Posted on 09/17/2011 10:10:12 PM PDT by Para-Ord.45
Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs) delivers another victory and wins the WBC title from Ortiz, but it may have been the most bizarre night of the great fighter's career.
The end of the fight was pure insanity. The bout was heating up in the fourth when Ortiz landed some solid shots and drove Mayweather into ropes. The 24-year-old got too aggressive and leapt into the air headbutting Mayweather.
Referee Joe Cortes wisely paused the fight. That's when Ortiz walked behind the ref's back to apologize and hug Mayweather. Cortes grabbed Ortiz and walked him back to center of the ring to dock him a point. From there, Cortes lost control of the fight.
The referee looked the other way while Ortiz again walked up to Mayweather in the middle of the ring with hands out in a peace offering. Mayweather hit him with a slapping left. Ortiz looked at Cortes, who was still in a haze, to ask what the heck just happened? That's when Mayweather delivered a right hand bomb straight down the pipe. Ortiz (29-3-2) went down and couldn't back to his feet. The fight was over just as it was really starting.
As if that wasn't embarrassing enough, Mayweather engaged in a ridiculous conversation with Merchant. The veteran announcer tried to press Mayweather on why he threw the punches when Ortiz clearly wasn't fighting. Mayweather refused to do so. Then he snapped getting in the face of Merchant, who finally fired back. It was a terrible moment for both.
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“They won’t fight because Pac Man refuses to test, end of story.”
That’s not what Pacman’s camp says. Mayweather calls them liars. Who should we believe?
“With any luck, the general opinion will be Mayweather was skeered he’d lose and a cheap shot was the only way could beat Ortiz.”
Everyone agrees that Mayweather was winning, and there’s no reason to think, barring a lucky shot, he wouldn’t have won anyway. Even when caught against the ropes, it was obvious Mayweather maintained the upper hand, given that Ortiz resorted to a head butt.
“Mixed Martial Arts is 10x the entertainment”
I don’t agree. As entertaining as seeing a good knee to the groin is, watching grown men embrace on the floor for extended periods is boring. If grappling were fun to watch pro wrestling would be real.
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