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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 >>> Floyd Mayweather accused of blindsiding Victor Ortiz with controversial 'sucker punch' in 4th round KO
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Floyd Mayweather was accused of "blindsiding" Victor Ortiz in the aftermath of a controversial fourth round finish here tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas. The fourth round will be debated and argued over for a long time. Mayweather, who had been looking to be more dominant and aggress Read Full Story >>> Mayweather stops Ortiz in fourth round to take WBC welterweight title
By Associated Press, The National, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
LAS VEGAS // Floyd Mayweather Jr got a head butt, a kiss and a hug from Victor Ortiz.
He responded with a right hand that ended a bizarre fight early.
Mayweather remained unbeaten and did it in emphatic fashion last night in Las Vegas, stopping Ortiz at 2:59 of the fourth round to take the WBC Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz: Keep Your Hands Up
Bloody Elbow, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
If you missed Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s victory over Victor Ortiz tonight, let me lay out the situation for you. We neared the end of fourth round of a fight that I was set to score 40-36 for Mayweather. Ortiz backed Mayweather into the ropes near one of the corners, throwing a flurry of punches that M Read Full Story >>> Say hello to the bad guy: Floyd Mayweather Jr. ends Victor Ortiz with a single and bizzare punch in Round 4!
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO 4 Victor Ortiz
It was starting to look like just another day in the office for Floyd Mayweather Jr. when things took a sudden and unexpected twist at the end of the fourth round of his Star Power HBO PPV fight against Victor Ortiz. Mayweather dominated early pot shotting w Read Full Story >>> Mayweather KO4 Ortiz: Protect Yourself at All Times
By Jake Emen, Yahoo! Sports, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
The first rule that any would-be boxer learns when he steps into a gym is typically "protect yourself at all times." Regardless of what is happening in that ring at any specific time, you better be ready to defend yourself against your opponent, no matter what. It's a phrase that got an extra dose o Read Full Story >>> Mayweather gets two knockouts in one night - down goes Ortiz down goes Merchant
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
First and foremost congratulations to Floyd Mayweather. Secondly, I don't know why everybody is hating on Floyd Mayweather for doing what he did. In fact, the hating should be aimed at Victor Ortiz for pulling off one of the most blatant "vicious" head-butts that I have ever seen. Ortiz should not o Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather capitalizes on Ortiz?s inexperience with 4th round knockout
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Moments ago, inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather scored a shocking fourth-round knockout over former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz. In a fight that was just heati Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Knocks Out Ortiz, Controversial Ending
By Rick Reeno, 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 first minute of the fight was a clear indicator that Mayweather's speed was still there and he was landing accurate punches while making Read Full Story >>>
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