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‘You Ain’t S***!’: Mayweather Launches On-Air Tirade After Controversial Knock Out

Mayweather Ortiz Controversial Knock Out Called a Cheap ShotFloyd Mayweather Jr. took the World Boxing Council welterweight title from Victor Ortiz Saturday with a controversial knock-out that left the boxing world reeling.

After Ortiz headbutted Mayweather during the fourth round, Ortiz approached Mayweather, gloves lowered, to apologize. With Ortiz’s guard lowered, Mayweather quickly struck, landing two quick blows, knocking Ortiz down and quickly ending the fight.

Mayweather Ortiz Controversial Knock Out Called a Cheap Shot

Floyd Mayweather delivers a knockout punch to Victor Ortiz in the fourth round during a WBC welterweight title fight, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)

“You gotta protect yourself at all times. I got hit with a head-butt, I got hit with elbows. I didn’t cry and complain,” Mayweather said afterward. “I done what I had to do as a fighter. I didn’t say my mouth was split open and cut inside. So, keep it clean. We touched gloves. Once we touched gloves, it’s fight time.”

It wasn’t over even after the fight ended: Mayweather unloaded on HBO commentator Larry Merchant who questioned him on the fairness of his win.

Yahoo! Sports reported:

After Mayweather ended the fight in the closing seconds of round four with a two-punch combination, Merchant, the HBO Pay-Per-View commentator, challenged him over the fairness of his winning blows. Mayweather unloaded with both fists a split-second after the fighters had hugged following a headbutt for which his opponent was deducted a point, and Ortiz was unprotected and unaware when the strikes landed.

Merchant suggested that his tactics may have been either illegal or outside the spirit of the fight game, and then Mayweather vented his ire, referring to the 80-year-old broadcaster by an expletive and barking that he should be fired from his television position.

“You never give me a fair shake, all right, so I am going to do you a favor and let you talk to Victor Ortiz,” Mayweather said. “You never give me a fair shake. You are [expletive] and HBO should fire you. You don’t know [expletive] about boxing. You ain’t [expletive].”

Merchant, however, a veteran of more than 50 years in boxing, got the last laugh with a witty retort to Mayweather, whose victory earned him Ortiz’s World Boxing Council welterweight belt.

“I wish I was 50 years younger,” said Merchant. “I would have kicked your [expletive].”

Content warning — contains strong language.

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:37pm

    With the world headed for financial collapse and the end of the American Era, why the hell does any of this CRAP matter to ANYONE?

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    • Bob-0
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:03pm

      Your Right my friend, irrelavent entertainment to keep people dummed down!

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    • JfromColorado
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:14pm

      I wonder why you and people like you have to continually post these messages. Some of us can handle different types of stories at the same time. I can watch football or boxing and think about the collapse of society and our monetary policy. If you can‘t that’s fine. But please, quit telling the rest of us that we can’t.

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    • TXMD
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:29pm

      Well said – nothing left to say… It’s time to wake-up, America!

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    • anOpinion
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 4:11pm

      People are aware, they just don’t stress on it 24/7. Lighten up once in awhile and try enjoy life.

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    • proliance
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 4:24pm

      Most of us have a life and aren’t hiding in our basements thinking the world is coming to an end. You need to turn off your computer and go get some fresh air. Or maybe see a shrink.

      Report Post » proliance  
    • staggerlee32
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 4:28pm

      Just like the Romans entertaining people to keep them from rising up against the corrupt government.

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    • Alky
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:02pm

      “With the world headed for financial collapse and the end of the American Era, why the hell does any of this CRAP matter to ANYONE?”

      Yes, lets just curl up in a fetal position and wait for the end!

      Report Post » Alky  
    • one years food ration like glenn says
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:59pm

      @The-Monk.. if you read the damn article Ortiz DID get points taken away for the head butt. you butt head..

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    • one years food ration like glenn says
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:01pm

      @JfromColorado.. Yes that was a real respectful way to talk to an 80 year old man.. You’re right they learn respect then forget it just as fast as they learn it.. you can take the kid out of the ghetto but you can’t take the ghetto out of the kid..

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    • JfromColorado
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:45pm

      @oneyearsfood
      That makes as much sense as, “You can take the white trash out of the trailer park, but you can’t take the trailer park out of the white trash.” Grow up twit.

      Constantly using the word “They” to label people as a group seems like a leftist tactic to me. Individualists wouldn’t do that. I think we have a troll.

