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 to take pot shots at each other on a frequent basis.
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The way that Ortiz lost could hurt him in trying to get rematches against Berto and Mayweather
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 no particular reason, and the drop his hands to his sides after the fight was resumed following a point deduction.
Ortiz: I hit Mayweather with a headbutt because he elbowed me
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.
Dana White slams Merchant for Mayweather interview, calls him senile
By Dan Ambrose: UFC president Dana White isn’t pleased with the way the HBO analyst Larry Merchant conducted a post fight interview with Floyd Mayweather Jr. last Saturday night. White thinks Merchant was rude with his questioning and an embarrassment to HBO.
Ortiz can’t handle pressure
By John F. McKenna (McJack): The now former World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Victor “Vicious” Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) who lost to new WBC champ Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) last Saturday night by a controversial 4th round KO has never been a pressure fighter.
Ortiz: It was unfair what happened to me; I want a rematch against Mayweather
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) is finally opening his mouth to complain about his controversial 4th round stoppage loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortiz was clobbered twice by Mayweather after dropping his hands to apologize for headbutting him.
The Victor Ortiz Noise, is it really necessary?
By Babatis Banda: Victor Ortiz was brutally knocked out on the 17th of September by the super star, Floyd Mayweather Junior in the fourth round of their scheduled 12 round bout. From very early on, it was clear, Victor was headed for a lopsided loss, or indeed, a knock-out at some stage of the fight.
Khan: I saw a lot of mistakes from Mayweather against Ortiz
By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) is excited about all the mistakes he saw from Floyd Mayweather Jr. last weekend in his 4th round TKO win over WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Khan: Mayweather would have been disqualified if he were someone less popular
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.
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.