Floyd Mayweather Jr. knocked out Victor Ortiz in the fourth round of their WBC Super Welterweight championship match in the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night. But it wasn’t the conventional knock-out. It was obviously a controversial 1-2 punch that was, in the words of many observer, unfair and unsportsmanlike.
Ortiz, after charging an intentional headbutt, was apologetic in approaching Mayweather while referee Joe Cortez was instructing the judges of point deductions against the Champion. Ortiz’ hands were down, when Mayweather sprang his left hand then finished it with a straight right on the face before the young boxer could ever utter a word of complaint towards the referee.
Then Cortez counted Ortiz, even if it was obvious he wasn’t aware what happened prior to the knockdown. Then the crowd chorused in a loud uproar and boos cascaded down.
The fight was over when Ortiz failed to beat the count. What Mayweather did was basically legal. Unsportsmanlike, ugly, unfair,cowardice, so Gayweather, whatever you call it, Floyd was just living up to his reputation as the baddest and meanest undefeated boxer of them all.
Cortez, to justify his call, said afterward, “Time was in. The fighter needed to keep his guard up. Mayweather did nothing illegal.”
The first thing Mayweather said in the ring afterward was, “You have to protect yourself at all times.” True.
So there! Ortiz got schooled as he was not using his head the right way, and he put his hands down.
There won’t be any rematch unless the money is so big. But we all doubt it. Ortiz doesn’t have it. At least, the big O is still reserved for someone worthy.
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