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    • BubbaT
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:50pm

      Ditto to Bob-O

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    • mrbuff1959
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:05am

      Amen,brother..

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:29am

      I agree with the original poster. We should ONLY talk about politics on this website, the other websites we visit, at home, at work, in the car, on the train, at the park, at the grocery store, at church and never never never never never never never never talk about any other subjects. Politics all the time or else!

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:37am

      Everything we write, watch, say or do must EXCLUSIVELY revolve around politics and have no other form of expression or entertainment. Nothing but politics-politics-politics every second of every hour of every day. We must be just like the Progressive left-wingers and make EVERYTHING revolve around politics!

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  • jungle J
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:30pm

    protect yourself at all times…if you have ever been in any fight…YOU PROTECT YOURSELF AT ALL TIMES!…only femanized men and losers can’t understand that….

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    • Dirty Harry
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:43pm

      It’s about sportmanship, and Mayweather has about as much as Tyson had…none!

      Doesn’t matter, boxing is archaic. I could put a beginning MMA student with 6 months experience in the ring with either one of them and put them to sleep in 90 seconds.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:53pm

      PBF did exactly what he should have done. Knocked a cheap shot artist and mental case out. It’s not sportsmanship to get head butted and cracked in the head with elbows and take it. That’s called dumb. Mayweather defended himself plain and simple. Anyone who has seen any of the Ortiz past knows that he’s a cheap punk who follows in the same path as Mike Tyson. Ortiz should be forever banned from the sport.

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    • JfromColorado
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:11pm

      Mayweather did what he wanted to do. Not what he should have done. If he was really a champion he would act like it. And he never has. He has no class, but great talent. On technical skill, he will be rated as one of the all time greats. But never a true champion. Ortiz is a dirty fighter, sure. But Mayweather had the choice of whether or not he would stoop to that level, and stoop he did. Doesn’t make him blameless, but labels him as a hothead who will play dirty if he thinks he can get away with it. He doesn’t leave himself out there but takes the easiest path to a win. That is not the hallmark of a real champion. (or at least one the people will stand behind)

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:02pm

      Good to see that mountain climber jim’s comment made it through that strict Blaze moderation criteria. I’m sure the Tea Baggers would approve.

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    • mrbuff1959
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:17am

      Yes,junglej, it is high time for all the limp,di## to get off the blaze and go to the huffpo. The only way this contry can be saved is with the blood guts and brain mater splatered all over them.

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    • Xkiller
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:33am

      Let’s see this as clown fight…say…Pacquiao? He has avoided that fight because he KNOWS he would get his asz whipped baddly. That‘s why he won’t. All the “delays” because of training…chickens%#t is scared of Pacquiao

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    • TheSoundOf Truth
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 1:24pm

      You know, the MMA honks really bother me. Why does MMA suck so much and why did I stop watching it?

      Couple of points:

      1) These guys have NO head movement and NO chin. These HS/college wrestlers don‘t work on their stand up and don’t know what a jab is. So, when they go against a good stand up guy with even decent take down defense, they are clueless of what to do. See GSP, Cruz, etc…

      2) If you want to talk about controversial ends to fights, look no further than MMA, especially Strikeforce and NOW UFC. How many times do you see an early stoppage, or the ref letting the “fan favorite” get a few extra seconds while he is in fact OUT?

      3) and what do strikeforce and UFC have in common now? DANA WHITE, the Vince McMahon of MMA.

      Seriously guys, MMA is going in the direction of WWF in the mid-80′s, and not in the direction of Boxing in the Ali era…

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  • Av8r1969
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:30pm

    I don’ t care… I love seeing these guys beat the crap out of each other !

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  • patricius
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:28pm

    It’ll be some sweet schadenfreude to watch Pacquiao silence Mayweather – a spluttering racist buffoon – once and for all with a second or third round knockout.

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    • Dirty Harry
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:45pm

      Ain‘t happenin’. Mayweather will continue to dodge Pac, who he knows he can’t beat.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:59pm

      Dwahahaha. Manny Pacoward stands no chance against Mayweather. None. That‘s the funniest comment I’ve heard all year.

      Pacoward did everything in his power to duck Mayweather the last time. Guaranteed that coward will do the same thing this time. That’s if Pacoward has enough intestinal fortitude to even challenge Mayweather.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:02pm

      Dirty Harry, we know that you’re a racist, but not even you can be this stupid. Pacoward is the one who refused to do just normal blood screening, not Mayweather. Why should Mayweather allow a junkie in the ring.

