Ortiz sees 'manufactured' unbeaten record for Floyd and has little respect

Victor Ortiz sees 'manufactured' unbeaten record for Floyd Mayweather and has little respect Victor Ortiz, the WBC welterweight champion, is in a defiant mood ahead of his defence against boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jnr on September 17 and believes his fellow American has a record which has been manufactured in recent years. “He’s good, but he’s not great,” said Ortiz. Billed as a potential ‘Fight of the Year’ contender, Mexican-American power puncher Ortiz has no doubts that he will be the first man to stop the flashy, pound-for-pound king, ‘Money’ Mayweather. Ortiz dazzled in his last contest, beating previously undefeated welterweight world champion Andre Berto in a thriller to claim his first world title. ‘Vicious’ Ortiz is certain he will dish out similar treatment in just over two weeks’ time by turning many doubters into believers under the Las Vegas lights. “He can’t adjust to me,” Ortiz said. “I don’t care what he brings. He’s done. He was done when he signed to fight Victor Ortiz. He’s overdue , he’s way overdue. He’s not supposed to be here. He’s definitely not supposed to be a 147-pounder and I’m going to see to it that he knows that,” he added. “Floyd is a good fighter, but I’ve always thought he wasn’t 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, and Floyd, not in his prime, not in his come-up, not in his anything has ever been that way, so I’m definitely not impressed for one, and I’m not a person who’s going to hold any respect like those other 41 - I’ll show you everything on September 17,” said Ortiz. Raised in Garden City, Kansas without any parents after his mother initially abandoned the family at the age of eight, before his father left four years later, Ortiz relied on his boxing skills to help provide a better life for him and his two siblings. Used to being written off, the world champion, a 6-1 underdog, knows he will stun the boxing world with victory over Mayweather. “I’ve always been the underdog in everything I’ve done in my life, just the way I’ve grown up and even in boxing. I was always told I won’t do certain things or that I didn’t have the potential to become something big, but I’ve done pretty well for myself so when I went out looking for Floyd and he finally accepted I was like ‘Wow, alright!’,” he said. “Floyd who? That’s it! Everything will be discovered and told September 17th when a man’s career ends, and a new man’s begins. And let me clarify for you, Victor Ortiz will begin his reign on his throne and I’m going to bring a cane for a good friend; make sure his back ain’t hurting too much or something,” taunted Ortiz. The 24-year-old is certain that his renowned knockout power will carry through into this fight and is sure he has the strategy to beat the illusive Mayweather, in a fight which is set to be the future Hall of Famer’s toughest to date. “The power will definitely carry in. Here’s the thing, 41 of those fighters that he’s fought, none of them were me, so somebody’s in trouble,” said a confident Ortiz. “He can’t adjust to everything. 41 of his fighters he’s fought the same way every fight, every single fight, except analysts are too blind to see that he actually fights the same way every fight. Now, I don’t really care what he’s got to bring, you know, he’s done. The moment they mentioned Victor Ortiz vs. Mayweather, he was done, period!,” he said.