In Round 4, Victor Ortiz threw an
intentional headbutt after an intense combination that saddled Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the ropes.
It
gave him enough time to deck an unguarded and apologetic Ortiz. This knocked
out Ortiz and gave Floyd Mayweather another victim in his undefeated record.
Before
the fourth round, Mayweather was owning Ortiz through stiff combinations and
his fascinating defense. When the fourth round happened, Ortiz ignited a storm
and that overzealousness to crack to first dent to Mayweather’s legacy caused
him to give Mayweather the freedom to bang his fist to his head.
Maybe the
“keep yourself protected at all times” rule should be taken literally.
While
what Mayweather did was dastardly, Ortiz should have seen this coming. Whatever
Mayweather did didn’t merit any violation. This means what cowardly act Floydie
did was legal. Mayweather is brass, arrogant, cocky, and true to him form,
unrepentant. Ortiz might be the face of the division in the near future but his
inexperience spoke volumes. If this was Manny
Pacquiao or frankly any other fighter, this could have been nothing.
But it
wasn’t.
Mayweather
has ducked every possible hindrance to save his undefeated streak. He will
resort to volumes just to support his claims as one of the sport’s best. Like I
said, Ortiz should have seen this coming and he is the one to blame for this
loss.
If
this was Manny Pacquiao... this would have never happened.
Because
of the sucker punch Mayweather threw, people are putting the Pacquiao versus
Mayweather fight on hold so that Ortiz can seek redemption. All of a sudden,
Mayweather brought a potential money-drawer in the fray that although this is
not as the same magnitude of a Pacquiao-Mayweather match, it has the storylines
for people to give a damn about.
Ortiz
must be seething right now. He will try his best to stop Mayweather and I
wouldn’t be surprised if a ton of people rile him up and offer his services to
him just to cream the hell out of the cocky Mayweather.
But
then again, maybe Ortiz could give his spot up for Pacman because once the talk
of rematch kicks in, then Mayweather could be booked for 2012.
Mayweather-Ortiz...
part two.
Game
over.
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