      The10thAmendment  
    • copyCAT3
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:40pm

      Hey 10th amendment, can you explain how Dirty Harry is racist from his comments? or are you just randomly throwing that term around like so many people do who either don‘t have an argument or can’t back themselves up with substance? Did he disagree with you? Oh no!

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:09pm

      copyCAT3
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:40pm

      Hey 10th amendment, can you explain how Dirty Harry is racist from his comments? or are you just randomly throwing that term around like so many people do who either don‘t have an argument or can’t back themselves up with substance? Did he disagree with you? Oh no!
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      I owe Dirty Harry an apology. So I apologize publicly. No excuses for false accusations. This is the post I was intending to cite.
      ” AB5r
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:07pm

      More class from blacks emboldened to fight whitey with Obummer in the big House.”
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      Again, I apologize to DirtyHarry

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    • copyCAT3
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:35pm

      God bless you 10th.

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  • BigPaulie
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:27pm

    It’s boxing, not chess people.

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  • krookedken
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:25pm

    Always the victim!

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  • mikester8888
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:23pm

    Mayweather might not be someone you like or would have over for dinner with the wife and kids. But, he is a champion in the ring. He was head butted on purpose and they should have stopped the fight when it happened. If anyone was cheated on it was Mayweather.
    Its almost kind of mild compared to others. Remember “Iron Mike” after he was head butted by Holyfield. The man ate that dude’s ear off…..twice.

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  • Zer0
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:21pm

    Wow! Did ANY of you watch the fight? Did ANY of you watch the video posted here on TheBlaze? Clearly, Ortiz either head butted Mayweather or was attempting to. This was not a “clean” fight from either corner. Was Ortiz sucker punched? Yes. Was Ortiz a choir boy or fightning fair? No. Is Mayweather a classless garbage fighter? Yes. That’s boxing.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:03pm

      I really loved how merchant was not intimidated one bit !!!! Looked like Merchant actually got closer to Mayweather when he got pissed off !!! And for one split second, looked like he wanted to throw first punch !!! lol.

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    • Zer0
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:13pm

      ProblemSolver,

      Yeah, Merchant is one brave (maybe a bit daft) old man, but I agree with what one poster said… Merchant couldn’t take Mayweather on his best day 50 years ago. Still, that was pretty awesome Merchant stood his ground. Don’t see that too often these days.

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  • lodgerat
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:16pm

    This is another sign of our times..no class…no morals and no respect. How sad the black culture has this kind of example for their young men.

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    • AB5r
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:36pm

      Muhammad Ali insulted everyone, but he did it with flair.

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  • One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:15pm

    I call em as I see em, and this is nothing more than a typical modern day American ♠

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  • 4GODUSAANDISRAEL
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:15pm

    seriously? if the situation had been reversed, what would you be saying about Ortiz? every race has a few bad apples in it. Marywheather is a jerk. But he’s also a human, same as you and me. How would you feel if someone called you sub human and that you’re no better than a cow or pig readied for the slaughter. Find Jesus my friend, you need Him bad! And shame on you for spouting such hatred.

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  • Zer0
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:13pm

    Julio,

    You’re a racist pig, and you lower the standards of these boards with your comments. I’m not a Progressive nor a Mayweather fan. I was rooting for Ortiz. However, looking at the advertisements for the fight, I knew Mayweather had the upperhand….Ortiz said something to the effect ‘I’m a a boxer, but I don’t let it define me….I like to surf…..what fighter likes to surf?’ Mayweather? The bravado and fierceness of a fighter you expect. Ortiz didn’t sound like he had as much “heart” as Mayweather. Furthermore, Ortiz (in my opinion) got sucker punched, but CLEARLY Ortiz head-butted Mayweather before they touched gloves. My point? Don’t dish it out, if you can’t take it. Now Mayweather’s tirade after the fight, only shows what a classless pig of fighter he is.

    My advice to you? Don’t lower yourself by becoming what you despise.

