They won’t be privy to what really transpired. They’ll be saying, “Boy, that Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs) was surely the greatest of them all. He knocked Ortiz out and Ortiz was not only bigger but outweighed him by 13 pounds for that fight.”
Sweet and simple, bottom line, Ortiz made a b#### move and ended up paying for it. At the time, he was losing his patience and frustrated. The brawler tried to use his head as a battering ram and it was blatant. Of course that’s illegal and a point was taken away. The boxers were separated as the referee grabbed Ortiz’s right hand and took him to the center of the ring to signal a point deduction to all three judges.
At this point Ortiz apologized as if his actions were a slip-up, a simple lapse or blunder. Ortiz gave Mayweather an embrace, a kiss and they touched gloves. Like a bolt of lightning, Mayweather Jr landed a two punch combination. Was it legal? Yes, according to the comatose referee who was distracted and supposedly in control of this fight. After all, before each fight aren’t all boxers told, “Protect yourselves at all times?”
People are now going to get all over Mayweather and talk their trash. Remember this. There are no formal ceremonies pertaining to these rather contrived apologies from someone who just got done attempting a blatant head butt. Floyd saw an opportunity, seized it, and knocked his opponent out. The boxers were in the center of the ring to fight and Mayweather acted coyly as if he was in a forgiving mood, as if saying, “You’re right, let’s let bygones be bygones.” Unaccustomed to his opponent’s poker face, Ortiz was a sitting duck and got caught by surprise.
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To quote Ken Bolden of Bayside High School: “Floyd is not a dirty fighter thats not his M.O…but quiting when he’s frustrated is obviously Ortiz’s. Ortiz’s apology was bull#### F### with the Bull and you get the Horns.”
If there’s any blame to be placed for what happened, it has to sit squarely on the shoulders of the official, Joe Cortez. Once again, Cortez did not do his job. He should have had his eyes on the boxers or if that was impossible, he should have at least called a time out before his eyes strayed. Anytime you see an official during a bout looking elsewhere, it’s clear that person should not be officiating the contest.
Imagine if that head-butt had been successful. Then we would have been piling on Ortiz. The fact of the matter is, the match turned out to be a street fight, rather than a boxing match. It is the job of the official in the ring to insure the rules are not broken. What fans look forward to is watching a fair contest between gentlemen of honor who are willing to perform on a level playing field.
I’m wondering if HBO is going to edit out that exchange between Mayweather and long time boxing interviewer Larry Merchant following the fight. In it, Mayweather got testy and began spewing venom at Merchant. Twice he called him a sh## and then Merchant stated he wished he was 50 years younger so he could kick Mayweather’s a##. Merchant is no spring chicken, he’s 80 years old.
I’m sure HBO’s brass is planning to give us a steady diet of Mayweather Jr.‘s rants. After all it was HBO’s 24/7 that aired that episode where Junior had his father thrown out of his gym in an expletive-filled exchange.
Source : http://sportofboxing.com/mayweather-jr-vs-ortiz-street-fight-and-other-results-from-saturday/
