Comments Thread For: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Gives No Indication on Next Fight

[Spacey1991]

Been taken out of context I saw that video and he was talking generally about his career from what I remember. He seemed to be happy about carrying on fighting in that video in general it was in the post fight pressed, from fighthype look it up, obviously though this is mayweather and nobody ever knows his next move.

[PacTard]

You have to beat Oscar in the ring for that to happen.

It is unbelievable how Mayweather gets no credit at all for fighting the guys that Pacquiao ducked first

And yet when Pacquiao fights them, he is reaching for greatness

Im reaching for a sick bag.

Maybe Pacquiao will fight Ortiz now that Mayweather has exposed him ?

Mind you, Ortiz was ranked 3rd when Mayweather fought him, and Pacquiao has never fought anyone at welter who was ranked that high, so I suppose that Mayweather will still have that over Pacquiao.

Be good to see Pacquiao fight someone who didnt need a zimmerframe to assist them into the ring.

Don't you ever get tired of riding Mayweather this hard? Try getting out of your sad little studio apartment once in awhile you loser...

[WESS]

My initial thought last night was - that Floyd's gonna take another temporary "retirement" - you know, cause he's always saying "I can't get no respect." Plus, he's gonna get a lot grief from last nights drama and the media drives Mayweather to do some crazy **** when they start hounding him. And, everytime he hears Pacs name it sends him a little further in to insanity mode. Ya'll know their not gonna let up about it, in fact it may actually get worse from here on out. He's got his rescent paycheck, and I don't really think he honestly loves the fight game anymore.

But to be completely honest at this point, IDC anymore. Unless Mayweather is fighting Pacquiao or Martinez and the fight is signed, sealed and ready to be delivered then I have no interest in him at all.

Side note: Anybody get the feeling that GBP might be announcing their new partner in the company really soon??? Hmm, wonder if Victor Ortiz is ready for that?

LAS VEGAS -- Protect yourself at all times. It is the oldest adage in boxing. Victor Ortiz did not do that, and he paid the ultimate price.

Floyd Mayweather Jr., who had dominated the first three rounds, looked brilliant in his first fight in 16 months, but that brilliance may be overshadowed by the way he scored a stunning knockout with one second left in the fourth round Saturday night to win a welterweight title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Some at ringside called it a sucker punch from Mayweather. Others blamed referee Joe Cortez, who did not have his eye on the action. Whatever you want to call it, Mayweather drilled Ortiz in a triumphant return to the ring.

Ortiz was getting tagged repeatedly by Mayweather right hands for most of the fight. Mayweather was making it look oh-so easy, as he usually has during a career that obviously will send him to the Hall of Fame.

But in the fourth round, Ortiz found some success. He landed a couple of hard shots that had Mayweather shaking his head, as if say he did not feel them. But then Ortiz drove Mayweather into the corner post. Instead of following up with punches, Ortiz drove his head toward Mayweather's face as if to intentionally head-butt him. Cortez immediately called time and deducted a point from Ortiz.

Then the fight turned somewhat surreal.

As Cortez was calling time, Ortiz -- seemingly acknowledging his wrongdoing -- hugged Mayweather in the corner and even appeared to kiss him.

Then Cortez waived them back together and they touched gloves. But with Cortez looking away from the fighters, Mayweather unloaded a left hook and a flush right hand to Ortiz's face.

Ortiz dropped and was unable to beat Cortez's count as the crowd of 14,687 -- clearly an Ortiz house -- went absolutely wild.

"In the ring, you have to protect yourself at all times," Mayweather said. "After it happened, we touched gloves and we were back to fighting and then I threw the left hook and right hand after the break. You just gotta protect yourself at all times."

During the lead-up to the fight, Ortiz's trainer, Danny Garcia, had accused Mayweather of using his elbows and being a dirty fighter.

But it was Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs) who turned dirty with the head-butt, not Mayweather, who was well within his rights to throw the punches that ended the fight.

"Time was in," Cortez said. "The fighter needed to keep his guard up. Mayweather did nothing illegal."

Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs) did not have a lot of time to celebrate and was soon questioned about what had happened by HBO's Larry Merchant during an in-ring interview.

"He did something dirty," Mayweather said. "His corner said I was dirty, and he did something dirty. All along, his corner was saying I was dirty, but I won the fight."

At that point Mayweather's interview with Merchant degenerated. Mayweather began to get into Merchant's face, saying, "I'm going to do you a favor and let you talk to Victor Ortiz, because you've never given me a fair shake. You ain't s---."

"If I was 50 years younger, I would kick your ass," Merchant, 80, said back to him before turning to Ortiz.

HBO will replay the fight next Saturday night at 9:45 ET/PT.

Mayweather, who made a minimum $25 million, walked away from Merchant, clearly in no mood to dissect what had happened or to address his overwhelming performance, one which he deserves credit for as he took apart a man 10 years younger than him (Ortiz is 24) while coming off the long, self-imposed layoff.

He also faced a significant weight disadvantage.

Ortiz, who was making the first defense of the belt he won via decision in a fight of the year candidate with Andre Berto in April, stepped onto the unofficial HBO fight-night scale at 164 pounds. Mayweather was 150 pounds.

It made no difference, as Mayweather claimed his seventh world title covering five weight classes.

Ortiz was, of course, not happy with what had happened, even if he has only himself to blame for the head-butt that led to the knockout.

"I took a break by the referee and I obeyed exactly what I was told," said Ortiz, who made $2 million. "And then, boom, he blindsided me. I'm not a dirty fighter and I apologize for the head-butt. I came to entertain the fans and I think they were entertained. There was a miscommunication with the referee, and neither he nor I are perfect."

This is true. But, in the ring anyway, Mayweather sure is.

Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @danrafaelespn

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...o-victor-ortiz

[johnx]

the *****s want him to go on vacation so he wont fight pac

[Ringlife]

He thinks he is his own boss Golden Boy put his name the ring and on the top banner to make the little brat happy he counts his money burns his money but De La Hoya writes his checks. If De La Hoya had Mayweather bank account he would really commit suicide now who's your boss Mayweather.

[DominiBox]

Hey... I thought he said Manny Pacquiao, YES, you're next !!
Ohh no.. I remember! He never said that, he never said that at all.

[MoneyLarry]

Just retire then Floyd Mayweather Jr. NOBODY wants to fight nobody else but Manny Pacquiao.

[DominiBox]

I know what he's going to do!
He's going on vacations!.... Then, Manny Pacquiao will fight Juan Manuel Marquez and after he take care of that.... Mayweather will never talk about boxing till' Pacquiao signs for another fight !!

[edgarg]

Floydie, if that's the case, then why the **** do you need GBP to promote your fights? That's because Mayweather Promotions can't do ****. No structural organization, nothing. They even got evicted from their offices in Las Vegas. that **** Ellerbe (Floyd Sr. said that) is the CEO of Mayweather Promotions LLC. wtf can he do besides rub Floyd's body in the corner?

this is why if Floyd never fights Pacquiao, he would be fighting another Golden Boy fighter. that's what he's done since beating Baldomir, after the fall out with Uncle Bob he needed Golden Boy to promote his fights because on its own, Mayweather Promotions can't do ****.

They actually have never applied for, nor do they have, a Promoter's Licence.

(yes I know some spell it the American way, "license", but I spell it the way I was taught)

[spoonwars]

I thought he said Ortiz can get a rematch if he wants to?

That was obvious BS, like whenever he says he'll fight Pacquiao next. Just saying what the people want to hear, but puts on his chicken hat and duck mask right after that.