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  • thegodfather
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:08pm

    Ghetto punk Mayweather…he‘ll be drooling by time he’s 40 after his brains have been scrambled.. … Then we can go up to him and say..”You ain’t **** Floyd”

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    • sweetscience
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:24pm

      If you knew boxing, you’d know how utterly stupid you sound. Floyd drooling from taking shots???? Aside from round two in the Mosley fight and a few punches in the first fight against Castillo, I can’t really remeber Floyd ever getting hit square in his entire career. (maybe one or two shots against Emmanuel Augustus…) Mayweather is the slickest, and greatest defensive fighter of this era.
      If you’re talking about scambled brains, you must be talking about Manny “I lead with my face” Pacquiao. There‘s a prime candidate for demensia if the ’roids don’t do him in first.
      By the way, Floyd made aguaranteed 25 Million last night, and with the PPV upside, he could clear 40 million when all the reciepts are counted…. But YOU’RE the smart one here.

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    • JfromColorado
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:31pm

      Floyd will not be a damaged boxer unless he stays in the fight game too long. He very rarely takes serious damage during a fight. Mosely got in a few, so did Augustus and Castillo, and perhaps Corrales. But he’s never taken real damage consistently. I can’t stand him personally, but don‘t prognosticate about something you don’t really know. It doesn’t make you look smart.

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  • onegodinkansas
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:07pm

    Complain about a head-butt, & then take a cheap shot to knock down Ortiz. You won’t even get to enjoy that kind of a victory won by a cheap shot.

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  • clockwatcher
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:07pm

    Yet another cheating nobama voter. Will the black man ever stop cheating? NO

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  • AB5r
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:07pm

    More class from blacks emboldened to fight whitey with Obummer in the big House.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:06pm

      Racist.

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    • AB5r
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:32pm

      There are an increasing number of racist black attacks on whites in recent years. Hopefully it will be something that whites can learn to be ready for and defend themselves better when it happens. It wouldn’t have helped in this case but when it happens on the streets, if more whites are armed they will be able to just blow away the attackers ending it right there. If blacks think that it is their big chance for payback against whitey, at some point whites will wake up and start fighting back.

      Even in the UK it is a huge problem, here is a story of some blacks throwing chestnuts at a white, innocent enough fun one might think, but when the white politely asked them to stop, they stabbed him to death.

      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2034472/Steven-Grisales-21-stabbed-death-telling-teenagers-stop-throwing-conkers-him.html

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    • JfromColorado
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 4:13pm

      Aside from the racist element of your post, I find it funny that you’re accusing a black man of being emboldened to fight “whitey” when the other guy’s name was ORTIZ. Ignorance on display. Priceless.

      BTW, just cause some blacks are violent toward whites doesn’t mean either race is innocent. Some whites are violent towards blacks too. Shouldn’t the course of action be to prosecute the violence of either side? Not pick a side and engage in racial violence? Who cares if the New Black Panthers and the Nazi Skinheads are fighting? I’m not going to join either side. I will defend myself against any violence, whether brought on by blacks or whites. But I will also regret that violence was neccessary.

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    • AB5r
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 4:27pm

      The whitey being attacked in this case is the announcer. The black involved was disrespectful, not just because he is a lowlife dirtbag but because blacks are continually being told that whitey has it coming, blah blah blah, you have heard it no doubt. And there have been plenty of flash mobs and other attacks that in many cases the media don’t even report the race of those involved, but when it is looked into, it is blacks attacking whites, and in many cases it isn’t a robbery (and as we ALL know since whites have oppressed blacks for hundreds and thousands and millions of years we ALL know that blacks should be excused for robbing whites) just a straight up attack of blacks against a white. It would be front page news as a racist attack if whites attacked blacks that way, are you saying that because it is blacks we just have to accept that is the way they are? That is more racist than acknowledging that blacks are engaging in racist attacks against whites.

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    • AB5r
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 4:36pm

      Anyone think this boxer would have spoken to a black announcer that way? Highly unlikely. Maybe he would have spoken ebonics with his bro about the fight but he would have just answered the questions. Dat ole white man dint have no right bein in da ring, yo.

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    • JfromColorado
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:37pm

      Again, ignorance on display. “It is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove any doubt.” Thanks for the laugh.

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    • AB5r
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:15am

      JfromColorado, you shouldn’t be so hard on yourself, so you made an idiotic comment, you thought I was talking about Ortiz, no one cares, try again next time.

