By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao is pleased that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be facing southpaw WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz on September 17th. Pacquiao sees this as a sign that Mayweather wants to fight him in the near future, and this makes Pacquiao happy because it could mean that there will be a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight in 2012.
Mayweather vs. Ortiz
Roger Mayweather: Ortiz is better than Pacquiao
By Chris Williams: Roger Mayweather, the uncle and trainer of boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr., is quite pleased with Floyd’s choice of WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) to fight on September 17th. Roger sees Ortiz as a very good fighter, even better than Manny Pacquiao.
Mayweather shows pure genious by picking Ortiz to fight
By Dan Ambrose: Once again, Floyd Mayweather Jr. does one better than Manny Pacquiao by facing top WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz to fight next on September 17th. What makes this fight so good is that Ortiz is perhaps the number #3 guy in the entire welterweight division behind Mayweather and Pacquiao. Ortiz proved himself worthy of the #3 spot by beating Andre Berto in April in one of the most exciting fights of the year.
Berto down after hearing news about Ortiz-Mayweather
By Jason Kim: Former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-1, 21 KO’s) came so close to getting a huge payday fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. The opportunity was taken from him when Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 Ko’s) beat the 27-year-old Berto by a close 12 round decision last April. Mayweather was even at the Berto-Ortiz fight, perhaps scouting out which fighter he would be facing next. There was talk that Mayweather wanted to fight Berto. Unfortunately for Berto, Ortiz was the stronger and better conditioned fighter and ended up wearing down Berto over the course of 12 rounds.
Mayweather: Ortiz will be my 42nd victim on September 17th
By Chris Williams: After a year away from boxing unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) is ready to get back in the ring and continue with his domination of the sport when he meets up with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) on September 17th in a big money fight for Mayweather. This fight may turn out to be a tune-up bout for Mayweather, as there is a lot of speculation that he could wind up facing Manny Pacquiao next year in a huge money bout if Mayweather can get by Ortiz and perhaps one more opponent before meeting up with Pacquiao.
Mayweather-Ortiz is a much better fight than Pacquiao-Mosley
By Chris Williams: You got to really hand it to Floyd Mayweather Jr. When he does he fight, he seems to know how to get the maximum attention from boxing fans by choosing either the biggest names or the guys that are getting a lot of respect from fans at the moment. In this case, Mayweather has decided to face WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz next on September 17th.
Ortiz to face Mayweather
By John F. McKenna (McJack): The rumors that have been circulating since Victor Ortiz’s AKA “Vicious” (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) dominant victory over Andre Berto in April are rumors no more. Otiz will be fighting Floyd Mayweather AKA “Money” (41-0, 25 KO’s) on September 17 it was confirmed today.
Mayweather to fight Victor Ortiz on September 17th?
By Richard Hall: It remains the most important fight that can be made in boxing today: Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) against Floyd Mayweather (41-0-0, 25 KO’s) Junior. Almost immediately after the disappointing but lopsided points win he’d scored over a reluctant “Sugar” Shane Mosley last night, Pound-for-Pound king Pac-Man was asked if he will fight “Money” next. As usual, the 32-year-old megastar uttered his “I’ll fight whoever Bob Arum puts in front of me,” Neither ruling out nor confirming a fight with the legally-troubled Mayweather.