Mayweather-Ortiz Face Off analysis

[RespekonMyName]

Sneak Peek of my latest blog post.

By Vince Bond Jr.

Welcome to the Floyd Mayweather School of cerebral warfare.

Mr. Ortiz, have a seat.

The debut of HBO’s Face-Off earlier this week for the Mayweather-Ortiz bout had a distinctly educational feel.

While Mayweather has bathed in the spotlight ever since he
debuted his braggadocios “Money” persona during the buildup to the Oscar De La Hoya fight, Ortiz has been a case-study in halted dreams and redemption after his TKO loss to Marcos Maidana in 2009 and a thrilling win over WBC Champion Andre Berto in April.

Other than a frustrated sermon Ortiz gave Max Kellerman for questioning his heart and a brief moment where he interrupted Mayweather — boldly telling him “he was born” for combat — “Vicious” deferred to his legendary foe.

Wise move.

Class was in session.

Read the rest here: Face Off.

[RespekonMyName]

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[RespekonMyName]

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[cupocity303]

[RespekonMyName]

thank you.

[jjbj2]

Will post again after watching it again.

[jjbj2]

Weak face off. This face off thing with Max Kellerman is a joke.

[RespekonMyName]

Rise and shine.

[Clyde Barrow]

It was nothing to get excited about. I'm just glad PBF is fighting again instead of getting in trouble outside the ring.

[Gino Ros]

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Ortiz will be awed by the big stage, as was Mayweather (even) when he fought Oscar.

I think part of what made that Floyd/Oscar fight even remotely close was some nerves on the part of Floyd. Since then, Mayweather has consistently taken part in the kind of events that Ortiz can only dream about.

Ortiz and his team need to seek out advice about how to deal with the demands on their time, the media, the cameras of 24/7, the fans, and the enormity of the event.

If Ortiz is amped up on fight night, or if he loses his head, he is in BIG trouble.

BIG trouble.