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  • sweetscience
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:05pm

    Floyd did nothing wrong… After a blatant and 100% intentional headbut by a frustrated Ortiz, Joe Cortez seperated the two fighters, and took 2 points ffrom Victor. After further warning him, he brought the men to the center of the ring and said “let’s go…”. At that point Ortiz should have had his hands up ‘cus the fight was back on. Instead, he tried apologizing and hugging on a man who he is supposed to be trying to hurt.
    THE FIRST pre-fight instruction is “Protect yourself at all times”.
    Victor could not get any offense going against the ultra-slick Mayweather, and is lucky the fight ended when it did, because he was just going to take more punishment if the fight had gone any longer. Even after a 17 month lay-off, Floyd looked in top form, landing check-hooks and lead right hands at will.
    Compubox had Mayweather landing an astounding 49% of his power shots. He is truely the best fighter in the game.
    As far as his comments to Larry Merchant, I think Floyd was way out of line, although the two have had a real animous toward each other for years now.
    The PPV buys were already in the bank, so it made no sense for Floyd to keep promoting at that point.
    All he did was make himself look like a thug.
    Maybe he’s already promoting his next fight – If people keep hating him, they’ll shell out the 60 bucks to see him lose.

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    • Zer0
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:25pm

      @SweetScience,

      Thank you for that comment. I wanted Ortiz to win, but everything you wrote is true. I do not think anyone who’s posted on this story, thus far, either watches boxing or saw this fight.

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    • Glenn in Virginia
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:32pm

      Absolutely correct as far as the fight’s concerned.

      That said, exploding on Merchant, who was just quietly doing his own job, was totally classless.

      You would never have seen Foreman, Frazier, Ali or even Sonny Liston doing that.

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    • Floyd ALsbach
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:50pm

      Agreed: I boxed for a while long ago, if a guy head butts you it is an invitation to tear his head off. Any fighter worth his salt will be extremely angry. (Part of the training is that head butts and below the belt shots are both candy kid street fighters cheap shots. It is sort of like hitting a kicker right after the whistle and grinding him into the ground.) If the ref. said ok box, or something to that effect (hard to hear) then it was on and Ortiz should have been ready. If the ref. didn’t then Floyd was out of line.
      -None of that was an excuse for Floyd’s silly tirade.
      -BTW Merchant couldn’t have taken Floyd M. on his best day, not even close.

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    • Mandors
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:00pm

      Mayweather is far from the best fighter in the game. He is loud-mouthed, over the hill wimp who is afraid to his silk panties of fighting Manny Pacquiao. As he should be.

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    • PrettyFortunate
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:51pm

      Floyd was disrespectful to an elder, regardles of color. Merchant was antagonistic and inflammatory, regardles of color. The color is a factor, especially in the charged comments. It’s like wearing your jersey, hat and flying your team banner.
      I noticed the contrition in Merchant at the wrapup. Perhap he did a quick study of HIS behavior. He is old enough and experienced enough to know that he was wrong. He was right to acknowledge his behavior and perhaps he can answer two penetrating, provocative questions;.
      What triggered your statement to Mayweather?
      What led you to say what you said in your closing remarks?
      I am interested from a leadership vantage. As the person who was leading the interview, what made him angry? How does he feel about what he did? What would he do differently if he could have that moment back?
      Each of us is responsible and have the absolute WILL to nake choices and act them out.

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  • 4GODUSAANDISRAEL
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:04pm

    it was a cheaply won victory. no class or sportsmanship displayed what so ever. this win is a disgrace to the boxing world and should be ranked in the history of boxing as being one of the most pitiful displays of sportsman ship right next to mike tyson biting a part of Holyfield’s ear off. Dispicable, classless. the title fight should be refought so the title can be given to the person who deserves it by winning the fight cleanly.

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    • sweetscience
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:15pm

      You couldn’t be more wrong. The punch was 100% legal as evidenced by HBO commentator Jim Lampley (hardly a Mayweather crony). Just because a man drops his hands in front of you doesn‘t mean you’re supposed to stop fighting. My guess is you‘ve never laced ’em up in your life, or you wouldn’t make such ignorant comments.

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    • 4GODUSAANDISRAEL
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:26pm

      you’re right, i’ve never boxed. but then again, i’m a girl soooo ya know, i grew up playing baseball, soccer, basketball, track, and football. I was a little too busy to pick up another sport. However, I agree it was a legal hit, I don’t dispute that, but it was a cheap hit. Even being a huge MMA fan, i‘ve never seen somebody swing at an apponent as they’re pulling apart from an appology. It was a cheap and classless shot.

