NICE?
Dougie,
WTF? Fighters are supposed to be “nice” to each other in the ring now? Holding hands and kissing? Is this boxing or manlove? I can’t believe everybody is feeling sorry for Victor Ortiz. He got what he got! He committed several headbutts throughout the fight and threw and landed many elbows and forearms, disguised as short right hooks. He already KISSED him, hugged him, apologized to him, how long should that last? Three more rounds, 8 rounds, should they get a room after the fight? Should Floyd have let his guard down feeling sorry and liking the young man and let him continue headbutting, elbowing, trying to take HIS head off? Both guys were literally trying to knock the other man unconscious. You can’t fault Floyd for punching him in the mouth, it is his fault for getting KTFO from it. Did you see the look in Floyd’s eyes when he came toward him? It was extreme rage! Why would you act like a sheep?
Man, f__k Ortiz. Fighters punch out of the break all the time. He INTENDED to foul Floyd and hurt him, just because he wants to act warm and cuddly afterwards does not mean they are not in a fight anymore! For a guy who loves violence as much as you do, I wouldn’t imagine that you would be so sensitive to Ortiz.
I know you don’t care for Floyd, I admire his skills, he’s not my girlfriend. He was putting on a clinic and no, he was not hurt, he slipped damn near everyone of those punches in the combo and THAT’s why Ortiz jumped on with his head. Like YOU said, you feel Ortiz was going to CONTINUE BLATANT fouls until he was DQ’d, don’t you think Mayweather knew it too that he was being dirty in there? It was a matter of time, Floyd was going to KTFO, however, I do have to admit, I was not happy with the way it ended. I would have much preferred the bout ended organically, without controversy and it would have enhanced Mayweather even more, without the focus being on a supposed questionable KO.
But, it was on CNN this morning, and I have NEVER seen boxing coverage on American Morning on CNN!!!! — JCB
You watch American Morning on CNN?
Anyway, I?m not saying that I wanted Mayweather to be ?nice.? What I stated in Monday?s mailbag is that it would have been nice if Mayweather acted like the mature professional who was in control of the fight and not resorted to the cheap shot. Just because Ortiz is mentally and emotionally unraveling before his eyes doesn?t mean that he has to stoop to an unprofessional level as well. It would have been ?nice? if a mega-fight could actually live up to the hype and not end in a disappointing, eventful bout or an embarrassing spectacle.
I absolutely crave violence. And I have no problem with boxers who are not nice people. Some of my favorite fighters of the past 20 years are mean S.O.Bs with frightening tempers in and out of the ring (Terry Norris, James Toney, and the late Diego Corrales and Edwin Valero, just to name a few). I don?t have a problem with a fighter retaliating against blatant fouls if the referee isn?t doing anything about it. But Ortiz was immediately penalized a point after the leaping headbutt and the guy who docked him the point just happens to be the most officious referee in the business. There was no way Ortiz would have butted Mayweather again, unless he wanted to get disqualified (because you know Joe Cortez would have DQ?d him in a New York second; this is the dude who DQ?d Humberto Soto for that grazing punch landed on a semi-grounded Francisco Lorenzo). And if Ortiz had done that then the loss would have all been on him; nobody would be able to blame or deride Mayweather for anything.
