?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 following the Ortiz fight
?Ortiz made 2 critical mistakes n last round. The headbutt & after the ref said 2 fight, to not protect himself at all times,? tweeted Lennox Lewis, former heavyweight champion. ?@FloydMayweather took advantage of Ortiz?s youth. PYAAT is one of this 1st things your told in boxing.?
Mayweather dropped Ortiz after a break in the fourth round where the young boxer made an awkward attempt to hug Mayweather apologizing for the blatant head butt he had made moments before which resulted in a point being deducted by referee Joe Cortez.
Mayweather wasn?t having it and delivered a left and then a straight right that knocked Ortiz to the canvas.
?What the heck just happened with this knockout I?m so confused right now! Lol!? tweeted Reggie Bush, Miami Dolphins running back.
?Hahaha ortiz got sucker punched like crazy o well that?s what he get for tryna head butt!!? tweeted Jonathan Stewart, Carolina Panthers running back.
While fans were going back and forth trying to put the blame for the outcome of the fight on the boxers, UFC president Dana White had a different target.
?Ref never sent a fighter to a neutral corner to take a point. Especially after a intentional head butt! That?s why u have a ref!!!!,? tweeted White. ?You can?t blame the fighters. The ref is in there to stop that shit from happening! That is the worst ref?n I have ever seen in boxing EVER.
?bro boxers are always going after each other the ref is in there to keep it safe clean and from turning
During the post-fight interview, Mayweather traded verbal jabs with the 80-year old Larry Merchant after he questioned him about the knockout.
?You don?t never give me a fair shake,? Mayweather said. ?So I?m gonna let you talk to Victor Ortiz, alright? I?m through. Put somebody else up here to give me an interview. HBO need to fire you because you don?t know shit about boxing. You ain?t shit.?
Merchant shot back at Mayweather, ?I wish I was 50 years younger and I would kick your ass.?
?At the end of the day I know the people wanted to see alittle more tonight but this is the boxing game anything can happen? Night,? tweeted Andre Berto, welterweight who was defeated by Ortiz last April.
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