By Sean McDaniel: Although Amir Khan originally backed Floyd Mayweather Jr. for hitting former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz with a two punch combo when Ortiz had his hands down by his sides and wasn’t in the position to defend himself, it looks as if Khan has hand a change of heart.
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Did Ortiz quit against Mayweather?
By Eric Thomas: One can’t look at the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz fight without wondering what happened to Ortiz mentally for him to suddenly lose his focus and decide to headbutt Mayweather the way he did in the 4th round.
Floyd Mayweather judged by different standard than Jack Dempsey
By John F. McKenna (McJack): New World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) has received a ton of criticism since his controversial 4th round KO win over Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.
Khan: I’ll be fighting Mayweather within six to nine months
By Allen Fox: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) sees himself fighting unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) within six to nine months’ time after Khan moves up to welterweight.
Arum: Mayweather hit Ortiz with a cheap shot; No rematch necessary
By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum was appalled by Floyd Mayweather’s two-punch combination he landed to stop WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz last weekend, calling it a cheap shot. Arum also wasn’t impressed with the job that referee Joe Cortez did in the fight.
Floyd Mayweather V Victor Ortiz: Reflection
By Jordan Sargent: As fans were being entertained with great world title fights last Saturday night between Erik Morales (52-7 KO36) V Pablo Cesar Cano (22-1-1 KO17) and Saul Alvarez V Alfonso Gomez (25-3-2 KO12) no one could have foreseen what would happen next.
Pacquiao and Mayweather continue to play mind games
By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) and newly crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight titlist Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) continue to play their nonsensical mind games with each other.
Mayweather Junior’s style makes him the best welterweight of this era
By Babatis Banda: It is undisputed fact that Floyd’s defence is his main asset. It would be an understatement though, if anybody says Floyd is just a defensive fighter. Floyd’s incredible ‘shell-like’ defence system is key to his illustrious career. He is unbeaten in forty-two bouts, and still the freshest of all the competitive top boxers there are today because he is hardly hit his entire career.
Lederman disgusted by Mayweather’s attack of 80-year-old Merchant
By Dan Ambrose: HBO unofficial fight judge Harold Lederman was disgusted with the verbal attack that Floyd Mayweather Jr. made upon 80-year-old HBO analyst Larry Merchant last Saturday night when Merchant made the mistake of questioning Mayweather about why he chose to hit Victor Ortiz with two shots when he was clearly not ready to fight.
Timothy Bradley: Nothing wrong with what Mayweather did to Ortiz
By William Mackay: WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley sees nothing wrong with what Floyd Mayweather Jr. did in retaliating against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz with a left-right combination last Saturday night after being fouled by him with a hard headbutt in the 4th.