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    • sweetscience
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:59pm

      Right after the headbutt, and even BEFORE Cortez could penalize him, Ortiz hugged Floyd and kissed him on the cheek… Cortez then brought the two men to the center of the ring and said “…let’s go”. How many times is Floyd supposed to let Ortiz apologize to him before he can start fighting again? Remember, this is a fight – not a tickling match.

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  • BigFoot
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:57pm

    Looked to me like the ref was giving the judges instructions. Ortiz was looking at the ref, waiting for the signal to resume the fight (which the ref stopped) when Mayweather cold cocked him. The fight should be given to Ortiz and Mayweather should be fined.

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    • sweetscience
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:10pm

      You are 100% wrong. Go to youtube and check out the live look. Cortez brought the men to the center of the ring and said “let’s go!”. Ortiz froze up on the big stage and it cost him big time. I suppose you missed the reprehensible intentional headbutt Victor threw at Floyd just before the KO. Floyd did exactly what he was supposed to do. Boxing isn’t a tickling match.

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    • Mandors
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:22pm

      Mayweather was accepting Ortiz’ hug apology with his left and slapped him with his right. Pretty sleazy. Ortiz is a dope, but it was a cheap move.

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  • Lemacs
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:57pm

    lol, looked like Ortiz should of had his guard up, it not a dance, its a FIGHT

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  • GreenSicko
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:54pm

    He knew he could not win the fight fair. That was a cheap shot he is no winner.

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    • robert
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:13pm

      No question about it, the incident amounted to unsportsman-like conduct. The man’s hands were at his side.

      Technically, I guess Mayweather won the fight, but it was a highly tainted win. Ortiz should be granted a re-match by the boxing officials before Mayweather is allowed to fight anyone else. Almost anybody could knock anybody out with two sucker punches like those.

      Blacks just keep doing things that the whole world disapproves of.

      That head butt by Ortiz WAS purposeful, but it looked like he did it in the heat of passion and frustration, but he DID apologize and when he got hit it looked like he wanted to make further apologetic gestures, but the black resorted to what he knows best: Ghetto tactics popular throughout the hood.

      Mayweather is going to regret this win.

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    • Zer0
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:02pm

      @Robert,

      Would you feel the same if Ortiz lowered his guard to taunt Mayweather? Aside from the hypothetical, have you ever been head-butted? You’re not exactly feeling very sportsman-like afterwards. The bell was rung, they touched gloves, everything after is history. Ortiz doesn’t deserve anything, and if I was Mayweather I wouldn’t fight Ortiz again….no telling if Ortiz is going to cover his gloves in tiger balm or do something else illegal.

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    • robert
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:40pm

      Zer0
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 3:02pm
      @Robert,

      “Would you feel the same if Ortiz lowered his guard to taunt Mayweather?”

      Absolutely not. In that case the blows would be justified, but that’s not what happened. Ortiz had his hands at his sides and was clearly in apology mode. It looked like he was expecting Mayweather to render some kind of gesture to acknowledge his aplogy, like glove touching to say, “I accept your apology.”

      “Aside from the hypothetical, have you ever been head-butted? You’re not exactly feeling very sportsman-like afterwards.”

      I’ve been head-butted but not on purpose. It broke my nose, but I didn’t realize it until the fight was over. At the time my only thoughts were to keep pressing. Ortiz was wrong to have butted. He did it on purpose, but he did it in a fit of passion and frustration, and his entire manner revealed very clearly he was sorry for it. It was during this contrite reaction by Ortiz that he was unscrupulously hammered by Mayweather.

      This is going to taint Mayweather for the rest of his career, especially since he went ballistic over legitimate questions by the 81 yr old interviewer.

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  • UlyssesP
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:49pm

    Alinsky school of boxing.

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  • jim6058
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:47pm

    I thought I was listening to the 2008 Presidential Election!

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:43pm

    Apparently he works for this administration being so foul mouthed and all….*SIGH*

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  • RugDog
    Posted on September 18, 2011 at 1:41pm

    That’s how “they” fight in the hood. Stayin true to his race. Word.

    RugDog  
    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:56pm

      Just sayin’, this isn’t about your personal proclivity to be a racist. It‘s obvious that you didn’t see the fight, and probably even more than likely that you are clueless about the history of Victor Ortiz. Ortiz thought he could cheay his way to victory, but wound up getting punked like the punk he is by the best pound for pound fighter in boxing.

      That’s how we do it in the hood, just sayin’.

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