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Not fair whatsoever, the referee did not say box and restarted the action, he was not even looking, he was trying to make eye contact with one of the judges or time keeper. Mayweather is a good boxer but he is a dick. Any other fighter would have been DQ'ed for that move. I also thought Larry's comeback was great when Mayweather did not wanted to answer anymore questions, got defensive and started barking like a stray dog.
absolutely fair.... just not honourable....either way ortiz is on his ass and pacman's on the skipping rope!
Ortiz, got what he deserved. You can't head-butt your opponent and then apologize.
Totally shitty but smart. Ortiz clearly cheated but Mayweather was just being unethical while boxing well within the rules. He's a dick but a brilliant dick who quickly figured out the best way to get revenge and the win without breaking the rules.
This made me a Mayweather fan.
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Originally Posted by Taylor Culbertson
Pretty much. It was a huge dick move. I'm a PBF fan, and I hate admitting it for crap like this. He gives himself the worst name despite being a boxing genius. I swear, if the guy was more likable, people would consider him a living legend. His boxing is superior. But damn dude. Why'd you have to go out like that?Quote:
Originally Posted by AJ Camacho
However, it was legal. Protect yourself at all times. The ref said to go, not to hug. Mayweather being pissed about the headbutt got some quick revenge. But to be honest, I don't even believe that Floyd was going for the KO. Honestly. I think he hit him with the left for quick revenge. But once he saw that Ortiz was stunned, he followed up. He probably expected Ortiz to get up from it. People underestimate Floyd's KO power though.
Dick move? yeah. Legal? yeah.
It was a sucky ending to a fight that could've been much more entertaining even though I'm sure we'd still see Floyd with his hand raised.
Nothing left to do but wait for him to fight Pac now.
its such a shame because both guys are at fault and the fan lose
The first rule of boxing is protect yourself at all times and if you intentionally foul someone you should expect to be fouled in return. If someone punches you below the belt the proper response is to punch them back below the belt. That is the mentality of all the great boxers from the past.
Don't misunderstand me. I believe in being a good sportsman and I never intentionally fouled anyone in competition. 'Two wrongs don't make a right' but Victor should have known better than to headbutt Floyd and after he did he should have known never to let his guard down or take his eyes of Floyd.
The problem I have with Floyd in this incident though, is he seemed to pretend he wanted to hug it out and them ambushed the guy.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Mallory
If he didnt want an apology, he could have just waved it off flat out. He didnt, he looked to be hugging it out and them blasted the guy. It is nice to see Floyd will commit on a punch when he is sure the guy cant hit back though. Made me like him even less, but I think it was just about the best thing that could have happened for his marketing.
I didn't say it was honorable but I understand it. Victor should have known not to let his guard down or take his eyes off Floyd after intentionally fouling him. Especially when the whole show was a Mayweather Promotions production. And I think your right, Floyds stock just went up even more.Quote:
Originally Posted by stlnl
What's interesting here though is that Floyd didn't break the rules, Ortiz did. However, comparatively, for some reason, Mayweather is catching all of the heat for this. I think that what Floyd did was cheap but I have much more disgust for Ortiz on this issue.
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Originally Posted by Tony Toffolo
I'm equally bothered. Like Tony said, the fans lost. It should've been a more decisive fight without al lthe BS. It sucks that BS had to play a part. Mayweather's a dick for that move. But Ortiz is an idiot for both the head butt, and not defending himself at all times.Quote:
Originally Posted by AJ Camacho
I think this match was staged and pre-planned. The head butt was way to obvious, the referee was looking at the judges, Ortiz didn't do anything after the first punch! What a fraud of a fight!
Meh they've set themselves up for a rematch.
seems like a win win situation for both fighteres. Ortiz gets another paycheck, Floyd gets his fight with pacman delayed once again, both fighters get massive publicity and the next fight between them draws an even bigger crowd, putting even more money in everybodies pockets.
win-win.
wow I did not just say fighterer.