By Sean McDaniel: British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is going with unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr (41-0, 25 KO’s) to beat World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) on September 17th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fury is quite familiar with the American fight scene and likes what he sees in Mayweather for this fight.
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Ortiz is too green to beat Mayweather
By Chris Williams: It’s too bad that WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) is being rushed into a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr (41-0, 25 KO’s) on September 17th, because if Ortiz were given more time to develop as a fighter he could really be something in the sport. But throwing him in with a skilled technical like Mayweather is going to be like throwing a hunk of meat to a hungry lion.
Mayweather Jr thrashing sparring partners in getting ready for Ortiz
By Chris Williams: Somethings never change like unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr (41-0, 25 KO’s) beating up on top notch sparring partners in getting ready for his fights. Mayweather faces World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) on September 17th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Mayweather Jr. is reportedly looking really good in training camp.
Pacquiao – Mayweather now within reach
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Promoters have been attempting to put together a Pacquiao – Mayweather matchup for over two years now with little success. Repeated efforts to iron out differences between the two superstars of boxing have repeatedly failed.
Mayweather-Ortiz: Floyd says he’s not going to box and move
By Chris Williams: If fans think that Floyd Mayweather Jr (41-0, 25 KO’s) is going to be looking to to use his feet to stay out of the way of the hard hitting southpaw WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz’s shots on September 17th, they may be a bit confused at how Mayweather comes out fighting for this one.
Arum hopes that an exciting Mayweather-Ortiz will make Marquez-Pacquiao a bigger fight
By Chris Williams: Tank Rank promoter Bob Arum is hoping that the September 17th fight between WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be an exciting fight that does well. This isn’t what you normally expect from a rival promoter, because the Mayweather-Ortiz fight is a Golden Boy Promoted fight.
Mayweather-Ortiz: I’m going to get in there and destroy this kid, says Floyd
By Chris Williams: If there was a winner and loser of the HBO Face to Face special hosted by Max Kellerman between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Victor Ortiz, it was Mayweather who got the better of the action. Ortiz didn’t seem confident and looked to be in the need of guidance.
Mayweather-Ortiz: Floyd will need to up his work rate to win
By Jason Kim: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr is facing one of his toughest tests in many years against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz on September 17th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Roach in a bad spot with Mayweather/Khan
by Robert Elmore: With the announcement of Floyd Mayweather’s come back against Victor Ortiz, many interesting things have happen. The most interesting thing is that Freddie Roach is eager to put the WBA/IBF champ in the ring with Mayweather.
What’s up with Floyd?
By John F. McKenna (McJack): It would be a huge understatement to say that Floyd Mayweather Jr (41-0, 25 KO’s) is complex and a difficult character to figure out. On the one hand when surrounded by his adoring fans, he will patiently sign autographs until every fan is gone, sometime taking an hour or more to do so. Then you hear the flip side of the coin where he allegedly assaults and threatens a security guard for doing his job at the gated community where he lives.