What’s left to be said about tomorrow’s WBC welterweight title bout between title holder Victor Ortiz 29-2-2 (22) and five division title holder Floyd Mayweather 41-0 (25)? Despite there not being much around in the form of competition because Floyd’s waited for the real challenges to age or move up in weight, Ortiz is probably one of the more difficult challenges for him, at least based on Victor’s last fight against former undefeated WBC welterweight title holder Andre Berto. So in the pre-fight analysis fighting Ortiz looks plausible for Mayweather if he’s not going to fight Pacquiao. Then again most likely after the fight maybe not so much so.
As for the fight itself, Mayweather has every advantage over Ortiz that one fighter could hold cover another except that he’s 10 years older and he doesn’t punch as hard. However, in boxing if you can fight, punching power isn’t the be all end all. We know Mayweather can fight and being Ortiz has dropped every foe he’s been in with, it’s obvious that the southpaw can hit. The problem in boxing is a fighter must have the capability to deliver his power or it’s useless. And there are some fighters who are terrific at disrupting and neutralizing their opponents who can really crack – and Floyd Mayweather is the best in the world today at being able to do that. If that weren’t enough to persuade you Ortiz’s only chance is to land a lottery punch, think about the fact that Mayweather is the more experienced, durable and mentally tougher man. Now what for Ortiz?
