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PACQUIAO ELATED OVER MORALES WINNING HIS FOURTH WORLD TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao once again demonstrated his class when he told us he was elated that former opponent Erik ?El Terrible? Morales? made history by becoming the first Mexican to win world titles in four separat Read Full Story >>>'Star Power': Five Things We Learned
By Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
LAS VEGAS -- Here are five things we learned from Saturday's "Star Power" boxing card featuring the Victor Ortiz-Floyd Mayweather Jr. welterweight title fight:
1. Just when you think you've seen it all ... Boxing's capacity to surprise never fails to, er, surprise. Hands up who predicted that end Read Full Story >>> Images from Las Vegas: A ringside view of Mayweather?s knockout over Ortiz
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
The boxing world is still buzzing from last night?s dramatic bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz. Inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mayweather would stop Ortiz in the 4th round in on Read Full Story >>> Mayweather teaches Ortiz tough lesson with unsuspecting knockout
By Bryan Armen Graham, Sports Illustrated, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
LAS VEGAS -- Always protect yourself.
It's the first rule of boxing. And one that Victor Ortiz picked the wrong time to forget Saturday against Floyd Mayweather.
In one of the most bizarre endings in boxing history, Mayweather capitalized on a moment of immeasurable negligence by Ortiz to scor Read Full Story >>> DiBella Offers Floyd Mayweather a Sergrio Martinez at 164 pounds
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Fishing for a fight for his own pound for pound talent, promoter Lou DiBella informed the Latino Boxing Examiner that he would be willing to pit middleweight champion Sergio Mar Read Full Story >>> Mayweather KOs Ortiz during apology for intentional headbutt
By Lorne Scoggins, Examiner.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
One of the most familiar rules in boxing is ?protect yourself at all times?. While that may be true, many boxing fans feel like what Mayweather did on Saturday nigh Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Slams Ortiz: Protect Yourself at All Times!
By David Rosenberg, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) knocked out Victor Ortiz (29-3, 22KOs) in the fourth round to capture the WBC welterweight title. The ending had some controversy. In the fourth round, Ortiz had Mayweather backed up against the ropes and was throwing punches, but then used h Read Full Story >>> Floyd the straw that stirs boxing?s drink
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
On Saturday, after 16 months on the sidelines, Mayweather returned to make the World Boxing Council welterweight champion look like a rank amateur.
It leads one to wonder what the guy might do if he fought regularly.
"If I was active, I'd be good, real good," a beaming Mayweather said. "I'd be Read Full Story >>> Nightmare Alley: Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO4 Victor Ortiz
By Carlos Acevedo, The Cruelest Sport, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Victor Ortiz saw his welterweight dream turn into a nightmare last night when he was spectacularly?and paranormally?knocked out by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the fourth round of a scheduled 12 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The official time of the stoppage was 2:59, although how that fig Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Returns, Boxing World is Buzzing
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Floyd Mayweather returns. The boxing world is abuzz.
What else is new, right?
Well, quite a bit.
The undefeated longtime pound-for-pound entrant ended a 16-month hiatus on Saturday night with a fourth round knockout of Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was Mayweather?s 7th stra Read Full Story >>> Alvarez looks good stopping Gomez, but could have looked better
By Doug Fischer, RingTV.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
LOS ANGELES -- Saul Alvarez?s knockout of Alfonso Gomez came suddenly near the end of the sixth round of their junior middleweight title bout at Staples Center on Saturday.
Many ringside observers thought referee Wayne Hedgepeth?s technical stoppage at 2:36 of the round was premature. A legion o Read Full Story >>> ?Hand Down, Man Down? and Other Twitter Reactions to Mayweather?s KO of Ortiz
Tweet Center, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
?Hand down, man down.? - Mark Jackson, Golden State Warriors head coach.
In a bizarre fight that had many LOL?s in the ring and on Twitter, Floyd Mayweather knocked out Victor Ortiz in the fourth round to improve his perfect record to 42-0 with 26 KO?s.
Mayweather and Larry Merchant follo Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs Ortiz: Cheers to the Undercard Standouts (All Six of Them)
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Last night's HBO pay-per-view headlined by Floyd Mayweather Jr and Victor Ortiz ended in strange fashion, but we've talked about that plenty, and surely will talk about it more.
But right now, let's go another direction and celebrate the six undercard fighters who put on strong performances and t Read Full Story >>> PHOTO: GESTA DOMINATES PEREZ IN ARIZONA
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Sept. 17, 2011, Parker, Arizona -- Mercito 'No Mercy' Gesta, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines stays undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Manny Perez, Denver, CO, Saturday, Sept. 17 at the BlueWater Resort & Casin Read Full Story >>> Gesta dominates Perez, headlines Vegas show night before Pacquiao-Marquez III
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
RESULT: In a dazzling display of ring generalship and crisp, accurate punching, Mercito Getsa extended his pro ring record to 23-0-1 with a wide, 10 round decision over rugged Manuel Perez Saturday night at the Blue Water Hotel & Casino.
The lefthanded fighter from Cebu now advances to a main eve Read Full Story >>> OLD MAN CORTEZ, INEXPERIENCE AND A DIRTY MAYWEATHER SPELLED ORTIZ?S DOOM
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Las Vegas, NV: I can almost see everyone writing what referees tell boxers at the start of each fight - ?protect yourself at all times.?
Young Ortiz forgot to do that and dirty Mayweather took advantage of it and hit Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER WINS IN ONE OF THE MOST BIZARRE ENDINGS IN RECENT MEMORY
By Jason Aniel, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
It?s the 4th round. Mayweather hurts Ortiz early in the round. Ortiz makes a huge comeback, but intentionally headbutts Mayweather while on the ropes. Referee, Joe Cortez takes an immediate takes a point away from Read Full Story >>> Treachery in Vegas
By Edwin G. Espejo, Asian Correspondent, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Victory tainted.
Anything more can you say?
True, a fighter must protect himself at all times. And Victor Ortiz made the biggest mistake of his career by thinking Floyd Mayweather is accepting his second open-handed apology after they were separated by referee Joe Cortez.
There was still n Read Full Story >>> Larry Merchant to Floyd Mayweather: I would've kicked your ass
By Robert Klemko, USA Today, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Floyd Mayweather was pulling no punches Saturday night.
After a controversial finish in which he knocked out Victor Ortiz while he appeared to be apologizing for a head butt, Mayweather told HBO's Larry Merchant in a post-fight interview that he knew (expletive) about boxing and should be fired.
Read Full Story >>> ?Money? scores a wild KO
By Ron Borges, Boston Herald, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
LAS VEGAS ? Victor Ortiz learned two lessons the hard way last night. A boxing ring is no place for butting and no place for hugging.
The third time was the charm for Ortiz, who twice tried to butt Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the first three rounds of their WBC welterweight title fight at the MGM Gra Read Full Story >>>
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