bg says:
September 28, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Facts:
1) Oscar was drained when he fought Manny as you could see during their introduction before the fight Oscar looked weak and even Roach noticed Oscar arm where he was given fluids! This does not mean Oscar was done, it means his camp messed up by signing at below the weight limit (roach science).
2) Mayweather did not beat Oscar, he got the decision. Oscar is the only boxer came close.
3) Oscar vs Mayweather at 154 is ideal for both.
4) Oscar is well rested from draining himself from his last fight because doing that to your body really messes it up and takes time for it to recover from musle lose (I should know, I experienced it before where it took me a little over a year to build up).
5) Oscar can start getting in shape for a possible showdown in September 2012 after Mayweather fights someone else in May 2012. Anything is possible, let’s not forget Oscar is not the only boxer who came out of retirement and had success (if I was him I would train with Roach and spar with Manny).
6) Oscar’s can give himself the chance to re-end his carreer right win or lose where he would not be getting in the ring drained and weak!
Yea I am just saying it was too early to judge it. The headbutt and legal knockout were dissapointing.
bg
He won by knockout. It can’t be declared a no contest. ROFLMFAO
Some fans are so caught up on Floyd that they are speaking like him! It’s funny be our own!
Ortiz you are great,,floyd is like a child
Mayweather win, 42-0, Move on Ortiz.
I felt Ortiz was getting closer and the fight was getting interesting! Most fights are declared a no contest when only 4 rounds are completed because you can’t really judge it! Same here! REMATCH!
The last combination from Ortiz all landed, a first for any boxer to do that against Floyd. I am just saying you can not judge this fight! Who knows maybe Mayweather would have knocked out Ortiz in the later rounds or maybe Ortiz aggression would have finally caught up with Floyd and knocked Floyd out but guess what no one really know and we will never see if Floyd really dodged a bullet!
Too early for fight to be judged! Rematch!
Why does Amir Khan never mention Victor Ortiz as a future opponent ? I think he doesn’t fancy that fight
Watch the fight in slow motion both fighters were dirty! Mayweather with elbows and Ortiz with headbutts!
Look at the picture. Ortiz bears a striking resemblance to De La Hoya
I don’t recall Ortiz landing one solidpunch and head butting is a way of showing integrity
No one wants to see this fight, maybe Oscar.
Ortiz give me break!! “the fans”, nobody wants to see this fight again, you blew it.
Hugs and kisses, Victor.
Realisticly Ortiz didnt do well enough before the knockout he suffered, as I am sure you will agree if it was a close fight up to that point or Ortiz was winning the fight then rematch would have to happen.
1 question that I think many of you will answer yourselves straight away. Had that been Mayweather who got stopped by Ortiz in that fashion, what do you think would be happeneing now!!
I think Ortiz is letting this loss affect him, maybe in Hindsight he is realising he could of done better and the mistake he and the ref made is bugging him. I hope he does get a rematch because before the headbutt he put it on Mayweather and thats the tactic to beat him.
Ortiz keep going and make Mayweather want the rematch wether its now or later.
By the way, Floyd does not fight for free. It costs big money to watch Floyd fight. Ortiz should just shut the hell up and move on. Even the blind saw it, Ortiz stands no chance what so ever against Floyd. Ortiz should try to make a fight against Manny, this way he can still make some decent dollars.
No one should arm twist Mayweather into a re-match. No real fans are inerested in this fight. People should spend their streangth urging Floyd and Manny to fight each other. Ortiz had his chance, and blew it. He should stop nagging Floyd, or stop making noise.
His rematch is all about personal pride. This, however, is a business………it would not be in any way viable, It will not happen.
How in the hell can this clown want a rematch. i think he and oscar have been spendin to much time down hooters and are obviously drinkin way to much. the fight was a mismatch and i was kinda upset that it ended when it did. mayweather was throwing combinations with no reply. lets be frank here when has mayweather ever slowed dwn or got worn down, why would it be the average ortiz to do this, heres a suggestion, fight ‘king’ khann
Well WELL that has changed my Opinion about him – good on him for saying that I really do hope the RE-MATCH is free view so we can be re-paid for the first match we spend wasted money on….. it only fair on the paying Public but for some reason Floyd the SO-CALLED American Hero will not accept as he loves Money too much – ARHHHH ARHHHH
too bad dude!
No one wants this fight, its a clear mismatch. We all know what the end result will be, Maweather KO ortiz