By Dan Ambrose: WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) doesn’t have any objections to the “Firm but fair” referee Joe Cortez working his fight this Saturday against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Floyd blames opponents for lack of recent KO’s
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Photo credit: Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions. Ramiro González – Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) who faces WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) this Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas blames his opponents for the lack of KO’s in his recent fights.
Mayweather on Conan O’Brien: “Take the test,” Pacquiao!
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) was on the Conan O’Brien show earlier tonight to promote Mayweather’s fight against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mayweather-Ortiz: Victor looking overtrained and thin
By Chris Williams: Photo credit: Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions. Ramiro González – I’m kind of concerned about WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) after looking at how thin and over-trained he appears after I watched episode 3 of the HBO Mayweather/Ortiz 24/7 series last Saturday night. The skin is start to hang off of Ortiz’s face and his muscles are starting to look too thin for him.
Mayweather: If Amir Khan wants to fight me, he has to fight Jessie Vargas
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan got some more bad news today when unbeaten cash cow Floyd Mayweather Jr. once again told him the straight truth about what Khan needs to do if he wants to fight him. Mayweather repeated his request that Khan has to fight his fighter Jessie Vargas (16-0, 9 KO’s) if he wants to get a fight with him next year.
Mayweather contradicts himself
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) who faces WBC welterweight title holder Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) next Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas has given conflicting comments to reporters with regard to a possible future fight with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s).
Mayweather slams Ortiz and De La Hoya on HBO’s Mayweather/Ortiz 24/7
By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. carried HBO’s Mayweather/Ortiz 24/7 episode 3 all by himself, as he ripped into Oscar De La Hoya and Victor Ortiz and was really the only interesting bright spot during the entire episode.
Khan says he’ll fight Jessie Vargas if he beats Maidana
By William Mackay: It appears Amir Khan isn’t all that interested in fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. after all. Khan reportedly has rejected the idea of him fighting little known light welterweight contender Jessie Vargas (16-0, 9 KO’s) in order to get a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Joe Cortez to referee Mayweather vs. Ortiz bout
By William Mackay: If you’re a fan of Floyd Mayweather Jr., you might like the news about referee Joe Cortez to be the guy officiating Mayweather’s September 17th fight against World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The loss of Mattysse-Morales really hurts the Mayweather-Ortiz PPV card
By Jason Kim: Things are looking awfully bleak for the September 17th Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz pay per view card with the loss of the Erik Morales vs. Lucas Matthysse fight on Thursday with the news that Matthysse was pulling out due to a severe viral infection. The fight is going for $50+ on PPV, and that’s a lot of money for what appears to be only one good fight between Mayweather and Ortiz. Unless a suitable big-named opponent is found to step in and fight Morales, I can see this hurting the PPV sales numbers.