Floyd Mayweather Jr. Victor Ortiz knockout blows with controversy
LAS VEGAS - In a single round, Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a header, a kiss and a hug from Victor Ortiz.
He responded with a right hand that ended a strange fight early.
Mayweather remained unbeaten and did so emphatically Saturday night, stopping Ortiz at 2:59 of the fourth round to take the welterweight title track Ortiz brought the ring.
The end came just as the two fighters out of a breach, which Mayweather Ortiz had embraced in the center of the ring. As it broke, Mayweather took off to the left hand and followed it with a right that put Ortiz in his corner.
Ortiz struggled to get up as referee Joe Cortez ended the fight.
"We touched gloves and went back to fight us and then pulled my left hand and right after the break," said Mayweather. "In the ring must be protected at all times."
The round was controversial and, as Ortiz intentionally Mayweather seemed header, which Cortez to take a point away from him. After the header, Ortiz went to Mayweather and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Seconds later they were at the center of the ring ready to resume the action when two blows over quickly.
"I took the break by the referee and I obeyed as I was told," said Ortiz. "And then, boom, I was surprised."
Mayweather was winning the fight through three rounds, which dominates with speed and good landing right at the head of Ortiz. He won all three rounds on two cards of the first rank, and two of three in the third.
Ortiz picked up the pace in the fourth round, desperately trying to get Mayweather vaunted defense. He did on occasion and had a better round when, at the end of the round, appeared to intentionally head butt Mayweather in frustration as the two fought in the corner of Mayweather.
"He did something dirty, when it was his corner told me I was dirty," said Mayweather. "But I won the fight."
Mayweather then involved in a verbal confrontation with HBO announcer Larry Merchant, calling him a name at one point and the development of a response to the station said 80-year-old, who said the boxer thrash yes "was 50 years younger. "
While Ortiz said he was captured by a coup that was filed with court ruled the combatants to continue, the referee said that Mayweather did nothing wrong.
"There was a time in the fight necessary to keep his guard. Mayweather did nothing illegal," said Cortez.
Mayweather, 5-1 favorite in the fight against the champion of 10 years younger, had promised to go right after Ortiz and give the fans who bought the pay per view card in your home an exciting fight. Most fulfilled that promise, landing some good right hand in the early rounds and win the exchanges with his speed.
Ringside statistics reflect blow your domain, showing 73 of 208 Mayweather landing blows in only 26 of 148 for Ortiz. Mayweather consistently beat Ortiz by the hand, and his experience and his hand speed seemed to be the difference.
But he had not really hurt and took Ortiz punches himself in the fourth round of Ortiz appeared together before the header broke the chain of events that led the fight to an end. Ortiz Mayweather quickly apologized after the header, giving her a hug and a kiss on the cheek, while Cortez was busy taking a point away from him.
There was another quick hug in the center ring of the action was about to return, followed by the 1-2 combination of Ortiz put Mayweather on the back. Ortiz tried to stand, but he was still kneeling when the fight moved to an end.
"There are two ways to see it, but as far as I was concerned I am here to entertain the fans and I think they were entertaining," said Ortiz. "There was a misunderstanding with the referee, but nobody is perfect and this was a learning experience."
Mayweather won a minimum of $ 25 million for his first fight in 16 months, a sum that is likely to rise as the pay-per-view receipts are totaled. It could do even more against Manny Pacquiao Pacquiao next May to November will win the fight with Juan Manuel Marquez and the two finally agree to fight.
He responded with a right hand that ended a strange fight early.
Mayweather remained unbeaten and did so emphatically Saturday night, stopping Ortiz at 2:59 of the fourth round to take the welterweight title track Ortiz brought the ring.
The end came just as the two fighters out of a breach, which Mayweather Ortiz had embraced in the center of the ring. As it broke, Mayweather took off to the left hand and followed it with a right that put Ortiz in his corner.
Ortiz struggled to get up as referee Joe Cortez ended the fight.
"We touched gloves and went back to fight us and then pulled my left hand and right after the break," said Mayweather. "In the ring must be protected at all times."
The round was controversial and, as Ortiz intentionally Mayweather seemed header, which Cortez to take a point away from him. After the header, Ortiz went to Mayweather and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Seconds later they were at the center of the ring ready to resume the action when two blows over quickly.
"I took the break by the referee and I obeyed as I was told," said Ortiz. "And then, boom, I was surprised."
Mayweather was winning the fight through three rounds, which dominates with speed and good landing right at the head of Ortiz. He won all three rounds on two cards of the first rank, and two of three in the third.
Ortiz picked up the pace in the fourth round, desperately trying to get Mayweather vaunted defense. He did on occasion and had a better round when, at the end of the round, appeared to intentionally head butt Mayweather in frustration as the two fought in the corner of Mayweather.
"He did something dirty, when it was his corner told me I was dirty," said Mayweather. "But I won the fight."
Mayweather then involved in a verbal confrontation with HBO announcer Larry Merchant, calling him a name at one point and the development of a response to the station said 80-year-old, who said the boxer thrash yes "was 50 years younger. "
While Ortiz said he was captured by a coup that was filed with court ruled the combatants to continue, the referee said that Mayweather did nothing wrong.
"There was a time in the fight necessary to keep his guard. Mayweather did nothing illegal," said Cortez.
Mayweather, 5-1 favorite in the fight against the champion of 10 years younger, had promised to go right after Ortiz and give the fans who bought the pay per view card in your home an exciting fight. Most fulfilled that promise, landing some good right hand in the early rounds and win the exchanges with his speed.
Ringside statistics reflect blow your domain, showing 73 of 208 Mayweather landing blows in only 26 of 148 for Ortiz. Mayweather consistently beat Ortiz by the hand, and his experience and his hand speed seemed to be the difference.
But he had not really hurt and took Ortiz punches himself in the fourth round of Ortiz appeared together before the header broke the chain of events that led the fight to an end. Ortiz Mayweather quickly apologized after the header, giving her a hug and a kiss on the cheek, while Cortez was busy taking a point away from him.
There was another quick hug in the center ring of the action was about to return, followed by the 1-2 combination of Ortiz put Mayweather on the back. Ortiz tried to stand, but he was still kneeling when the fight moved to an end.
"There are two ways to see it, but as far as I was concerned I am here to entertain the fans and I think they were entertaining," said Ortiz. "There was a misunderstanding with the referee, but nobody is perfect and this was a learning experience."
Mayweather won a minimum of $ 25 million for his first fight in 16 months, a sum that is likely to rise as the pay-per-view receipts are totaled. It could do even more against Manny Pacquiao Pacquiao next May to November will win the fight with Juan Manuel Marquez and the two finally agree to fight.
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