Mayweather vs. Ortiz

By Eric Thomas: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) could be in hot water over some comments he made in a recent video interview where Ortiz said he had intentionally tried to break Mayweather’s nose in his last fight by head-butting Mayweather in the fourth round.

By Dan Ambrose: In an interview at Ringtv, former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz confessed to the real reason he head-butted Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their fight last September. Ortiz was knocked out in the 4th round shortly after losing a point for head-butting Mayweather. For some reason Ortiz felt necessary to continue to apologize [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Top Rank CEO Bob Arum will be under intense pressure to top the Pay Per View (PPV) numbers that WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather and then champion Victor Ortiz drew for their September 17 fight at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

By Jason Kim: It was announced that the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz brought in a respectable 1.2 million pay per view buys for their recent mega bout on HBO PPV. The fight sold for a whopping $59.95 on regular PPV and $69.95 on HD PPV.

By Daniel Echevarria: NOW finally after waiting over a month with tons and tons of speculation and rumors about the Sept 17 clash between Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz PPV numbers they are in. Just moments ago according to Dan Rafael of ESPN sports Mayweather vs. Ortiz generated 1.25 million buys and $78.44 million in [...]

By Chris Williams: According to the latest boxing news, the September 17th clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) brought in a respectable 1.15 million pay per view buys.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): In the lead up to the fight between then WBC welterweight champion Victor Oriz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) and new WBC welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather Jr., Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer was openly predicting that the Pay Per View buys for the fight would exceed 1.5 million and might go [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Referee Joe Cortez was warned ahead of time that former champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) would retaliate against new WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) if he perceived that Floyd was fighting dirty according to Victor’s trainer Danny Garcia.

By Dan Ambrose: The fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz last month was supposed to have brought in huge numbers on pay per view, according to their promoter Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Two weeks after his unsuccessful title defense against new World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., ( 42-0, 26 KO’s) former champ Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) is still clamoring for a rematch.

By Babatis Banda: Not too long ago, we heard how Victor Ortiz was supposed to end the winning ways of Floyd Mayweather junior. We were told that Victor had the size, the energy and the will. We were also told that he was a ‘leftie’ and that Floyd had problems with south-paws, not to mention [...]

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 [...]

By Chris Williams: It’s too bad Manny Pacquiao didn’t agree to the random blood testing that Floyd Mayweather Jr. wanted last year because Pacquiao would have faced Mayweather instead of the like of Joshua Clottey, Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito.

By Chris Williams: “Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya is talking about coming out of retirement to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. again if Mayweather will agree to give a rematch to De La Hoya’s fighter Victor Ortiz.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): When former World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) was KO’d in four rounds against new champion Floyd Mayweather (42-0, 26 KO’s) on September 17 there is no question that the ending was controversial. However a controversial ending does not constitute the need for a rematch, [...]

By Chris Williams: Unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 Ko’s) says he’s since forgotten about his 4th round knockout win over Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s), but Ortiz and his promoter Oscar De La Hoya won’t let it go and keep talking.

By Keith Darren: Last September 17, many boxing fans were so disappointed by how Floyd Mayweather Jr., considered a future hall of famer and contender to Manny Pacquiao’s throne in the pound for pound list, dealt Ortiz his knockout loss by those cheap shots which cause the attendees to boo in unison and express their [...]

By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is continuing to slam away at the beaten former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz on his twitter account, saying “Does Victoria Ortiz want another rematch because he thinks he can win or does he want another payday? Victoria’s secret [Mayweather then adds a link to Ortiz posing in his [...]

By Dan Ambrose: HBO analyst Larry Merchant wasn’t the least bothered with comments that UFC president Dana White recently made about him in which White took Merchant to task for his blunt questioning of Floyd Mayweather Jr. after his 4th round knockout win over Victor Ortiz the other night.

By Chris Williams: Despite Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe saying on Monday that there will be no rematch between WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s), Mayweather himself tweeted this within the past hour: “I’ll give Ortiz a rematch but first he’s got to get passed Andre [...]

By Chris Williams: Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, has ruled out a rematch for Victor Ortiz against WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. It’s not going to happen because there’s no interest in the fight, says Ellerbe in an interview at fighthype.com.

By Dan Ambrose: Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) may have lost his WBC welterweight title and some respect from boxing fans from his 4th round TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s), but WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios believes that Ortiz still has a fairly bright future ahead of him. Rios, who hasn’t [...]

By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan thinks that Floyd Mayweather’s last few opponents have used the wrong approach to beating him. Khan says there is a way of beating Mayweather but he isn’t saying what that is right now. Khan is saving that nugget for when he faces Mayweather in the future, [...]

By Chris Williams: For those boxing fans who care, the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz mega fight reportedly expected to bring in a minimum of 1.3 million pay per view buys and will likely go much higher when the final numbers are released. This is an excellent total of just a minimum, because Pacquiao’s [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya thinks that his fighter former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz was just warming up in his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. De Hoya says Ortiz’s momentum was cut short by the cheap shot that Mayweather landed in the 4th round when referee [...]

By Rasheed Catapang: Know your enemy. Sun Tzu’s wise advise which echoed through the ages obviously did not reach Victor Ortiz. It either fell on deaf ears or a fool just won’t heed it.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Even when Top Rank CEO Bob Arum was promoting the fights for new World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champ Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) their relationship was anything but pleasant. The pair had an acrimonious split in 2006 and things have gone downhill ever since. Both parties continue [...]

By Eric Thomas: Losing the way he did could really badly hurt former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) in his hopes for getting rematches first with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and secondly with Andre Berto. Ortiz appeared looked as if he was melting down mentally at the time decided to headbutt Mayweather for [...]

By Allen Fox: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) came out today to finally explain his side about the reasons why he nailed Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) with a headbutt in the 4th round last Saturday night.

By Reni M. Valenzuela: Ten major points to debunk ten major lies and false claims surrounding the just concluded Mayweather-Ortiz boxing farce or “sitcom.” To light up the torch, here’s the taper: