FightHype.com was on hand as WBC welterweight champion held an international conference call discuss his upcoming September 17 title defense against undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather. “Floyd who? That’s it! Everything will be discovered and told September 17th when a man’s career ends, and a new man’s begins. And let me clarify for you, victor Ortiz will begin his reign on his throne and I’m going to bring a cane for a good friend; make sure his back ain’t hurting too much or something,” Ortiz commented and you don’t want to miss what else he had to say about Mayweather, the fight, and much more. Check it out!
On the build-up and media attention for this fight…
“I know where I’m going with this whole thing. I know why I became world champion and I for sure know that I will be champion for many years to come.”
“I learned how to not care about anything like that, and that was thanks to the media. I won’t even explain or get into why I’m saying what I’m saying in that derogatory way. I just…I don’t really care. The media, it helps…I’m not there to impress or make something more of myself. What you see is what you get. At the end of the day, I’m still the same me. I’m going to keep working hard and I’m going to keep reigning.”
