By Edward Chaykovsky
WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, and his manager Rolando Arrellano, are not concerned with anything related to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Ortiz defends his belt against Mayweather on September 17 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. There has been a lot of focus made on Mayweather's abilities after a layoff of 16-months. The Las Vegas boxer was last seen in the ring on May 1, 2010, when he dominated Shane Mosley over twelve rounds.
"You're too focused on what Floyd's going to do. Not what we're going to do. We don't give a sh*t what Floyd does," Arrellano said.
Ortiz respected a lot of fighters in his younger days, like Bernard Hopkins, Zab Judah, Oscar De La Hoya, and several others. But Mayweather was never a fighter that Ortiz held in high regard. Ortiz has never been impressed with a single accomplishment in Mayweather's career.
"You know what, Floyd is a good fighter. But, I've never thought he was great; ever since I was a kid. You know when you're a little boy, you sit back and you say, 'Wow. That guy's good. That guy's great.' Oscar was one of those for me. Mosley was definitely one of those for me. Bernard Hopkins was one of those for me. In his prime, Zab Judah was one of those for me," Ortiz said.
"And Floyd, not in his prime, not in his come up, not in his anything, he's ever been that to me. So, I'm definitely not impressed for one, and I'm not a person who's going to hold any kind of respect like those 41 other victims."